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The Lost Macaw of Cuba

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There were potentially up to ten or more species of macaw in the West Indies, scattered on most of the major islands from Cuba in the west to Martinique in the east. According to his writings, the Cuban Macaw’s behavior was typical of the genus, living in pairs or family parties that kept in contact with loud, raucous calls.

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Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle & Sharpe

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In it, Bloch becomes LeChiffre, Fleming becomes Mathis and Popov becomes 007 (it does sound a bit better than Tricycle Licensed to Kill), while the rest of the gambling scene remains the same. Furthermore, there are six families confined to the Greater Antilles. Living in the Caribbean, in 1953 Fleming was writing the Casino Royale.