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Discussion in 'Birds' started by dossy, Apr 24, 2019.

  1. dossy

    dossy Subscribing Member

    21,475
    Oct 3, 2010
    Cooper City, FL
    Can anyone tell me what bird this is? He just made me smile with his ambitious lifting!

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    Thanks for looking!
     
    dossy, Apr 24, 2019
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  2. Allan

    Allan Subscribing Member

    14,284
    Apr 21, 2006
    Nashua, NH
    yellow-crowned night heron
     
    Allan, Apr 24, 2019
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  3. dossy

    dossy Subscribing Member

    21,475
    Oct 3, 2010
    Cooper City, FL
    Thanks Allan!
     
    dossy, Apr 24, 2019
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  4. fishbio

    fishbio

    5,392
    Nov 14, 2006
    Winnipeg, Canada
    agree with Allan but to be absolutely correct, it's
    Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
    There's no accounting for why some names are written as they are. :confused: 
    Larry
     
    fishbio, Apr 24, 2019
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  5. Palouse

    Palouse Subscribing Member

    20,546
    Oct 9, 2005
    Moscow, Idaho
    That's why biologists need to study grammar! ;) 
     
    Palouse, Apr 24, 2019
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  6. fishbio

    fishbio

    5,392
    Nov 14, 2006
    Winnipeg, Canada
    One problem is that there seems to be no rhyme or reason to hyphenations. Capitalization of names is fairly consistent, though.
    A dose of Latin doesn't hurt, either :) .

    Larry
     
    Last edited: Apr 24, 2019
    fishbio, Apr 24, 2019
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  7. dossy

    dossy Subscribing Member

    21,475
    Oct 3, 2010
    Cooper City, FL
    A bird by any other name....! Thank you both Larry and Nick. I guess biology and grammar both involve some form of dissection :D 
     
    dossy, Apr 24, 2019
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