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Feathers have been ruffled over bird name changes

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

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Nell Greenfieldboyce
Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.