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The monk parakeet was described by French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. [2] The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. [3]
Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the legality of Christmas decorations on town property. All plaintiffs, including lead plaintiff Daniel Donnelly, were members of the Rhode Island chapter of the ACLU.
The type species was subsequent designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855. [4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning "mouse" and the Neo-Latin psitta meaning "parrot". [5] The name alludes to the mouse-grey face and underparts of the monk parakeet. [6]
There are believed to be around 200,000 monk parakeets across the Costa del Sol - too many for local authorities who are culling the species (Getty/iStock)
The bird lived in huge, noisy flocks of as many as 300 birds. It built its nest in a hollow tree, laying two to five [26] (most accounts say two) 1.6 in (4.1 cm) round white eggs. Reportedly, multiple female parakeets could deposit their eggs into one nest, similar to nesting behavior described in the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus). [27]
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The Australian budgerigar, or shell parakeet, is a popular pet and the most common parakeet. Parakeets comprise about 115 species of birds that are seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tails. [citation needed] The Australian budgerigar, also known as "budgie", Melopsittacus undulatus, is probably the most common ...
Baby Jesus theft is the theft of figurines of the infant Jesus from outdoor public and private nativity displays during the Christmas season. It is an "enduring (and illegal) practice" according to New York Times journalist Katie Rogers, "believed to be part of a yearly tradition, often carried out by bored teenagers looking for an easy prank."