[Bristol-Birds] RE: [Bristol-Birds] Greene County Vis à Bois Woodpecker
- From: Michele Sparks <navigate48@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bristol-Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 05:54:10 -0500
Since we've been studying ROOT words from other languages that you find in
English, today will be a fun lesson at school.
The is the "Pic à tête jaune" is the "Peak at yellow head" "Vis à Bois"
translates as Screw with Wood.
Michele Sparks
Bluff City, TN
From: jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx
To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Greene County Vis à Bois Woodpecker
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 23:51:12 -0500
Rick,
A great photo ! Absolutely amazing ! This species was
described to
science from a rural area of Greene County, TN in 1897 as a
"Pic à tête jaune" in the field notes of Monsieur
Meunier, the famous
French ornithologist who spent seven years collecting in this
country.
The specimen is on deposit at Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle
in Paris. Your friend is the first to photograph this
thought-to-be
extinct species. Meunier gave it the common name Vis
à Bois
Woodpecker.
A photo made of the tail of Meunier's Green
County specimen.
Let's go birding . . . .
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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