[Nhcoll-l] more on bird names -- a petition against sweeping changes

[Kevin Winker]

 Please consider signing a petition against the American Ornithological
Society's decision to make sweeping changes to English bird names and
sending on the link:

https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-aos-leadership-on-the-recent-decision-to-change-all-eponymous-bird-names?recruiter=607648895&recruited_by_id=5d503000-8c99-11e6-8a35-1dde2ec944f8

If you are wondering why their decision should be opposed and we should
work on a case-by-case basis, Michael Hurben, PhD, has write a couple of
very thoughtful and powerful essays:

https://legallyblindbirding.net/2023/11/08/bird-names-and-barriers/

https://legallyblindbirding.net/2023/11/10/bird-names-and-barriers-part-ii/

And, for what it's worth, my resignation letter is here, with additional
links:
https://www.universityofalaskamuseumbirds.org/winker-resigns-from-the-american-ornithological-union

Finally, if your thought is, well, it's only English names -- well, clearly
the next battle front is scientific names (e.g., Guedes et al. 2023;
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02022-y ).

Best, K.
-- 
Kevin Winker
Brina Kessel Curator of Birds
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Professor, Dept. Biology & Wildlife and Inst. of Arctic Biology

<kevin.winker at alaska.edu>
kevin.winker at alaska.edu
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