No longer will any vernacular bird names commemorate distinguished and dedicated ornithologists. In 2024 the American Ornithological Society (AOS) will change the English names of 80 or so eponymic North
The first pioneers were greeted by a Paiute chief who greeted them shouting, “Tro-kay, tro-kay” which they took to be his name. His name was Tru-ki-zo; but Tro-kay in Paiute