Ye Gods
I think it is time that some of the contributors to this list server read
the excellent paper on obsessive monocultural taxonomy by Ralph
Bulmer. As usual, Tony Legge has poured some common sense
into this discussion. He will probably agree with Ralph (and me)
that "not all birds belong to the class Aves" too.
Foss Leach
Bulmer, R. 1967. Why is the cassowary not a bird? A problem of
zoological taxonomy among the Karam of the New Guinea
Highlands. Man 2: 5-25.
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