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I speculate over some of the Anglo nomenclature of birds: Wilson's snipe, Forster's tern . . . : What natural images do these names conjure up in our minds? What integrity do we give back to the birds with our labels.

Terry Tempest Williams
Integrity, Names, Giving
Terry Tempest Williams (1984). “Pieces of White Shell: A Journey to Navajoland”, p.66, UNM Press
I speculate over some of the Anglo nomenclature of birds: Wilson's snipe, Forster's tern . . . : What natural images do these names conjure up in our minds? What integrity do we give back to the birds with our labels.