Tim Tyler  wrote in
news:cd77b1$tc7$1{at}darwin.ediacara.org: 

> William Morse  wrote or quoted:
> 
>> This leads to the question of why there are no toxic birds. Again 
>> contingency is one answer. Anybody have any others?
> 
> Dubious premise:
> 
> ``The Hooded Pitohui, and two close relatives, are the first
> documented 
>   poisonous birds.''
> 
>  - http://www.interaktv.com/articles/pitohui.htm
> 
> http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2001/2/intoxnewguineabir
> ds.cfm 
> 
> ...has the full story.

Thanks for the reference. In my defense I will note the phrase "the first 
documented poisonous birds" in a 2001 article.Now I have to go find out if 
they advertise their toxicity.

Yours,

Bill Morse
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