Fair enough, I'm not sure I've seen one in flight.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Cook
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 1:52 PM
> To: Peter Shute; 'birding-aus'
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Regent colours
>
> Peter
>
> If you have ever seen Regent Parrots in flight, the very dark
> tail and wings against the bright yellow gives very much a
> "Black and Gold" impression.
>
> Bob Cook
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Peter Shute
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 1:38 PM
> To: 'birding-aus'
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Regent colours
>
> Good theory, but it doesn't explain the naming of Regent
> Parrot very well.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Russ Lamb
> > Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2010 12:55 PM
> > To: Peter Marsh; Stephen Ambrose; 'Shirley Cook'; 'birding-aus'
> > Cc: 'BASNA'; 'Phil Mulhearn'
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Regent colours
> >
> > Peter,
> > My understanding is that when an English monarch died and
> > his/her successor was a child (ie a minor too young to rule
> in his/her
> > own right), a regent was appointed (?by Parliament,?House
> of Lords) to
> > make decisions usually made by a monarch. To distinguish the regent
> > from all the other lords, nobles, hangers-on in the royal court he
> > exclusively wore garments of black and gold. So the combination of
> > those two colours created the association with the word "regent".
> >
> > Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ
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