Brain Drain Quiz

[jimmy]

Time to get the books out or start googling :razz:

1. Hume's Ground-Jay has been recently re-classified and placed into which bird family?

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how?

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both.

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs?

5. What is the literal translation of the word megapode?

6. What is the name of the effect of light on Hummingbird feathers to create colours called?

7. What order of birds do the three species of Screamer belong to?

8. What is the only member of the genus Corvus to have reached Tasmania

9. If Pigeons and Parrots don't have an oil gland, what do they use for feather maintenance instead?.

10. Common on the Argentine Pampass, this very specialised raptor also occours as far north as Florida.

11. A massive forest Eagle of Central America and South America with a claw larger than a Grizzly Bears.

12. Which bird is the only one to (naturally) have a bill that curves to one side?

13. Birds are not generally thought of as able to hibernate. Name a North American bird that does.

14. Which species of bird had feathers that were prized above all others by the Aztec and Mayan civilisations and were seen as a sign of status.

15. What type of bird is a Cahow?

16. The Elephant Bird or Vauron Patra came from where?

17. The Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica has been found recently to be genetically very close to which two famous, now extict birds?


Jimmy :-P

[Waxbillman]

hello

2, thats a vulture/raptor like bird that eats the mallow from bones, it picks them up flies up very high lets them go and they smash on hard surfaces like rocks they can then get at the marrow, am i right?

matthew

[Waxbillman]

3. is that the red kite and buzzard?

matthew

[Waxbillman]

12. the crossbill?

4, does it make chambers for them like oven cover the eggs in sand etc

11. i cannot think of its name now, that monkey eagle, the biggest eagle in the world

matthew

[jimmy]

Hi Matthew, not bad mate :razz:

Correct answers below

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash open.

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

[jimmy]

hi Matthew,

Sorry mate, 1 of no.3 is right

[Waxbillman]

red kite is right then? i seem to remember then saying that. what about Ravens then?

matthew

[Waxbillman]

15. gadfly petrel family

[jimmy]

Not bad mate :smile:
2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash ope

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both. Raven (Corvus corax) & Red Kite (Milvus milvus).

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

15. What type of bird is a Cahow? A type of Petrel, or Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow).

[dave85]

1.Hume's Ground Tit (Pseudopodoces humilis), previously Hume's Ground Jay, has changed its placement within the Passeriformes recently because of molecular and osteological testing. It has now been placed into the Paridae.
5.mound-builder - any of a group of chickenlike birds found in the Malay Archipelago and Australia
7.Anseriformes or family - Anhimidae
16.island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa - btw its called a - vouron patra

Thanks
Dave

[dave85]

14. a guess is the - resplendent quetzal

[jimmy]

Good stuff Dave :razz:

1. Hume's Ground-Jay has been recently re-classified and placed into which bird family? Paridae (Titmice).

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash ope

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both. Raven (Corvus corax) & Red Kite (Milvus milvus).

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

5. What is the literal translation of the word megapode? mound-builder - any of a group of chickenlike birds found in the Malay Archipelago and Australia

7. What order of birds do the three species of Screamer belong to? Duck's, Geese & Swan's.Anhimidae

15. What type of bird is a Cahow? A type of Petrel, or Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow

16. The Elephant Bird or Vauron Patra came from where? Madagascar.

[jimmy]

Not a bad guess Dave, spot on in fact :razz:

1. Hume's Ground-Jay has been recently re-classified and placed into which bird family? Paridae (Titmice).

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash open

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both. Raven (Corvus corax) & Red Kite (Milvus milvus).

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

5. What is the literal translation of the word megapode? mound-builder - any of a group of chickenlike birds found in the Malay Archipelago and Australia

7. What order of birds do the three species of Screamer belong to? Duck's, Geese & Swan's.Anhimidae

14. Which species of bird had feathers that were prized above all others by the Aztec and Mayan civilisations and were seen as a sign of status. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

15. What type of bird is a Cahow? A type of Petrel, or Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow

16. The Elephant Bird or Vauron Patra came from where? Madagascar.

Sorry the answers are not in blue this time, to much hassle. :?

[kenny]

hi jimmy

these are all flamingo related

10/ they have special crumbly feathers to clean themselves with
17/they have 19 verterbrae i think
20/ a bloke called don featherstone invented the plastic flamingo

:cool: ken

[jimmy]

:razz:

You've found my source havn't you Kenny 8-)

Thats the trouble when people google for things :razz:

Thats the funniest post i've read in ages Kenny, well done mate :wink:

[jimmy]

And at least i know the difference between Frontline applicators, DUMBO :razz: :razz:

[kenny]

hi jimmy

i must confess i had you dangling there for a while mate,have you got any suggestions on what i can put on a post that would annoy the hell out of a certain bloke:roll:

sorry jimmy

ken

[PAUL HEARN]

Hello Jimmy,

Some of my answers may have been posted before, but here goes.

1, Cuckoo?

2, Bone Marrow and Tortoises.

3, Red Kite, Black Kite and Raven.

4, Mounds of rotting vegetation.

5, ?

6, Refraction?

7, ?

8, Magpie?

9, Rain water or Saliva?

10, Striated Caracara/Johnny Rook.

11, Harpy Eagle.

12, Wrybill.

13, Clarkes Poorwhill.

14, ?

15, ?

