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The original report on my Fla. trip contained an error which I wish to correct
so that the error is not perpetuated.  I noted incorrectly that I could add my
sighting of Yellow-chevroned Parakeet to my ABA area life list.  I thank
Joshua Rose at Duke University for advising me of my error.

The AOU has split Canary-winged Parakeet into Yellow-chevroned and Canary-
winged (or White-winged).  But in the December 1997 issue of Birding, it is
noted that the "ABA Checklist committee will assess the placement of one or
both of these taxa on the ABA Checklist and evaluate their status in both
Florida and California".

I understand the ABA Checklist Committee's 1998 report is to be issued in
April 1999.  Hopefully, the report will contain finalized rulings on the
inclusion of both the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet and Green Parakeet.  Friends
in Texas have heard discouraging rumors about the latter's inclusion.

It's times like this that I feel a little silly in pursuing a life list.  The
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet is quite beautiful and was a delight to view in
Florida, but my pleasure was  diminished by wondering what effect man's
exploitation is having on the long-term survival of this species in its native
habitat, or for that matter, what the proliferation of escaped birds, like the
ubiquitous Monk Parakeets, is having on our native bird populations.

Ralph Wall
Great Falls, Va.

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