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The July issue of the Auk contains the 49th Supplement to the AOU
Check-list. It is not yet on line, but will be soon, at
http://aou.org/checklist/index.php3 . Few of the most anticipated
changes have appeared (see a summary of these at
http://aou.org/committees/nacc/proposals/pending.php3 , where a much
longer version is available by calling up the PDF).
For North America, species have been added, nothing subtracted. The
flamingo has been moved up after the grebes. Changes affecting the Ohio
list are even fewer. The hyphen has been removed from what is now the
violetear. Research has resulted in a rearrangement of the taxonomic
order among the gulls, and a number of them formerly in the genus Larus
have been returned to older names in accordance with taxonomic principle.
Here is the revised list of Ohio gulls:
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake
Pagophila eburnea Ivory Gull
Xema sabini Sabine’s Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte’s Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus Little Gull
Rhodostethia rosea Ross’s Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin’s Gull
Larus heermanni Heermann’s Gull
Larus canus Mew Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus californicus California Gull
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus thayeri Thayer’s Gull
Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
True, they're not as easy to pronounce or spell as "Larus," but
those are the cards we're dealt. If you're working on anything for
publication, take account of these. And practice your Greek.
Bill Whan
Columbus
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