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DYK nomination of Choiseul Pigeon[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Choiseul Pigeon at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. I've had a look through the excellent expansion you have done for Choiseul Pigeon - what an interesting article! Just to let you know that I'm not too sure about the license on the image so I have asked Crisco to double check it. SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:31, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I've got a busy few days, but I'll fit these in as and when I get the chance, Jimfbleak - talk to me? 18:49, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll sort out a derivation for Uratelornis too Jimfbleak - talk to me? 19:01, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I tried my hand at it, and the best I got was, roughly, "bird that urinates without end." Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 19:04, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LOL James A. Jobling (2010) The Helm dictionary of scientific bird names Published by Christopher Helm, an imprint of A&C Black Publishers Ltd, London ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. p396 Uratelornis Gr. oura tail; genus Atelornis Pucheran, 1846, ground-roller, p58 Atelornis Gr. ateles indeterminate, incomplete; ornis bird.
Ah. I was assuming it had something to do with tails, but I found ateles for "without end" and the only place I found "ur" was as a prefix for urination. Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 19:58, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Uro refers to tail and telo is end - so perhaps something like tail-tip bird. Shyamal (talk) 03:53, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey; just a note to say that I'm not ignoring you, and do hope to get to taking a look at the article soon. J Milburn (talk) 15:41, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. Thank you. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 15:46, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Would you mind archiving your talk page? It is huge and brings my browser to a halt. Thank you. Axl ¤ [Talk] 20:00, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:07, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Axl ¤ [Talk] 20:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar[edit]

The Fauna Barnstar
To Rufous-crowned Sparrow, for writing the article "Long-tailed Ground Roller". Axl ¤ [Talk] 20:41, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 20:41, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! And thanks for reviewing the article. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:44, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Extinct Bird Genera Since 1500[edit]

Himalayan Quail Pink-headed Duck Labrador Duck Red Rail Rodrigues Rail Ascension Crake St. Helena Rail Prosobonia Sandpipers (2) Great Auk Passenger Pigeon Choiseul Pigeon Dodo Rodrigues Solitaire Mascarene Parrot Rodrigues Parrot Carolina Parakeet St. Helena Cuckoo Mascarenotus Owls (3) Laughing Owl Huia Kioea Moho Hawaiian Honeyeaters (4) Hoopoe Starling Rodrigues Starling Ou Lanai Hookbill Rhodacanthis Koa Finches (2) Kona Grosbeak Ula-ai-hawane Drepanis Mamos (2) Poo-uli Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 05:17, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Congrats and thanks for the good work! --pmj (talk) 00:26, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 01:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Anointment[edit]

Order of the Pigeon
I anoint you a Member of the Wikipedian Order of the Pigeon an impromptu organization to celebrate excellent pigeon-work in it's many forms on Wikipedia. Thanks for bringing Sulu Bleeding-heart to DYK and GA and all your work in the community! Sadads (talk) 01:07, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Definitely brightened my day. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 01:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't usually write about pigeons, but stumbled upon the once when researching Pigeon pie. Since you work in this area often, feel free to award it to other pigeon/dove focused Wikipedians! Sadads (talk) 01:31, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Will do. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 01:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, responded by email - sorry for delay, but we are different time zones (: Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:31, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, I noticed you have been absent since May, which left the Choiseul Pigeon FAC unattended, so it failed. Are you coming back, or did anything happen to you? FunkMonk (talk) 15:53, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Crested Shelduck[edit]

Hi, I just removed an information on Crested Shelduck: the wingspan was said to be about 31-32 cm, which seems aberrant to me. Do you have any idea how to address this problem? The source would be Madge, Steve; Burn, Hilary (1988). Waterfowl: an Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-395-46727-6.. Best regards, Totodu74 (talk) 09:37, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Totodu74:, a specialist birdguide like Waterfowl would not provide "wingspan", it must be wing length - which is measured from the bend of the wing to the tip of the longest primary. I would think only the text "wingspan" needs to be changed to "wing length". I could check it later. Shyamal (talk) 15:20, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Shyamal: You must be right, 31-32 cm seems good to me. I let you change this when you feel it's ok :) Totodu74 (talk) 15:40, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 31 October 2019[edit]

The Signpost: 29 November 2019[edit]

Message from Project North Carolina[edit]

Hello Fellow North Carolina user,

I have reorganized and updated the content for the Wikipedia:WikiProject North Carolina. I hope it is useful to improving collaboration.

User:G._Moore Talk

The Signpost: 27 December 2019[edit]

The Signpost: 27 January 2020[edit]

The Signpost: 1 March 2020[edit]

The Signpost: 29 March 2020[edit]

The Signpost: 26 April 2020[edit]

Precious anniversary 8[edit]

Precious
Eight years!

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Capitalization of Adjective Rufous and noun Sparrow - Question and Thoughts on Proper Noun with Adjective[edit]

Hello Rufous-crowned Sparrow,

Given your use of capitalization of Rufous-crowned Sparrow for your user name give me a hint and perception that you would like to see bird names capitalized and that you consider bird names as proper nouns.

Am I correct in my perception and hint of this suggestion?

My opinion is that bird names are proper nouns and require capitalization, yet I must adhere to the MOS rules of Wikipedia. I am learning to live with this rule.

I take great pleasure and calm that the trend is to use capitalization, as I see this pattern occurring in birding magazines and that AOU (AOS) and the committee that makes names believes this to be correct, to consider bird names as proper nouns.

A few years ago, I was beginning my education toward obtaining a journalism certifivate at a college, and in my first class, I learned of the rules in journalism with newspapers that bird names cannot be capitalized. The exception is if the bird is name for a political geography place such as California, in California condor. And there is second exception when a bird has a person name in the adjective as in Anna in Anna's hummingbird.

I remain frustrated that they do not capitalize California Condor or Anna's Hummingbird, or Rufous-crowned Sparrow.

And yet I was able to use capitalization in my writing to you, and you are allowed to use capitalization in your User name.

The glass ceiling is cracking ever so slowly, but is cracked with regard to rule of using lower-case letters and spelling of proper nouns.

So glad there is no movement to making the names of our states and countries as lower case, since those are not really proper nouns, so I can write to you and write california in lower case letter and I can write to you and use united states of america or usa if I wish to do so, and you can write back to me with the use of lower case letters for california and usa.

I have rambled on a fair bit now. And I apologize if you do not like what I have written to you, and I will not write again to you, but my perception is that you may like what I have written and are going to share your thoughts and opinions with me, including some guidance and advice in this topic.

Peace, 'Roy' Robert Jan van de Hoek (talk) 21:07, 13 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]