長尾巴的山中仙女與Formosa

夏末的早晨,住在鄉下的John走出家門,在地上撿到一枝臺灣藍鵲尾羽。

這種常見於臺灣北部丘陵地的鳥兒,由英國博物學家兼外交官史溫侯 (R. Swinhoe, 1836-1877)發現,確認為新物種,且是臺灣特有種。

Today, the holotype found by Swinhoe is exhibited in the Natural History Museum, London.

Feathers symbolizes

Bird feathers symbolize different things in different cultures, and they create connections between nature and people, people and culture.

When “Man of the hole”, the Loneliest man in the World, was found dead in his hammock and covered in feathers of a macaw, we collected blue magpie tail feathers, wrote articles, looked back at history, and thought about the future.

Life is a cycle of ends and starts.

Photo credit: TakaoClub.com / Taipei Times /biodiversitylibrary.org
Illustrator: J Fenwick Lansdowne

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