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Was the white umbrella-bird an undiscovered species, or was it just a variant individual, an anomaly, a sport, like the occasional black jaguar born to a pair of normally spotted parents?
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Was the white umbrella-bird an undiscovered species, or was it just a variant individual, an anomaly, a sport, like the occasional black jaguar born to a pair of normally spotted parents?
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It is, from the ornament on its head -- consisting of a crest, with long curved hairy feathers, having long bare quills; which, when raised, spread themselves out in the form of a fringed sunshade over the head -- called the umbrella-bird (Cephalopterus ornatus).
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Arthur and I were in the meantime engaged in trying to tame Master Toby and the umbrella-bird, which we called Niger.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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We saw also the curious black umbrella-bird; which is so called from having a hood like an umbrella spread over its head.
The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The curious black umbrella-bird is entirely confined to it, as is also the little bristle-tailed manakin.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Seeing the curious umbrella-bird secured to a perch projecting from the wall, I asked him to bring it, as I wanted to show it to Ellen.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I was sorry that we could not have it taken alive to Ellen, and I tried to explain to Duppo that we wished to have living creatures if possible captured, like the umbrella-bird.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I knew at once the curious creature to be the rare umbrella-bird
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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On its forehead is a curiously-shaped tuft, of slight and elastic feathers which curl over something like those of the umbrella-bird.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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