Re: [MDOsprey] Yellow Book Index--NOT
Jlstasz@aol.com
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 07:33:26 EDT
Hi Folks!
I will take the entire credit for NOT having an Index on the Yellow Book.
Marshall wanted one, and I believe Bob was not opposed, but I had the final
word and decided against it. My reasoning was simple: if there was an Index,
many fewer world learn the checklist order.
The order in the current Yellow Book is essentially what had been in use for
many years. The next edition, whenever that may appear, will have all of the
changes recently adopted by the American Ornithologists Union [AOU}. Vultures
will be moved to storks, the ducks rearranged, vireos will be after crows but
before chickadees, and the "cardinal finches" moved to after the blackbirds.
If I have my way again, there will be no Index! :-)
On another note. The computer graphics program used to create the Yellow
Book was developed in 1985. It does not support modern printers. It is not
Y2K compliant. The 486 that I ran it on has died and my 188 does not have a
5.25 floppy drive. The next edition will have to be made from scratch.
Good Birding!
Jim
Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
jlstasz@aol.com