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Intervales State Park
11Oct2017
 Swallow-tailed Manakin
In Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
...the tail is unlike any swallow.
Chiroxiphia caudata
(L 5.75-6")
Chiroxiphia in Greek means
hand sword; caudata in Latin
means tail.
Be like the bird, who
Halting in his flight
On limb too slight
Feels it give way beneath him,
Yet sings
Knowing he hath wings.
(Victor Hugo)
© Ted Parker
Macaulay
Library
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