tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post5632360655611125422..comments2023-08-11T10:48:59.326-05:00Comments on Alphabird: D is for DipperIndigo Buntinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-41848610713034031612007-02-08T09:15:00.000-05:002007-02-08T09:15:00.000-05:00IB, the only reference I could find to the meaning...IB, the only reference I could find to the meaning of the Latin word <I>cinclus</I> is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otocinclus" REL="nofollow">here</A>, where they say <I>cinclus</I> means "latticework." How that applies to the bird genus, I have no idea.<BR/><BR/>What I was laughing about was that the other part: that the <B><I>American</I></B> dipper's species is <B><I>mexicanus</I></B>!Sewa Yolemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736250662604561083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-48211177086871045232007-02-07T19:20:00.000-05:002007-02-07T19:20:00.000-05:00CW: That's a great story.
JHK: I hope it happens...CW: That's a great story. <br /><br />JHK: I hope it happens to you!Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-82490667088247516782007-02-07T16:22:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:22:00.000-05:00Wow. I want to see a dipper now!Wow. I want to see a dipper now!Jenny Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02689476109430471814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-22357290477847371352007-02-07T14:40:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:40:00.000-05:00This summer we went to Washington state and I read...This summer we went to Washington state and I read, on some pamphlet, a list wildlife I may see there. One was a water ouzel. I got excited, having heard about them, but not being sure what <i>kind</i> of wildlife it was. I suspected it was a bird, but Peterson was no help (at in least my version of Western Birds). So I then decided it must have been the tiny mouse-like critter I saw at the foot of Mt Rainer. <br /><br />It wasn't until I got back home that I realized it was, in fact, a bird.Cedar Waxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484134359485962293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-90374842144577873532007-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:002007-02-07T12:46:00.000-05:00I've never heard of these - how neat. They really ...I've never heard of these - how neat. They really <i>don't</i> look like swimming birds.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912657528657918812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-51725623485590269552007-02-07T12:30:00.000-05:002007-02-07T12:30:00.000-05:00SY: OK, I'll bite: I can't find a definition for C...SY: OK, I'll bite: I can't find a definition for Cinclus anywhere on the Internet, even Latin sites. What's it all mean?<br /><br />LO: Now it's an educational post for me!<br /><br />H: Those big fish are carnivores.Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-729392405000727672007-02-07T12:12:00.000-05:002007-02-07T12:12:00.000-05:00Another educational post; I had no idea that salmo...Another educational post; I had no idea that salmon sometimes eat birds. Bizarre...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804382963910285639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-33577483249971497232007-02-07T11:19:00.000-05:002007-02-07T11:19:00.000-05:00Down south dippers are either dippers as in "tobac...Down south dippers are either dippers as in "tobaccy dippers" (think NASCAR) or cleaners of septic tanks as in "honey dippers".Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492999357171663898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4417740178798146209.post-18439536693467919172007-02-07T08:26:00.000-05:002007-02-07T08:26:00.000-05:00I find it terribly amusing that the Latin name for...I find it terribly amusing that the Latin name for the American Dipper is <i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>.<br /><br />As for the big one, I'm more of an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%28constellation%29">Orion</a> man, myself.Sewa Yolemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05736250662604561083noreply@blogger.com