Talk:Mascarene grey parakeet/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) 14:21, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

You obviously know the ropes, so just nitpicking on the assumption you'll go to FAC eventually. I made these edits, please check, but note that another editor made several edits before mine.
 * Yep, I requested a copy edit just in case, so now it's all converging... FunkMonk (talk) 14:46, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * ...along with other Mascarene parrots &mdash; perhaps ...other parrots from the islands to avoid a third occurrence of Mascarene
 * Fixed. FunkMonk (talk) 15:47, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Subfossil bones, thought to be of the Mascarene Grey Parakeet, found on Mauritius, &mdash; perhaps Subfossil bones, found on Mauritius and thought to be of the Mascarene Grey Parakeet, ,
 * Fixed. FunkMonk (talk) 15:47, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * central one being longest. &mdash; are there one or two central feathers. Usually tail feathers are paired
 * Pluralised. FunkMonk (talk) 15:48, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * congeners in other osteological &mdash; couple of links maybe?
 * Fixed. FunkMonk (talk) 14:53, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * belonging to the genus Coracopsis by a few authors. &mdash; e.g.?
 * I was thinking of citing those authors, also to give their rationale (parrots of that genus are grey and black, so I guess that's why), but the claims were made in obscure, 19th century French papers, so might be hard to track down... FunkMonk (talk) 14:48, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * the "squeeze and whack" tale is told so often in the text and the quotes that I felt I was being beaten round the head too.
 * Removed one redundant quote, is it enough? FunkMonk (talk) 14:45, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll have another read through tomorrow  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  14:21, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll fix these issues soon. As for FA, I think it might be a bit on the scrawny side, or what do you think? FunkMonk (talk) 14:37, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 16:09, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, there's no minimum size for FAC, and in fact my current co-nominated bird FAC starts by saying how little we know about the obscure Polynesian Nauru Reed Warbler. In the end it's your call. Anyway, let's do the deed  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  05:24, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

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