In a message dated 9/5/00 6:02:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kinman@hotmail.com writes: > But to return to a name like Insectivora would be a mistake in my > opinion. It served its purpose at one time, but in retrospect it was about > as advisable as a taxon called "Herbivora". Or "Carnivora"? [Wry smile] Nick P.