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Common Raven Northern Raven 
Common Crow American Crow 
Long-billed Marsh Wren Marsh Wren 
Short-billed Marsh Wren Sedge Wren 
Mockingbird Northern Mockingbird 
Starling European Starling 
Northern Parula Northern Parula Warbler 
Cardinal Northern Cardinal 
Dark-eyed Junco Northern Junco 
Tree Sparrow American Tree Sparrow 
Editor's Comment: Some birders are still unfamiliar with the 1973 
changes; therefore, appropriate changes are repeated — old names at 
left, new names at right. 
Common Egret Great Egret 
Blue Goose Snow Goose 
American Widgeon American Wigeon 
Common Scoter Black Scoter 
Pigeon Hawk Merlin 
Sparrow Hawk American Kestrel 
Upland Plover Upland Sandpiper 
Yellow-shafted Flicker Common Flicker 
Traill’s Flycatcher a) Alder Flycatcher 
b) Willow Flycatcher 
Catbird Gray Catbird 
Robin American Robin 
Myrtle Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler 
Yellowthroat Common Yellowthroat 
Baltimore Oriole Northern Oriole 
Oregon Junco Northern Junco 
The major reasons for name changes were: the shortening or sim- 
plifying of names, providing more diagnostic names, modifying names to 
distinguish them from other species, or changing to conform with use of 
the same name in other countries. 
For information about the A.B.A. Checklist. see Book Review on 
page 37. 
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