[obol] TRUE Species

[Bruce]

There's something about the Latin "Turdus" that has a special ring ...

Bruce Craig.

Jeff Harding wrote:

> If we are whining about names, what about the earlier mentioned 
> Clay-colored Robin? This should surely be called Clay-colored Thrush, 
> along with American Thrush, since they are certainly not robins. In the 
> same vein, Why do refer to any parulids as redstarts? Redstarts are more 
> closely related to robins than warblers. We should refer to the American 
> Whitestart! Slate-throated Whitestart!
> 
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