Talk:Wadi

Hi! I find the sentence about what geographers find an "incorrect usage" confusing. The use of oasis as replacement for wadi? Or "wadi" itself?

Could it be improved for clarity? maye 11:46, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

I deleted the "wadi = oasis" paragraph. The word "oasis" came via Greek from Ancient Egyptian and originally was a proper-name for the Siwa oasis in Egypt. I have never seen "wadi" used to mean "oasis". Anthony Appleyard 06:05, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm a new user so am afraid to make a potentially controversial edit, but is the "also, a rare breed of the bird family" sentence a joke? I've never heard of it, and can't find any other references online or in my bird reference books. Pit-trout 21:00, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I also think we should delete that section or qualify it with some form of citation. Mmkaram 03:59, 21 May 2007 (UTC)