Talk:Black-necked Stilt
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[edit] Range Info
This species exists as far east as the Florida-Georgia border, so I'm taking out some of the California bias here -- I get these as a yard bird in Chandler, Arizona (quite far from the originally stated eastern bounds of the Colorado River!), so the original range information was clearly a bit incomplete. If anyone has more concrete information on the abundance of this bird along the Gulf of Mexico, I think that would be merited here. Cheers! -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 15:37, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Opinion/Bias/Fantasy in Article
It is impossible to prove that the black-necked stilt is "objectively": "slender"; "tuxedo-like". I think it is a somewhat meaty bird, unlike the sparrow or the hummingbird, more like an ostrich, a stork. It would be more accurate to describe this bird as appearing to be a cross between a flamingo and a penguin than to say the bird looks like it is wearing a tuxedo. No birds are wearing any tuxedos and that's crazy. You'll mislead everybody who reads the article, and they'll think the animal has clothes put on it. So, to recap, "slender" is a relative term expressing an opinion; "that bird is wearing a tuxedo" is absurd, to even suggest that in a normal mind any bird has formalwear on its body. Gabriel Arthur Petrie 13:54, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
What a mess - I've added the rest of the range (there is a world outside the US!), taken out bits about other forms, added references, tidied headings - it's still very parochial, but I'm relectant to just axe all the US stuff. jimfbleak 11:10, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
