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Message 616 of 830 (873753)
03-19-2020 9:45 AM
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03-19-2020 4:41 AM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Fish-bird.
Rat-bird.
I'll just let myself out now.

Eschew obfuscation. Habituate elucidation.

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Message 617 of 830 (873756)
03-19-2020 9:55 AM
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03-19-2020 4:41 AM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Neither of your examples is a bird. Do I get an A?

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Message 618 of 830 (873765)
03-19-2020 10:41 AM
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Re: Taxonomic classification
Faith writes:
Neither of your examples is a bird. Do I get an A?
Ok, now tell me how you know they're not birds

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Message 619 of 830 (873766)
03-19-2020 10:43 AM
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Re: Taxonomic classification
They don't have the morphology of birds, didn't I say that's the criterion? They don't have the shape, the head, the beak, the feathers, the kind of wings etc etc etc. I already discussed birds somewhere.
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Message 620 of 830 (873781)
03-19-2020 12:29 PM
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03-19-2020 10:43 AM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Faith writes:
They don't have the morphology of birds, didn't I say that's the criterion? They don't have the shape, the head, the beak, the feathers, the kind of wings etc etc etc. I already discussed birds somewhere.
Right so you're developing a taxonomy based on morphology which is how the Victorians did it and it's pretty much still intact - DNA proving much of it correct, but quite a lot not and resolving some arcane arguments between taxonomists that had run for generations.
So what's your problem with them carrying on to the species level - identifying groups based on morphological differences? That's all it is, noticing that Ostriches are different to Penguins but that they have a key similarity that make them birds - feathers. No other animal group has feathers.

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Message 621 of 830 (873795)
03-19-2020 3:34 PM
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03-19-2020 12:29 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
I wouldn't have a problem with the basic method. except I discovered on the Linnaean chart a couple of categories I thought were wrong, separating out the thrush as if it were some special species of bird from all the other birds or something like that being one such instance that didn't seem to make any sense. And of course as a Creationist I don't put the creatures in Families above the Species, or I would make the Family the equivalent of the Species, but worse than that Linnaeus puts creatures in Families that are entirely different Kinds in my thinking from the Species he arranges beneath the Family. Something like that. The point is that I don't object to the basic idea but I do object to some of the specifics I found on his chart.
It would be a big project but some time I could try to go through the whole Linnean chart to compare it with how I understand the Kinds. TGhere would certainly be some creatures I'm not familiar with so I could only go so far with it.
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Message 622 of 830 (873798)
03-19-2020 3:57 PM
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03-19-2020 3:34 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
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I wouldn't have a problem with the basic method. except I discovered on the Linnaean chart a couple of categories I thought were wrong, separating out the thrush as if it were some special species of bird from all the other birds or something like that being one such instance that didn't seem to make any sense.
Thrushes are a taxonomic family, with a worldwide distribution. The American Robin is a thrush. Bluebirds are thrushes. The Turdus genus alone has 84 recognised species!
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And of course as a Creationist I don't put the creatures in Families above the Species, or I would make the Family the equivalent of the Species, but worse than that Linnaeus puts creatures in Families that are entirely different Kinds in my thinking from the Species he arranges beneath the Family.
That’s funny when Linnaeus is claimed as one of the great Creationist scientists. But if you equate species with family the thrushes are one of your species. Which is just pointless redefinition to confuse the issue, but I guess you haven’t anything better.
Linnaeus wasn’t right about everything - he thought that sloths belonged with the primates, but I wouldn’t bet on him being wrong just because he disagreed with your opinions. As we can see.

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Message 623 of 830 (873799)
03-19-2020 4:01 PM
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03-19-2020 3:57 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Making the thrush into a separate family separates it from other birds that seem to have all the same morphological characteristics. If not, what is the difference?
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Message 624 of 830 (873800)
03-19-2020 4:13 PM
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03-19-2020 4:01 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
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Making the thrush into a separate family separates it from other birds that seem to have all the same morphological characteristics.
Which are those? Examples please. I can say that the turdus thrushes I am familiar with (5 species) are all very similar in build and shape - and plumage tends to be similar, too. I can tell they are related - the American Robin is another - this picture of a juvenile just shouts thrush at me (looks quite a bit like a redwing). They are easily distinguished from, most of the other garden birds. With a poor view (and without noting gait) I suppose a male blackbird could be mistaken for the similar-sized starling (especially amongst a bunch of starlings) but that’s about it.
Differences in size, shape, gait, call and song all add up.
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Message 625 of 830 (873801)
03-19-2020 4:13 PM
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03-19-2020 3:34 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Faith writes:
I wouldn't have a problem with the basic method.
I can hear the world of biology breathe a collective sigh of relief.
except I discovered on the Linnaean chart a couple of categories I thought were wrong,
Well fuck me, did you alert the Royal Society?
And of course as a Creationist I don't put the creatures in Families above the Species, or I would make the Family the equivalent of the Species, but worse than that Linnaeus puts creatures in Families that are entirely different Kinds in my thinking from the Species he arranges beneath the Family. Something like that. The point is that I don't object to the basic idea but I do object to some of the specifics I found on his chart.
All irrelevant.
It would be a big project but some time I could try to go through the whole Linnean chart to compare it with how I understand the Kinds.
Yeh right. 'Big project' doesn't begin describe it. Currently we reckon there are about 8.7m species and thousands of scientists have been working on it for 200 years. But hey, you could make a start on beetles there's only third of a million of them.
There would certainly be some creatures I'm not familiar with
Ha ha

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Message 626 of 830 (873802)
03-19-2020 4:20 PM
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03-19-2020 3:57 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
I've been looking for the chart I used before and I can't find it. It was very clear and easy to read and now I can't find it.

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Message 627 of 830 (873803)
03-19-2020 4:21 PM
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Re: Taxonomic classification
I'm only interested in the Aves at the moment, what's your problem?

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Message 628 of 830 (873806)
03-19-2020 4:48 PM
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03-19-2020 4:20 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
The listing in Wikipedia seems legible enough.
But if you can’t tell the difference between an American Robin and Northern Cardinal- to choose members of adjacent genera (within an order) - you have a problem.

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Message 629 of 830 (873808)
03-19-2020 5:12 PM
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03-19-2020 4:48 PM


Re: Taxonomic classification
Thanks but I need to find the chart I used before.

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Message 630 of 830 (873809)
03-19-2020 5:16 PM
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Re: Taxonomic classification
Faith writes:
I'm only interested in the Aves at the moment, what's your problem?
I guess my problem is trying to cope with your extreme ignorance combined with your extreme delusion. It's remarkably similar to Trump in its narcissism. I just can't work out how you got so sure of yourself without actually having the first clue.
I really wish you actually attempt some real study, you might develop a bit of humility and actually learn something. But we both know that you won't. Will you? You never do.

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