Paul, So far, the Supplement has not been published, but the checklist reflects decisions: http://checklist.aou.org/taxa/
As Brendan Fogarty pointed out on Facebook, Thayer's Gull is gone, Red Crossbill and Magnificent Hummingbird have been split, and there are some taxonomic changes. I think we're all waiting to see if that is the final word or if more will be coming. Donna Schulman *---------------------------------------* *Donna L. SchulmanForest Hills, nyqueensgir...@gmail.com <queensgir...@gmail.com>* * <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Paul R Sweet sw...@amnh.org [ebirdsnyc] < ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Hi Andrew > > I've seen the proposals http://checklist.aou.org/nacc/proposals/ > current_proposals.html > But your post indicates the votes have been cast. Is this posted? Curious > about decision on other splits - Yellow-rump, Willet, Harrier, Junco etc. > > Cheers, Paul > > Paul Sweet | Department of Ornithology | American Museum of Natural > History | Central Park West @ 79th St | NY 10024 | Tel 212 769 5780 > <(212)%20769-5780> | Mob 718 757 5941 <(718)%20757-5941> > > On Jul 1, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > By now some of you have already heard that the AOU has taken the decision > to invalidate Thayer's Gull. > > A bit of background: Considered a subspecies of the Herring Gull by the > AOU until 1973. Thayer's Gull, received full species status based largely > on the research of A.H. Macpherson and Neil Smith in the 1960's. 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