The Australian Rainforest Conservation Society received the following
request for helpfrom Haary Friesen (US of A) in identifying a rare
Australian bird seen on TV:
From: (Harry Friesen)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:20:50 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Exotic Bird
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Last week I saw a TV show about rare animals and birds of Australia.
One of the birds was the most beautiful bird I have ever seen. It was
about the size of small chicken with beautful feathers and with
extensions from its side that looked about 2 or 3 ft long something like
an outstretched wing. It had about 4 or 5 balllike thngs hanging down
under each wing when outstretched. It also had an unusual tail of
feathers when fluffed up that looked like white gauze. Really something
rarely if ever seen. I do not know where I saw this TV show but would
like to find uut where to get colored picures . My son is professor at
Santa Barbara City College and is writ8ng a course on the diversity of
Birds and I would liike to refer him to this bird. Can you help me?
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Tail feathers like white gauze suggests a lyrebird, and since photos of
Albert Lyrebirds are rare, a Superb Lyrebird (_Menura novaehollandiae_).
The 2 or 3 ft long extensions like wings could be the tail spread in
display, but the ball-like things hanging down are a puzzle unless some
sort of photographic effect.
Can you help please.
Syd Curtis at Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia
H Syd Curtis
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