Striped Cuckoo
Very important in Brazilian
folklore, being related to the
legend of the saci*, or matita-perê.
folklore, being related to the
legend of the saci*, or matita-perê.
Tapera naevia
(L 11" Wt 1.4 oz)
PanAmerican Highway
to Yaviza
03Oct2016
*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)
© Jay W
McGowan
McGowan
Macaulay
Library
Library
Tapera is Tupi (Brazilian)
for a cuckoo; naevia in
Latin means spotted.
for a cuckoo; naevia in
Latin means spotted.