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  1. DMW

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Hah, I knew somebody was going to think of something! You are right, they do appear to have quite similarly proportioned tails as these birds.
  2. DMW

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Fair point. I'm just struggling to think of any passerines that have such a proportionately weedy tail.
  3. DMW

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Thanks for posting this: most interesting. My initial reaction is to wonder whether these are birds with full-grown tails. I wonder whether there is any possibility of somebody doing any genetic study?
  4. DMW

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    The plate of Dusky Tetraka in Morris & Hawkins was painted by Mark Andrews, who posts here as Rockfowl. Maybe he can chime in here with some information on what material he based his illustration? The claimed recording of Dusky Tetraka on avocet was made by Pamela Rasmussen, who is a prominent...
  5. DMW

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    Pete Morris might be able to shed some light - he's often on BF so you could try sending him a PM.
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