Saturday, April 26, 2014

My Year of Darwin 4/26/2014: cover that butt!

 Charles Darwin

"The second species (or P. albicollis) is allied to the first in its general form. It is called Tapacolo, or "cover your posterior;" and well does the shameless little bird deserve its name; for it carries it tail more than erect, that is, inclined backwards towards its head." Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle 

The genus has been renamed to Scelochilus albicollis (White-throated Tapaculo). 

There's a nice short video here
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Didn't do much today except laundry and fixed a flat on my truck. Only 930 and I'm off to bed. Lame lame lame. 

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