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Monthly Archives: April 2013
This is where they keep
the obsolete technology.
Mascarene Parrot
Based on a colored engraving by Jacques Barraband from F. Levaillant’s Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. Vol 2, Paris, 1801-5. Wikipedia says: The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising … Continue reading
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker is probably extinct. Then again, maybe it isn’t. It was, or is, one of the largest woodpeckers in the world, at roughly 20 inches in length and 30 inches in wingspan. It was native to the virgin … Continue reading
Delalande’s Coucal
He was from Madagascar.
