The Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check- List of North American Birds, [supplement] authored by R. Terry Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising, Douglas F. Stotz, and Kevin Winker, is available as a PDF file download. This is the supplement which includes the common name changes to the (former) Sharp-tailed Sparrows, and the scientific name changes to (former) Piranga "tanagers", common names: Scarlet, Summer, Western, and others.
There is now an offshore limit for acceptable records of up to 200 nautical miles, so sail on to deep waters, sea-bird searchers! The supplement comprises pages 705 thru 714 of "The Auk", Volume 126. Apologies if this duplicates a prior NYS Birds post. http://www.aou.org/checklist/suppl/AOU_checklist_suppl_50.pdf (small file / fast download) Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
