Talk:Masked Booby

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[edit] proper noun?

Why is "Masked Booby" used throughout as a proper noun? -- Mikeblas 13:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Ornithological convention. Common names of actual species, such as White-throated Sparrows, are capitalised to distinguish them from sparrows with white throats (white throated sparrows). Other types of animal vary in whether they are capitalised, fish aren't, whales and mammals are, see Capitalization of common names of species for more info. Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)