The Morpork in Heraldry

[Carl Clifford <>]

Dear All,

While trying to unravel the mystery of Ninox novaehollandiae, I have  
come across an interesting piece of trivia, which might be useful for  
anyone who sets Trivia Night questions. In the Disc World series of  
books by Terry Pratchett, the pricipal city is Ankh-Morpork. The coat  
of arms of Ankh-Morpork is crested with a Morpork holding an ankh. I  
have not been able to trace the range of the Australasian Morpork  
Ninox novaeseelandiae as far as Disc World. The heraldic Morpork must  
be a previously un-described species, for which I nominate the the  
Taxonomic name Ninox mundus-orbis.
If anyone would like to see the Ankh-Morporkian Coat of Arms, it can  
be found at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh-Morpork

Cheers,

Carl Clifford

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