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− | * ... that the '''[[common loon]]''' (''pictured''), a member of the genus ''[[Gavia (genus)]]'', earlier belonged to the now-defunct genus ''Colymbus'' which contained [[grebes]] as well as loons? <small>Source: "For years the common loon was known as ''Colymbus torquatus''; and now Colymbus, in modern American ornithological work, is only applied to grebes, while the loons are relegated to the genus ''Gavia''."</small><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shufeldt|first=R. W.|date=1914|title=On the Oology of the North American Pygopodes|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1362079|journal=The Condor|volume=16|issue=4|pages=169–180|doi=10.2307/1362079|jstor=1362079|via=}}</ref> | + | * <s>... that the '''[[common loon]]''' (''pictured''), a member of the genus ''[[Gavia (genus)]]'', earlier belonged to the now-defunct genus ''Colymbus'' which contained [[grebes]] as well as loons? <small>Source: "For years the common loon was known as ''Colymbus torquatus''; and now Colymbus, in modern American ornithological work, is only applied to grebes, while the loons are relegated to the genus ''Gavia''."</small><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shufeldt|first=R. W.|date=1914|title=On the Oology of the North American Pygopodes|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1362079|journal=The Condor|volume=16|issue=4|pages=169–180|doi=10.2307/1362079|jstor=1362079|via=}}</ref></s> |
− | ** '''ALT1''':... that the adult '''[[common loon]]''' | + | ** '''ALT1''': ... that the adult '''[[common loon]]''' ''(pictured)'' had an old colloquial name from [[New England]], ''call-up-a-storm'', as its noisy cries supposedly foretold stormy weather? |
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/USS Omaha (CL-4)]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/USS Omaha (CL-4)]] | ||
<small>Improved to Good Article status by [[User:Adityavagarwal|Adityavagarwal]] ([[User talk:Adityavagarwal|talk]]). Self-nominated at 12:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC).</small> | <small>Improved to Good Article status by [[User:Adityavagarwal|Adityavagarwal]] ([[User talk:Adityavagarwal|talk]]). Self-nominated at 12:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC).</small> | ||
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− | :* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] {{ping|Adityavagarwal}} GA, in time, long enough, sourced, no copyvios seen. How about a more interesting hook? Say, that the Ojibwe thought a common loon created the world, it's ''call-up-a-storm'' name, or the dagger-like bill that it stabs predators with. --[[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] ([[User talk:Usernameunique|talk]]) 18:06, 1 September 2017 (UTC) | + | :* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] {{ping|Adityavagarwal}} GA, in time, long enough, sourced, no copyvios seen, QPQ done. How about a more interesting hook? Say, that the Ojibwe thought a common loon created the world, it's ''call-up-a-storm'' name, or the dagger-like bill that it stabs predators with. --[[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] ([[User talk:Usernameunique|talk]]) 18:06, 1 September 2017 (UTC) |
:::[[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] Thanks a ton for the review and suggestions! {{p|:)}} Does ALT1 look better? [[User:Adityavagarwal|Adityavagarwal]] ([[User talk:Adityavagarwal|talk]]) 18:33, 1 September 2017 (UTC) | :::[[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] Thanks a ton for the review and suggestions! {{p|:)}} Does ALT1 look better? [[User:Adityavagarwal|Adityavagarwal]] ([[User talk:Adityavagarwal|talk]]) 18:33, 1 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
+ | ::::[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] {{u|Adityavagarwal}} Looks good! Interesting, and the source checks out. --[[User:Usernameunique|Usernameunique]] ([[User talk:Usernameunique|talk]]) 18:43, 1 September 2017 (UTC) | ||
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Common loon

Adult in breeding plumage in Wisconsin, United States
... that the common loon (pictured), a member of the genus Gavia (genus), earlier belonged to the now-defunct genus Colymbus which contained grebes as well as loons? Source: "For years the common loon was known as Colymbus torquatus; and now Colymbus, in modern American ornithological work, is only applied to grebes, while the loons are relegated to the genus Gavia."[1]- ALT1: ... that the adult common loon (pictured) had an old colloquial name from New England, call-up-a-storm, as its noisy cries supposedly foretold stormy weather?
Improved to Good Article status by Adityavagarwal (talk). Self-nominated at 12:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC).
Template:Ping GA, in time, long enough, sourced, no copyvios seen, QPQ done. How about a more interesting hook? Say, that the Ojibwe thought a common loon created the world, it's call-up-a-storm name, or the dagger-like bill that it stabs predators with. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:06, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Usernameunique Thanks a ton for the review and suggestions!
Does ALT1 look better? Adityavagarwal (talk) 18:33, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Template:U Looks good! Interesting, and the source checks out. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:43, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
- Usernameunique Thanks a ton for the review and suggestions!
- ↑ Shufeldt, R. W. (1914). "On the Oology of the North American Pygopodes". The Condor. 16 (4): 169–180. doi:10.2307/1362079. JSTOR 1362079.