Talk:Mountain trogon

A fact from Mountain trogon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 February 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the mountain trogon (male pictured) either excavates its own cavity nest by chewing into rotting wood or uses a pre-existing hole?

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Latin literacy bottoms out

You'd think that the assertion "The species name mexicanus means "Mexico"" would have been transparently erroneous, but when I corrected the text to read "The species name mexicanus means "Mexican" User:MeegsC, who apparently owns this article, | did me the discourtesy of reverting my edit, observing "according to the source, it means "Mexico", not "Mexican". Since I never return to an article where a perfectly sensible edit has been reverted, this will have to stand. Let my experience be a warning to would-be editors of this proprietary article.--Wetman (talk) 09:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Wetman:, don't be ridiculous. I don't own this article, anymore than you do! The source says Mexico, not Mexican. We're supposed to cite to sources. If I cite to a source that says Mexico and you change it to Mexican, is it still correct? I don't know, but my gut says go with the source, not with the possible synthesis. Yes, you and I both know that Mexican is probably perfectly acceptable. But why not go with the source?! MeegsC (talk) 13:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the whole entry, from the "Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names": mexicanum / mexicanus Mexico. • TL. Mexico; 􏰀 “Yacapatlahoac” of Hernandez (1651), and “Souchet du Méxique” of Brisson (1760) (syn. Anas clypeata); 􏰀 “Comaltecatl” of Hernandez 252 (1651), and “Échasse du Méxique” of Brisson (1760) (Himantopus); 􏰀 “Mexican Eared Owl” of Latham (1781) (syn. Rhinoptynx clamator). • TL. New Spain (= Mexico); 􏰀 “Hocitzanatl” of Hernandez (1651) and Ray (1676), “Criard” of Pernety (1771), and “Mexican Crow” of Latham (1781) (Cassidix). • TL. Mexico and Louisiana; 􏰀 “Caille de la Louisiane” of Brisson (1760) (syn. Colinus virginianus). • Erroneous TL. New Spain (= Cayenne); 􏰀 “Troupiale brun de la Nouvelle Espagne” (= 􏰃) of Brisson (1760) (Gymnomystax). • Erroneous TL. Mexico (= Jamaica) (syn. Icterus leucopteryx). • Erroneous TL. Mexico (= Puerto Rico) (Todus). Do with it what you will. And I would appreciate you not doing the discourtesy of accusing me of "owning" the article! MeegsC (talk) 13:44, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]