This year's many updates in the AOU checklist have been published. The
ABA's summary is at
http://blog.aba.org/2015/07/2015-aou-supplement-is-out.html  , and the
entire text covering the western hemisphere can be found at
http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1642/AUK-15-73.1
        There are the usual shufflings in the order, and some new species in N.
America, the most familiar of which involves the addition of the
Egyptian Goose, which is becoming familiar in Florida. There are a lot
of changes in the nomenclature, the only one of which that affects Ohio
is a new generic name for the Am. tree sparrow, which has changed from
Spizella to Spizelloides; this determination was made based on genetic
work done by a scientist many Ohioans know as a birder here
formerly--Dave Slager.
Bill Whan
Columbus

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