Intervales State Park
10Oct2017
Striped Cuckoo
From Mexico and Trinidad south to
Bolivia and Argentina...related to the
legend of the saci* in Brazilian folklore.
Bolivia and Argentina...related to the
legend of the saci* in Brazilian folklore.
Tapera naevia
(L 11" Wt 1.4 oz)
*Saci is a one-legged black or
mulatto youngster with holes in the
palms of his hands, who smokes a
pipe and wears a magical red cap
that enables him to disappear and
reappear wherever he wishes
(usually in the middle of a dust
devil). (Wikipedia)
mulatto youngster with holes in the
palms of his hands, who smokes a
pipe and wears a magical red cap
that enables him to disappear and
reappear wherever he wishes
(usually in the middle of a dust
devil). (Wikipedia)
Tapera is Tupi (Brazilian)
for a uckoo; naevia in
Latin means spotted.
for a uckoo; naevia in
Latin means spotted.
© Jay W
McGowan
McGowan
Macaulay
Library
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© Wikipedia