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Only a couple of these have any impact on my Oz birdlist so I’m leaving it as it is. Not worth messing about with it. Frank O’Connor Sent: Friday, 30 May 2014 6:26 PM I just happened to look at the IOC web site http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ to check what the new version was in April (4.2). I notice that the next version will have the following changes affecting Australian and especially PNG birds. May 6 Separate Greater Melampitta to monotypic genus Megalampitta May 6 Move melampittas from Incertae sedis 3 to new family Melampittidae May 6 Move Blue-capped Ifrit from Incertae sedis 3 to new monotypic family Ifritidae May 6 Move Crested Bellbird from Incertae sedis 2 to new family Oreoicidae May 6 Move Crested Pitohui from Incertae sedis 2 to new family Oreoicidae May 6 Move Rufous-naped Whistler from Incertae sedis 2 to new family Oreoicidae May 6 Move Mottled Whistler from Incertae sedis 2 to new monotypic family Rhagologidae May 6 Move Ploughbill from Incertae sedis 2 to new monotypic family Eulacestomidae May 6 Merge Cracticidae, including Peltops, with Artamidae May 5 Resequence Fernwren (Oreoscopus) to follow Goldenface at beginning of Acanthizidae i.e. Five new families, and two families lumped together. The latter seems unusual. Combine Woodswallows and Butcherbirds. It does eliminate two of the Incertae Sedis families. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org