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| La Gelignotte Du Canada/Canada grouse. (Looks like it's wearing a little furry cape.) |
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| Le Hocco/Curassow (love the hairdo) |
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| Bird of paradise |
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| Bird of paradise, "Le superbe" |
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| Le Silifet/Western parotia (this bird is ready for Mardi gras!) |
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| Le Huppe-col/Tufted coquette |
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| Le Kakatoes à Huppe Rouge/Salmon-crested cockatoo |
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| Le Lori Cramoisi/Electus parrot |
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| Maipouri/Black-headed parrot |
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| Le Petit Pic Rayé De Cayenne/Hispaniolan woodpecker |
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| Le Toco |
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| La Demoiselle De Numidie/Demoiselle crane (quite fetching) |
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| Le Combattant/Ruff (male); reese (female) |
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| Le Caurale/Sun bittern |
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| Le Faisan Doré/Golden pheasant. (A bit of an Egyptian headdress motif.) |
The demoiselle crane epitomizes elegance, does it not?
ReplyDeleteWow, these birds are the Copa showgirls--uh, showboys (colorful ones are usually males) of the natural world!
ReplyDeleteI saw a Western parotia dance on YouTube:
Ahref="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZF_IbizDzw">clickhere</A
Whoops! Sorry! (It's worth the click and drag)
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It's amazing to think that the Comte de Buffon could document all these species from all over the Old and New Worlds, around the time of the American Revolution.
DeleteGiven the difficulty of travel, the collection at the Jardin du Roi, where he was director, must have been unique.
He also did landmark work in probability theory.
Thank you for the fascinating post.
Love it! (the dance). I saw that entire program once.
DeleteThat bird looks like a flasher in a dark raincoat. Aagh!
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