Re: *Uatchitodon*?

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Nicholas Gardner wrote:

> And aren't some birds poisonous in some fashion?

There's at least one species of bird from Papua New Guinea that is
poisonous to the touch. One researcher studying birds in the area was
scratched by a bird while removing it from a net, and thus discovered
its toxic nature the hard way. I can't recall what species of bird it
was though, but its toxicity may have been related to its diet. Certain
caterpillars accumulate toxicity from eating certain plants - perhaps
this bird eats such toxic insects.

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