BOOK REVIEW: The American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition.

Abstract

The passing of a generation can often be marked by the appearance of a new Checklist of North American Birds from the American Ornithologists' Union. With each edition, this venerable standard of taxonomy and nomenclature for birds on the North American continent becomes entrenched in the next several decades of publications, ranging from the technical literature to our favorite field guides.