Spelling of vernacular names

[Ron at]

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From: Piotr Naskrecki
To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:01 AM
Subject: Spelling of vernacular names


Greetings,

Since we are on the subject of vernacular names I would like to ask a
somewhat related question regarding the proper spelling of vernacular names
in English. Should vernacular names be capitalized, and if so, should all
component words be capitalized or just the first one? For example, the
vernacular name of Rhinostomus barbirostris could be spelled the Bearded
Weevil, the Bearded weevil, or the bearded weevil. Which one of these is the
correct one?

Cheers,
Piotr
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I go with the caps because they are nouns and names.

Ron