Knew there was something special about this bird! On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > -- Rick Phillips Kingsport, Tennessee