I believe you are correct, my bad. It's amazing how that new species
continue to be discovered, even in this 21st century.
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> As Moose is being tendentious, so shall I.
> Time for some biological pedantry.
> Thats small 'a' ...alphabeticii... to be correct.
> As I remember the '-us' ending incorporates the pluratity of the
> whole genus while a singular species requires a different ending,
> usually '-ii' if named after a non-Latinate place, thing or person.
> But then I failed Latin in first form (Grade 7) so I may well be wrong.
> Not about the small 'a' though!
> Andrew Fildes
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> On 22/08/2008, at 8:38 AM, J. Van Brimmer wrote:
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>> You guys are getting all excited about these crows that can spell
>> words
>> in the air. Aren't you aware that these are obviously from the species
>> of Corvus Alphabetus, or spelling crows. Geesh, where did y'all go to
>> school anyways?!
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