>Dennis et Tweets--
>
> perhaps if we had more intimate acquaintance with these birds,
> we could just give them all familiar names.. for instance,
> because of the Kingfisher's shock of *hair*, I've always called
> them *Rubensteins*, (after that remarkable pianist of course)
>
> Tom

That's funny, I always called them *Rubensteins* because the markings on
the female looked like a big swatch of lipstick (Helena Rubenstein of
course)!

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
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