diff --git a/R/vertsearch.R b/R/vertsearch.R
index 14a3661..c1296ee 100644
--- a/R/vertsearch.R
+++ b/R/vertsearch.R
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 #' # c) returns a non-specific result
 #' splist <- c("mustela nivalis", "mustela erminea")
 #' out <- lapply(splist, function(x) vertsearch(taxon = x, lim = 500))
-#' library("plyr")
-#' out <- ldply(lapply(out, "[[", "data"))
+#' out <- dplyr::bind_rows(lapply(out, "[[", "data"))
 #' vertmap(out)
 #' 
 #' # curl options
diff --git a/man/vertsearch.Rd b/man/vertsearch.Rd
index d7b5dd2..b6a3912 100644
--- a/man/vertsearch.Rd
+++ b/man/vertsearch.Rd
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ vertmap(out)
 # c) returns a non-specific result
 splist <- c("mustela nivalis", "mustela erminea")
 out <- lapply(splist, function(x) vertsearch(taxon = x, lim = 500))
-library("plyr")
-out <- ldply(lapply(out, "[[", "data"))
+out <- dplyr::bind_rows(lapply(out, "[[", "data"))
 vertmap(out)
 
 # curl options