Right here is a picture of a drake Widespread Goldeneye on 9 February 2022 on the Billy Frank Jr Nationwide Wildlife Refuge. Erika needs that every one birds had been named for his or her area marks. Certainly, the nationwide  ornithological neighborhood is presently within the throws of contemplating renaminng birds. Oldsquaw are actually offically known as Lengthy-tailed Geese. McCown’s Longspurs, initially named after a Accomplice normal, are actually generally known as Thick-billed Longspurs. I belief my readers recognize why some individuals discover the unique title to be offensive. Different ornithologists suppose that no chook ought to be named after any particular person. I simply hope that folk don’t go attempting to find individuals commemorated in scientific names, like poor little Pipreola riefferi tallmanorum, named after two ornithologists, excellent of their area. For extra info on this debate, see https://www.audubon.org/information/the-mccowns-longspur-no-more-debate-over-bird-names-continues.