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)
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)
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
Library
© Wikipedia