That was the word I was looking for John, Wallacean..... :-)
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On 19 March 2014 10:16, calyptorhynchus . <> wrote:
> I've been thinking about this too, I reckon it's one of the Wallacean
> cockatoos brought back by the Portuguese, who had a presence in that area
> from c 1500. Conceivably it might also have been a Sulphur-crested from
> southern New Guinea, traded around until a Portuguese merchant bought it.
>
> No need to invoke actual landings on Australia at this early date (though
> they may have occurred).
>
> John Leonard
>
>
> On 19 March 2014 10:02, Bill Stent <> wrote:
>
> > A colleage has just asked me about this.
> >
> > I'm stumped. How did a cocky get to Italy in AD 1496?
> >
> > Any thoughts? Is it a hoax?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/news/aussie-bird-renaissance-artwork-forces-history-rethink
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