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Good stuff, MMF

Few pointers:

The species name shouldn't be in the title of the entry.

family Psittacidae or Parrakeet - parakeet

Nomenclature: it's more correct to call it a 'scientific' name. In many cases, the scientific name is part Latin and part Greek (in this case, though, the Latin translation is simply 'Kramer's parakeet'). It's not that this is actually incorrect; it's simply better practice to call it a scientific name.

'They were officially added to the British List' - British List of what? I know what you mean, but casual readers may not.

Finally, you still have an awful lot of odd capitalisations in mid-sentence, especially towards the end. Would you like a list of those that shouldn't be there?

Hope this helps

The necessary updates have been actioned, although names like Owl, Woodpecker, Kestrel still seem right in capitals.

They might seem right, but they're not unless they're named after a person or place (eg Cetti's warbler, Montague's harrier). See the Wildlife Trust BAP for or the RSPB page for kestrels as an example - http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/urbanwt/ecorecord/bap/html/kestrel.htm and http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/k/kestrel/kestrel_s_year.asp This also applies to 'ring-necked parakeet', except when you're starting a sentence with it, obviously.

You still spell 'parakeet' with two 'r's in the second line

This entry has been temporarily removed from Peer Review, while I decide whether to create a University Guide entry on 'non-native birds in the UK', which appeals as i have over 12 birds which fit that category.

Please continue to provide input, as I further polish it, and learn more about GuideML.

That sounds like a fantastic idea, MMF. I've got a British Mammal project on the go, too A14530312 if having a scan of that would be any help

Well, any more input forthcoming?

Unlikely at the moment, MMF has decided to pull it from PR for the moment, but guess he doesn't know how to do it

Oh. How odd.

Just a quick Posting. I am going to include this entry in a University Entry on 'Non-Native Birds of the UK', so it will be a WIP. There should be 13 birds in the entry, unless anyone knows of any I haven't included.





*And I found the link at last, B'Elana. *

Well done MMF

That's an accomplishment! No sarcasm either. I needed step-by-step instructions the first time.