Secretary Bird

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The origin of the name for the secretary bird is an allusion to the custom that clerks had of placing pens behind the ear when goose-quills were used for writing, (Figuier, 1869).

Keywords

Aves, birds of prey, bird, secretary bird, Sagittariidae

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Birds: S

Source

Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869) 646

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