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From: edm@verdix.com (Ed Matthews)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: European vs. American Bird Names
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.120249.8804@verdix.com>
Date: 11 Apr 91 12:02:49 GMT
Organization: Verdix Corp.
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Just going through my lists recently trying to make certain my world list
is up-to-date.  Ran into a couple of confusions that perhaps one of you 
will be able to help with.  Two birds in question: one a gannet, the other
a snipe.  The gannet on my England list is Sula bassana, while our common
Northern Gannet here in the States is Morus bassanus.  The snipe on my
Ireland list is Gallinago gallinago, while its counterpart on my ABA area
list is Capella gallinago.  Both pairs of birds look superficially similar
to me -- similar enough to wonder if they have been reclassified.  Can
anyone tell me whether these are in fact dissimilar species?  Thanks.

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Ed Matthews                                                edm@verdix.com
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Chantilly, Virginia