reclaim the common name Anglewing
Mike Quinn
mqnature at hiline.net
Sun Jun 20 23:57:15 EDT 1999
Dear Jeff,
Do you have a copy of NABA's Checklist? The English names committee said
"naming the species in the genus *Polygonia* created probably the most
difficult questions that we faced."
Please send your suggestions to:
NABA Checklist Committee
4 Delaware Rd.
Morristown, NJ 07960
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Mike Quinn, Donna, TX
Jeff Wrote:
>By the way, how do we reclaim the common name Anglewing for Polygonia?
>The NABA used flawed reasoning when they called them Commas. Polygonia
>comma should have been called the Comma Anglewing.
>Cheers, Jeff
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