Re: Ostrom Symposium - Part 3

[Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@home.com>]

>Ronald Orenstein wrote:
>> 
>>  On the other hand, Joel does
>> not agree that the Piciformes are polyphyletic  (this is the group that
>> traditionally unites woodpeckers with various tropical birds such as
>> barbets, toucans, jacamars and puffbirds) and and restores them to their
>> close association with the largest importer of birds, the pass era for maze
>> or perch in birds.  And he also own tree be Luis and ingredients, the two
>> most highly modified living quarters of guiding birds, as to each other's
>> closest relatives, a conclusion that, I would say, few ornithologists
>> share. 
>
>Huh??  I think something got garbled.  Could you decipher it, please?

>Les Eastman

Here we see one of the drawbacks of using a voice dictation system....

Sorry about that.  The offending paragraph should read:

On the other hand, Joel does not agree that the Piciformes are polyphyletic
 (this is the group that traditionally unites woodpeckers with various
tropical birds such as barbets, toucans, jacamars and puffbirds) and
restores them to their close association with the largest order of birds,
the Passeriformes or perching birds.  And his own tree allies loons and
grebes, the two most highly modified living orders of diving birds {WELL,
PENGUINS ASIDE], as each other's closest relatives, a conclusion that, I
would say, few ornithologists share. 
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