Hello Steven,
Friday, January 05, 2001, 6:09:42 AM, you wrote:
SNG> I've seen the name pop up so often lately that I went and looked at a
SNG> picture to see what it looks like. Too bad it's at the end of the list!
SNG> That is one strange looking bird, I guess hence the name. Does the genus
SNG> name uropatus have something to do with the flat tail?
Yes it does. 'Uro'(from the Greek "oura")is 'the tail'; 'platy' (from
the Greek "platys/platos") meaning 'flat'; and 'tus' is a suffix that
denotes possession.
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Best regards,
Tony mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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