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# You're welcome, Jeeves!
Is that the mainland or Tasmanian edition? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superb_Fairywren
Interesting bio; the male brings the female flowers, appears with her as a pair in public, but privately they both have their way with anyone and everyone, and proudly raise the bastard children.
(, Sun 15 Apr 2012, 16:36, archived)
# Mainland version.
They're great fun to watch, but hard work to get photos of.
(, Sun 15 Apr 2012, 16:49, archived)
# They "emerged from the great corvid radiation"
I picture a giant crow with lasers shooting from its eyes...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluridae#Systematics
(, Sun 15 Apr 2012, 16:49, archived)
# I may have played an April Fool on the Birding-Aus mailing list based on that.
(, Sun 15 Apr 2012, 16:50, archived)