A few days ago I wrote some things about the recent AOS decision to change bird names. It was a struggle, because the situation is big and complex and difficult to distill down to a few digestible paragraphs. I tried my best, but I never know when to stop talking, so here are five additional…Continue readingFive More Random Thoughts About the AOS Changing Bird Names
Tag: honorific names
As usual it’s been a minute since I’ve made internet words, but you had to know that if anything was going to bring me out of my hiatus it would be last Wednesday’s shock announcement by the American Ornithological Society that they’re poised to change a whole bunch of bird names. My three favourite things…Continue readingBird Names Are Changing. Here’s Why You Should Care (and Why You Shouldn’t).