Talk:Baeolophus

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Titmouse

I propose that titmouse be redirected to this page instead of to tit (bird). The term titmouse is an almost exclusively North American term which has been used instead of tit for a huge number of Wikipedia pages, likely confusing many Old World Wikipedia users. (The "almost" was in reference to its archaic use in the British Isles.) All titmice called such clearly are part of a distinct radiation, Baeolophus. All birds with "titmouse" in their names are here, and all birds here are "titmice". Please keep this in mind while considering this proposal: What do people want to see when they type in "titmouse"? That is to say: if not Titmouse, Inc.. I think an expanded version of this page would fit the bill best. If you have anything to say, please put it below. If you have anything tell me, please see my talk page Innotata 16:52, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Titmouse sounds fine. It's fairly common for common names to be used for genera when the name only applies to that genus. Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:59, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Plural

This section seems totally spurious. The etymology is actually tit + mose (see OED, wiktionary, etc.), not mouse, so the part about it 'scurrying like a mouse' is nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.63.239.133 (talk) 09:38, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article doesn't say why these birds are (supposedly) called titmice/titmouse (birds aren't mice!).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/titmouse says "From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and Old English māse (“titmouse”)". Wiktionary's "titmouse" after "māse" seems dubious to me (in effect that small bird + titmouse = titmouse).

TO SCIENTISTs: please consider changing name of these birds from titmouse to something more logical such as titmose or titmase. --EarthFurst (talk) 17:23, 13 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]