Albatross arguments

[Ian Southey]

I found these two very different opinions on albatross taxonomy on birdforum and they may be of interest

http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop388.html

http://www.benthamscience.com/open/tooe ... OOENIJ.pdf

And there is this commentary too

http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/categories/a ... p?item=931

Bits and pieces of this are interesting but when it comes to Wandering Albatrosses I am comfortable with five species.

Ian