Three-banded Courser*
Lake Bogoria
29Oct2014
Nocturnal, well-camouflaged and
hard to find...in large areas in north
east and south Sub-Saharan Africa.
hard to find...in large areas in north
east and south Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rhinoptilus cinctus
(L 10-11")
*aka Heuglin’s Courser
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry
(Emily Dickinson)
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Rhinoptilus in Greek means
nose feather; cincta in Latin
means encircled, wreathed.
nose feather; cincta in Latin
means encircled, wreathed.