16, Australia/New Zealand?

17, Dodo and Solitaire.

Paul.

[jimmy]

hi paul,

sorry i took so long to reply.

you got 6.11.12.13.17.right :razz:

2.3.4 were already answered, but you were right :razz:

you got 1.8.9.10.16 wrong :smile:

answers so far.

1. Hume's Ground-Jay has been recently re-classified and placed into which bird family? Paridae (Titmice).

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash open

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both. Raven (Corvus corax) & Red Kite (Milvus milvus).

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

5. What is the literal translation of the word megapode? mound-builder - any of a group of chickenlike birds found in the Malay Archipelago and Australia

6. What is the name of the effect of light on Hummingbird feathers to create colours called? Refraction.

7. What order of birds do the three species of Screamer belong to? Duck's, Geese & Swan's.Anhimidae

11. A massive forest Eagle of Central America and South America with a claw larger than a Grizzly Bears. Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja).

12. Which bird is the only one to (naturally) have a bill that curves to one side? Wrybill or Ngutu-parore (Anarhynchus frontalis) a New Zealand Plover. Interesting article about it here http://www.nzbirds.com/Wrybill.html

13. Birds are not generally thought of as able to hibernate. Name a North American bird that does. Common Poorwill (Phanaloptilus nuttali)


14. Which species of bird had feathers that were prized above all others by the Aztec and Mayan civilisations and were seen as a sign of status. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

15. What type of bird is a Cahow? A type of Petrel, or Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow

16. The Elephant Bird or Vauron Patra came from where? Madagascar.

17. The Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica has been found recently to be genetically very close to which two famous, now extict birds? Dodo & Solitaire.

[PAUL HEARN]

Who won, who won, who won???

Paul.:lol: :lol:

[jimmy]

No one yet Paul, its not finished :razz: :razz:

[kenny]

hi jimmy

shall i finish it off for you mate

ken

[jimmy]

You just can't wait can you Kenny :razz:

[jimmy]

questions 8,9 & 10 to get guys :)

[dave85]

8. What is the only member of the genus Corvus to have reached Tasmania

9. If Pigeons and Parrots don't have an oil gland, what do they use for feather maintenance instead?.

10. Common on the Argentine Pampass, this very specialised raptor also occours as far north as Florida.

[jimmy]

Cheers Dave :)

[Waxbillman]

hello Jimmy


i think i will put everyone out of their misery and tell them the answers.

8. What is the only member of the genus Corvus to have reached Tasmania - Answer - Forest Raven (corvus tasmanicus)

9. If Pigeons and Parrots don't have an oil gland, what do they use for feather maintenance instead? - Answer - 'Dandruff' - powder down

10. Common on the Argentine Pampass, this very specialised raptor also occours as far north as Florida - Answer - the crested caracara also the snail kite, but that rarer in Florida.

matthew

[jimmy]

Nice one Matthew or was it Kenny :?

1. Hume's Ground-Jay has been recently re-classified and placed into which bird family? Paridae (Titmice).

2. The Lammergeier has become something of a specialist feeder, mostly on what, and how? Large bones full of marrow which it carries aloft and drops onto rocks to smash open

3. Medieval Londoners would be very familiar with two large refuse/scavenging birds, name them both. Raven (Corvus corax) & Red Kite (Milvus milvus).

4. How do the Australian Mallee fowl (and indeed other megapodes) incubate their eggs? By piling up huge mounds of vegetation over their eggs creating a type of compost heap

5. What is the literal translation of the word megapode? mound-builder - any of a group of chickenlike birds found in the Malay Archipelago and Australia

6. What is the name of the effect of light on Hummingbird feathers to create colours called? Refraction.

7. What order of birds do the three species of Screamer belong to? Duck's, Geese & Swan's.Anhimidae

8. What is the only member of the genus Corvus to have reached Tasmania? Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus).

9. If Pigeons and Parrots don't have an oil gland, what do they use for feather maintenance instead? Special feathers that crumble into a sort of talc-like powder.

10. Common on the Argentine Pampass, this very specialised raptor also occours as far north as Florida. Snail Kite also called Everglades Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis).


11. A massive forest Eagle of Central America and South America with a claw larger than a Grizzly Bears. Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja).

12. Which bird is the only one to (naturally) have a bill that curves to one side? Wrybill or Ngutu-parore (Anarhynchus frontalis) a New Zealand Plover. Interesting article about it here http://www.nzbirds.com/Wrybill.html

13. Birds are not generally thought of as able to hibernate. Name a North American bird that does. Common Poorwill (Phanaloptilus nuttali)


14. Which species of bird had feathers that were prized above all others by the Aztec and Mayan civilisations and were seen as a sign of status. Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

15. What type of bird is a Cahow? A type of Petrel, or Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow

16. The Elephant Bird or Vauron Patra came from where? Madagascar.

17. The Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica has been found recently to be genetically very close to which two famous, now extict birds? Dodo & Solitaire.

[Waxbillman]

is that everything Jimmy?

PS Jimmy, i have rumbled you, you know what i mean.

matthew

[jimmy]

Thats the lot Matthew.

rumbled me, what on earth are you talking about. :)

[Waxbillman]

i will PM you.

matthew

[kenny]

hi matt

sorry i got there before you matey:wink:

ken

[Waxbillman]

yeh i know, Jimmy told me.

matthew