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Prolonging Revenge Through Reincarnation: The Paintings of the Mincing Mockingbird, Volume III

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My personal favorite, for obvious reasons , is the glowing, almost haughty female Red-necked Phalarope captioned “‘Just For A Laugh’ Is Rarely An Excuse For The Coordinated And Sustained Introduction Of Non-Native Species” But enough about words. This is an art book, and the paintings deserve a bit more analysis here.

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Weavers

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The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species that bear the name “weaver” or “malimbe” Not all of these are true weavers as we will discuss below. There are currently 64 recognized species in this genus, a remarkable number indeed, and this includes the 5 Asian and 2 Malagasy species.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Rosy-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis. Those are the numbers, here come the birds; Alphabetic Taxonomic. 28 Jun 2017. 28 May 2017.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Black-winged Lovebird – Agapornis taranta. Big Egg Marsh. Rainbow Lorikeet – Trichoglossus haematodus. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016.

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