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 Package: rebird
-Version: 1.2.9000
+Version: 1.3.0
 Title: R Client for the eBird Database of Bird Observations
 Description: A programmatic client for the eBird database 
     (<https://ebird.org/home>), including functions for searching for bird 
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+rebird 1.3.0
+===================
+
+- Updated `rebird`'s internal taxonomy after 2021 taxonomic update.
+- Fix tests.
+
 rebird 1.2.0
 ===================
 
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 ## Test environments
 
-* local machine running Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, R 4.0.3
+* local machine running Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, R 4.1.0
 * win-builder (release and devel)
-* Linux Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS running R 4.0.2 on travis-ci
-* Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 (build 9600) running R 4.0.3 on Appveyor
+* Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 (build 9600) running R 4.1.1 on Appveyor
 * R-hub
   * Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, R-devel, 32/64 bit
   * Ubuntu Linux 20.04.1 LTS, R-release, GCC