[LMB] TSK Terminology (was: the term swap out)

Katrina Allis k.m.allis at gmail.com
Wed Mar 26 08:13:09 GMT 2008


> Margaret Dean margdean at erols.com
>
> Where I did notice it was in the wildlife names, as in, yes,
> "redwing blackbird" but not "monarch butterfly" -- because, of
> course, no monarchs in this world.




*** Very good, yes.  Also, more consciously -- "redcrest" not "cardinal"
> for the bright red bird.



I have to say I completely missed all of that.

A redwing blackbird is actually a butterfly?  I thought it was a type of
blackbird - one with red under its wings, perhaps.

I shall have to reread.

Katrina - not feeling particularly observant now.


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