On 08/20/2015 11:32 PM, dpb wrote:
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Sure, that can explain the trunk; doesn't explain the smooth bark vis a
vis all the other sample shots of the species...

Again, I'm not saying it's not but from all the looking at comparative
shots, would surely have a stretch deciding that's what those he's
cutting are...it's why I didn't think was and guessed at something far
different initially (not to mention that I hadn't looked and didn't
realize several of the species that at least had heard of by common
names actually were in acacia family.)

So again, sure, he's almost certainly correct and I've no doubt he's
pretty doggone knowledgeable but like so often in the bird books or the
like the subject doesn't necessarily match the illustration all that
well...

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