Hi Peter,
Maybe. It would add some odd consistency to Red-, Yellow- and White- (as the other ones were called). I have not come across that name. If so, it adds an idea but I may still wonder why would someone think its tail was glossy. Or indeed any part of it. HANZAB comments that this species differs in appearance from the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo by (among several things) not being glossy. I wonder if the names ever got confused and switched.
And yes Donald wrote to me, not surprisingly, that his spelling was just a “careless placement of a hyphen” and no renaming intended. Either way I thought the name is worth commenting on.
Philip
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3 responses to “Glossy Black-Cockatoo name”
I sometimes wonder if this type of name is invented by someone looking at a specimen in their hand, where such subtle differences are easily seen, but nearly invisible at a normal distance.
Peter Shute
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Hi all,
Regarding the glossiness of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo, when seen closely in good sunlight and at the right angle, the wing, body and tail feathers have a beautiful glossy sheen. You have to get a really good view to see it.
Cheers,
Carol
At 7:37 PM +1000 19/10/11, PETER MORGAN wrote:
yeah, g’day Phil
While I don’t like to clutter up Bird-Aus, just to clarify, I mean that maybe the red panels are/were the “glossy” part referred to. I have no basis for this other than that is how i’ve always thought it went. Certainly there is nothing “glossy” about the rest of the bird.
Peter
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