Thank you again!
Bye,
J
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From:
Julius Boos
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:29
AM
Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] a bird
>From : Agoston Janos Reply-To
: Discussion of aroids Sent :
Monday, February 12, 2007 2:19 AMTo : "AROID-L" Subject
: [Aroid-l] a birdDear Jami,The hornbill mentioned by Wilbert
is one of the species of a genus of large Asian and African birds,
all/most of which have a long, thick curved bill, but with another growth
that looks like a second bill attached to and above the real beak, or as
if a structure looking like a cow`s horn (which curves upward) is attached
to the bills/beaks upper surface. This 'horn' used to be
carved (like elephant ivory) into tiny figures by the Chinese.
These birds and their bills are now 'officially'
protected. Wilbert published photos of the heads of
these birds which had been killed by the locals in the area where he and
Dr. Symon were discovering A. titanum.The male bird seals the female in a
tree-hole during incubation, and feeds her through a tiny slit or hole in
the sealed entrance during the entire incubation period.I hope this
helps.>>Dear All,I found in Deni's book of Aroids in the
chapter of Amorphs, that maybe Amorph. titanum seeds are dispersed by
hornbills.But what is a hornbill? I cannot find it in any reachable
dictionary. Please help me, it is urgent.Thank
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