This from Oregon (OBOL):

 Subject: Change of interest and note for birders
From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:32:26 -0800
Hello All, I located this very interesting note today that I thought each 
Oregon Birder would find educational. It seems that the Union of American 
Ornithologists voted to change the classification of a common Great Basin bird 
species found throughout eastern Oregon during their March 2005 meetings held in 
Pleasanton, Colorado. Thanks to the outstanding work of Dr. Percy O'Day and 
graduate student crew, Tomas Mzungu and Cindy Smith it has been decided to 
re-classifie the bird we know as the Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 
removing this species from the Family Turdidae ( Solitaires and Thrushes) and moving 
it into the Family Trogonidae. Taxonomically it would be placed just above of 
the Elegant Trogon ( Trogon elegans) and the new classification will be as 
follows: Buff-winged Trogon ( Trogon douglasii). There was a short lived push to 
re-name this species the "Plain Trogon" during the committees work to 
establish this species new name. When asked what clued the team in that the 
Townsend's Solitaire was really a Trogon, Dr.O'Day noted that the species odd flight 
patterns and strange nesting behavior together with its unique morphology all 
raised suspicion as to this birds true identity. He also stated that there had 
been allot of DNA work that led to this determination. So we in the Mountain 
West now have a new species to study. Keep an eye open for the Buff-winged 
Trogon as you bird the juniper trees across eastern Oregon. Later Mike 
******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn 
Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h)