What’s in a Name: A Murrelet Assortment
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
According to Reedman , murre is the old Cornish world for a Razorbill , and eventually became a vernacular term for alcids more broadly; murrelet, then, makes simple sense as a name for the smaller members of the family. Some murrelets are named for their styling. The Japanese Murrelet , well. So there you have it.
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