Re: [cobirds] So Long McCown's Longspur, Hello Thick-billed Longspur

As they do for mountains, such as Grays Peak and Longs Peak. 

But the effort seems unnecessary, as  it appears the part before the 's will disappear as well. 

Larry Modesitt

Arvada

On Aug 13, 2020, at 3:03 PM, 'Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds <cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

    Another thought on these birds named for men (3 women so -honored, all by their first names). I think of the Wilson's Warbler or the Swainson's Thrush as wild creatures. The " 's " implies possession -- and I don't think Wilson owned the warbler or Swainson the thrush. How about eliminating all the " 's " from those names?

Hugh Kingery

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