A.O.U.
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“But it is entirely inappropriate for the Canadian national bird to have a name imposed by a self-appointed foreign body. The A.O.U. can fall into line for once, or do whatever they want. But they do not get to name our national symbols.”
From New York Times
A pronunciamento in the A.O.U. magazine Auk stripped the Baltimore oriole of its name; henceforth Icterus galbula will be known by the prosaic name "northern oriole."
From Time Magazine Archive
These unions have produced hybrids that do not fit the A.O.U.'s official definition of a distinct species.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a result, the A.O.U. has punished the offending species by dropping them from birddom's social register.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down from A.O.U. headquarters in Addis Ababa flew a "peace mission" eager to resolve the crisis.
From Time Magazine Archive
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