OK. In my opinion, we should first lay out the 4 (or more if anyone wants to nominate another) Featured Topic ideas and vote on them. And what do you all think of my targets? Am I overambitious, underambitous, or what? I'll do The Extinct Bird of North America and New World Vultures nominees and the base for Ratites and Procellariiformes: would someone else like to flesh out the details? Without delay, they are: