Talk:Black honeyeater

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Black Honeyeater (pictured) eats charcoal from the ashes of campfires in Australia's outback?
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Not sure of the best spelling of Emu Bush, emu bush or emu-bush. My feeling is that when it refers to the genus Eremophila, or a subset thereof, the choice should be for 'emu-bush' or 'emu-bushes', and for a species with a common name using the noun with a qualifier, it should be 'Xxxx Emu-bush'. However, many may disagree and, as long as usage is consistent within the article, it probably does not matter too much. Maias (talk) 02:29, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

I'd say emu bush (small letters, no hyphen. Some times caps are seen, but we've recently been moving bio articles to lower case in many cases. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:41, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
OK, thanks; so emended. Maias (talk) 05:14, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
I think this edit changes the meaning, implying that there are bushes associated with emus, rather than that there are a number of related shrubs that are referred to as emu bush. "have a long curved bill to reach the base of tubular flowers such as those of emu bushes" The plural just sounds odd. Marj (talk) 06:24, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
Not sure what to do about that. I was not trying to mandate a particular style - just trying to get the spelling consistent throughout. That's the problem with non-capitalised common names - the ambiguities that can show up. Maias (talk) 12:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
Lower case singular throughout - like mulga and mallee, you don't have mulgas and mallees. Marj (talk) 02:59, 20 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

Comments prior to GAN

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  • Breeding season. HBW has the breeding season as Jul-December, mostly Aug to Nov. This is quite different from the time cited in the article. I assume the cited story was based on a single location and HBW is based on many subsequent studies/observations. Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:47, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Sorry, what is HBW? Marj (talk) 21:45, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
I'm sorry, it is the Handbook of the Birds of the World, which is a massive project covering every bird in the world. The HBW cites the paper cited for the dates of the breeding season, but presumably has access to more in addition. Sabine's Sunbird talk 21:58, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, I'll see what HANZAB the Aus and NZ version says - I have access to it but not HBW. Marj (talk) 22:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
If you want I can add and cite the information after work. Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:04, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
That would be great, thanks Marj (talk) 00:04, 31 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, didn't know that. Marj (talk) 21:45, 30 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Black Honeyeater/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk contribs count) 13:35, 6 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

OK, I'll do this too. Comments to follow Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:35, 6 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

  • female is a speckled grey-brown and immature birds look like the female. — I'd be inclined to replace "and" with a semicolon
  • Myzomela — Give the origin of this name since you've done it for nigra
  • Previously classified...—is it possible to split this rambling sentence?
  • The Black Honeyeater ...They are dependent — changes from singular to plural
  • 15 millimetres (0.59 in) eggs — do you have the width of the eggs too?
  • Be consistent in your refs, eg
  • J.M. Peter and W.K. Steele — other co-authors are surname-initials
  • 11040–11045, but 1133–43

Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:23, 7 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for this feedback, Jimfbleak. These are all done Marj (talk) 19:55, 7 September 2011 (UTC)Reply
I think I'll take a photo of an emu bush, given that these birds are uncharacteristically on a Jacaranda.Marj (talk) 19:55, 7 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Review

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