Combustible birdies

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Posted by R.D. on 16:55:13 11/04/04

Although "explosive" sounds somewhat far-fetched, it is not far from the truth. It is a word commonly used by British and Irish twitchers as a substitute for "irruptive". We would call an American Siskin an explosive species. The same can be used for the Scottish Crossbill. I don't usually haunt this listserv, but by chance I happened across it during a discussion of a twitcher-term. [DELETED]

Richard Driscoll
Lake District, UK

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Comments:	: Although "explosive" sounds somewhat far-fetched, it is not far from the truth. It is a word commonly used by British and Irish twitchers as a substitute for "irruptive". We would call an American Siskin an explosive species. The same can be used for the Scottish Crossbill. I don't usually haunt this listserv, but by chance I happened across it during a discussion of a twitcher-term. : : Richard Driscoll : Lake District, UK
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