Paul Van Gasse wrote:
I wouldn't be too quick in discarding the possibility of this bird's
existence.
The Swiss Parrot (Lathamus helvetica) is closely related to the
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor); it can be distinguished from
the former by its lisping call.
More seriously, this appears to be a "meme" in action. I have a vague
recollection of hearing a news report about the funding announcement
for the "swiss" parrot. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the press release
in question to see whether the mistake was in the original or was a
"mutation" in the news report. (The PM's website only has speeches
back to June 1997, and there were only three unrelated references to
Swift Parrots on Hansaard's website.)
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Paul Taylor Veni, vidi, tici -
I came, I saw, I ticked.
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