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Index of Subjects --_000_BC0C3FB6720545919743980B8CBA1A74dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting question. Definitely "pigeon", except when jokingly trying to f= ancy up a lackluster birdlist with "Rock Dove". But I hadn't thought of Randy's point. E.g., I wonder what zoologists in th= e range of Band-tailed Pigeons would say. Andy On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Randy Lauff wrote: If it's clear by the context that I'm referring to the local bird, I just s= ay "pigeon"; since we don't have any other species of pigeon, there should = be no confusion. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 6 December 2013 12:42, Gerald <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net<mailto:naturen= s@zdoit.airpost.net>> wrote: How do zoologists refer to the rock pigeon in conversation with other zoologists? I refer to Columba livia. Not in papers or presentations, just talking around the lab. For example, scientists usually say Drosophila instead of fruit fly or Drosophila melanogaster, and Strongylo to refer to Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Thanks -- Gerald --_000_BC0C3FB6720545919743980B8CBA1A74dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <631C29E281A2CD4E889094D4944B7321@namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space; "> Interesting question. Definitely "pigeon", except when jokingly t= rying to fancy up a lackluster birdlist with "Rock Dove". <div><br> </div> <div>But I hadn't thought of Randy's point. E.g., I wonder what zoologists = in the range of Band-tailed Pigeons would say.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Andy</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr">If it's clear by the context that I'm referring to the loc= al bird, I just say "pigeon"; since we don't have any other speci= es of pigeon, there should be no confusion. <div><br> </div> <div>Randy</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> <div><br> </div> </div> </div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"> <div>_________________________________<br> RF Lauff<br> Way in the boonies of<br> Antigonish County, NS.</div> <br> <br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6 December 2013 12:42, Gerald <span dir=3D"lt= r"><<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@zdoit.airpost.net" target=3D"_blank">natu= rens@zdoit.airpost.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> How do zoologists refer to the rock pigeon in conversation with other<br> zoologists? I refer to Columba livia. Not in papers or presentations,<br> just talking around the lab. For example, scientists usually say<br> Drosophila instead of fruit fly or Drosophila melanogaster, and<br> Strongylo to refer to Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.<br> <br> Thanks<br> <br> --<br> Gerald<br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BC0C3FB6720545919743980B8CBA1A74dalca_--
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