>PS why aren't we that imaginative???
>or do we just like scientic names - Dr. homosapiens sapiens (Bruce H)?
Speaking for myself only I find common names a serious PITA - I offer as
example an auction I was at a couple of weeks back... the guy didn't use
scientific names, or if he did then he didn't know the source/locality of
the fishes he was auctioning. It would have been more bearable if he was
using common names that were common 'round here! ;)
IMO scientific names AND source/locality where possible are the only way to
go. If you can't fit common to scientific, buy a book! ;-)
Regards, Andrew Boyd
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