[mou] FW: MOU checklist in taxonomic order
Alt, Mark
Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:39:55 -0500
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I asked the question today of why ducks were listed first, when all my
life I had loons, grebes, and cormorants heading up my checklists. Tony
states the case in detail here below, but the answer is "things
changed". Good Birding.
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Mark Alt
MOU President
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________________________________
From: Anthony Hertzel [mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com]=20
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:36 PM
To: Alt, Mark
Subject: checklist
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The MOU Records Committee (and by extension the MOU) has always followed
the avian taxonomic sequence as determined by the American
Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Changes made by the AOU Committee on
Classification and Nomenclature on the order, acceptability, and names
of North American birds are immediately adopted by the MOU Records
Committee without a vote.=20
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Almost three years ago in July 2003, the AOU published the 44th
supplement (Auk 120:923-931) to their Check-List of North American Birds
(7th edition published in 1998) which included the statement "move the
species in Anseriformes and Galliformes to a position immediately
following those in the Tinamiformes."=20
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There are six species of tinamou on the AOU checklist, and since none
have been recorded in Minnesota, this re-sequencing made the first
species on our checklist an anseriforme.
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Anseriformes are waterfowl -- on the Minnesota checklist these are
whistling-ducks through Ruddy Duck. Galliformes are game birds -- on the
Minnesota checklist these are partridge through bobwhite. The first
anseriforme on the AOU checklist is White-faced Whistling-Duck -- a bird
not on the Minnesota checklist. The next is Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
which has been recorded in Minnesota seven times, making this species
first on our checklist.=20
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These two groups -- waterfowl and game birds -- are then followed by
loons and grebes
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See the AOU checklist web page at
http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 for further details and PDF
versions of the most recent Supplements to their checklist.
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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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were listed first, when all my life I had loons, grebes, and cormorants =
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answer is “things
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Alt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Anthony Hertzel
[mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 17, =
2006 12:36
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Alt, Mark<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> =
checklist</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>The MOU Records Committee (and by extension the MOU) has =
always
followed the avian taxonomic sequence as determined by the American
Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Changes made by the AOU Committee
on Classification and Nomenclature on the order, acceptability, and =
names
of North American birds are immediately adopted by the MOU Records
Committee without a vote. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Almost three years ago in July 2003, the AOU published the 44th
supplement (Auk 120:923-931) to their Check-List of North American =
Birds
(7th edition published in 1998) which included the =
statement "move
the species in Anseriformes and Galliformes to a position =
immediately
following those in =
the Tinamiformes." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>There are six species of tinamou on the AOU checklist, and =
since
none have been recorded in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State>,
this re-sequencing made the first species on our checklist an =
anseriforme.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Anseriformes are waterfowl -- on the <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State> checklist these are
whistling-ducks through Ruddy Duck. Galliformes are game birds -- =
on the <st1:State
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State> =
checklist
these are partridge through bobwhite. The first anseriforme on the AOU
checklist is White-faced Whistling-Duck -- a bird not on the <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State> checklist. The next
is Black-bellied Whistling-Duck which has been recorded in =
<st1:State
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State> =
seven times,
making this species first on our =
checklist. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>These two groups -- waterfowl and game birds -- are then =
followed by
loons and grebes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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face=3DHelvetica><span style=3D'font-family:Helvetica'><a
href=3D"http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3">http://www.aou.org/check=
list/index.php3</a>
for further details and PDF versions of the most recent Supplements to =
their
checklist.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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