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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 19, 2008 12:29:17 GMT
Dear Gang and Guests,
Here are some tips that make it easier to use the Photo-Guide. Please feel free to post more tips if you have any.
Romy
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 19, 2008 12:33:31 GMT
The Photo-Guide is searchable!1. Go to the main page: birdphotoph.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=birdlist2. Check the boxes of all threads. 3. Click search at the bottom left of the page 4. Enter the word you're searching for, press "search", and the thread(s) listing that bird/word comes out.
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Aug 19, 2008 13:51:14 GMT
Great tip for searching! But is there a reason for the ordering of volumes as they are? Is is taxonomic? I find it weird that some swifts and swallows are not in the same volume. Before coming across this tip, I used to guess which volume a particular bird may fall under. Maybe an index thread should also be created with headings for common names with a matrix to specific volumes. It would also be useful when searching for, say an unidentified brown bird under babblers or thrushes. Just an idea  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 19, 2008 22:21:25 GMT
Great tip for searching! But is there a reason for the ordering of volumes as they are? Is is taxonomic? I find it weird that some swifts and swallows are not in the same volume. Before coming across this tip, I used to guess which volume a particular bird may fall under. Maybe an index thread should also be created with headings for common names with a matrix to specific volumes. It would also be useful when searching for, say an unidentified brown bird under babblers or thrushes. Just an idea Hi Ivan, The order of listing follows the Clements list (5th edition if IIRC), the one we decided to adopt for now. It appears that the listing arrangement is not similar to the Kennedy Guide, thus I can understand the confusion for many of us who cut our bird taxonomy teeth on the KG. The whole online photo-guide was chopped down to chewable pieces (volumes) so the display of each page (thread) won't take an eternity, given the numerous photos embedded. We're looking at a more optimum format for presenting the photo-guide, in the meantime searching as described here is still the most efficient way to find the info. |
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Post by des on Mar 1, 2010 8:18:51 GMT
Hi Romy,
Is it the Clements guide that lists birds such as Upland Sandpiper, Timor Stubtail, Sulphur-breasted Warbler and red-and-blue lory for the Philippines? Or is it one of those databases that claim to use the Clements list? I would have thought the current Clements list has more splits than you have in the guide.
cheers
Des
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 1, 2010 8:34:20 GMT
Hi Romy, Is it the Clements guide that lists birds such as Upland Sandpiper, Timor Stubtail, Sulphur-breasted Warbler and red-and-blue lory for the Philippines? Or is it one of those databases that claim to use the Clements list? I would have thought the current Clements list has more splits than you have in the guide. cheers Des Great to see you around, Des! I'll refer your query to Neon R., who maintains our photo-guide. Already sent him a heads up. |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 2, 2010 17:09:36 GMT
Hi Romy, Is it the Clements guide that lists birds such as Upland Sandpiper, Timor Stubtail, Sulphur-breasted Warbler and red-and-blue lory for the Philippines? Or is it one of those databases that claim to use the Clements list? I would have thought the current Clements list has more splits than you have in the guide. cheers Des Great to see you around, Des! I'll refer your query to Neon R., who maintains our photo-guide. Already sent him a heads up. Hi Des, Nice to see you here, thanks for the inputs. The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005) taken from Avibase. Updating the list to the 6th edition is labor intensive as the structure we are using in this forum links each photo to the owners site. We are in the process of changing the database to a new format that reflects the one that WBCP use. |
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Post by des on Mar 3, 2010 14:15:03 GMT
OK I see. We are currently compiling a subspecies list that follows the Howard and Moore 2003 list, and details all the changes from the KG. It is nearly ready but new spits and references come out nearly every week! Howard and Moore will be updated probably later this year, and we will work to update the wbcp list from that.
cheers
Des
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Post by allenmansurian on Nov 20, 2012 6:49:39 GMT
Okay I'll check and than decide how it is..
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