A new kind of X-Wing?
July 7, 2006 8:27 PM Subscribe
Is there a bird whose name begins with X?
Tonight I heard an anecdote that involved a floor mat or poster that had animal silhouettes for each letter of the alphabet. Apparently X was some sort of bird. Do you, oh hive-mind, have any idea what bird this could be?
Tonight I heard an anecdote that involved a floor mat or poster that had animal silhouettes for each letter of the alphabet. Apparently X was some sort of bird. Do you, oh hive-mind, have any idea what bird this could be?
Best answer: A quick Wikipedia search leads me to Xavier's Greenbul, Xinjiang Ground Jay, Xantus's Murrelet, amd Xantus's Hummingbird... and also to the genuses Xanthocephalus, Xenoperdix, Xenus, Xema, Xiphirhynchus, Xenicus, Xanthomyza, and Xanthotis.
posted by glibhamdreck at 8:39 PM on July 7, 2006
posted by glibhamdreck at 8:39 PM on July 7, 2006
Okay, so the obvious challenge now is to identify all the animals in vacapinta's link...
H is for Harbor Porpoise
N is for Nycteris
Come on hive-mind!
posted by cephalopodcast at 8:49 PM on July 7, 2006
H is for Harbor Porpoise
N is for Nycteris
Come on hive-mind!
posted by cephalopodcast at 8:49 PM on July 7, 2006
WARNING: I found the Roz Gibson poster uploaded to a furry site, and that artist seems to be big in the furry community: "roz gibson" furry 1,160 hits.
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 9:14 PM on July 7, 2006
posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 9:14 PM on July 7, 2006
Hey dont look at me! I had seen that poster linked at this puzzle website - June 17th entry.
posted by vacapinta at 10:06 PM on July 7, 2006
posted by vacapinta at 10:06 PM on July 7, 2006
Looking at that poster, I'm pretty sure that G is for gerbil, O is for otter, and Q is for quail. Are these animals really that obscure?
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:07 PM on July 8, 2006
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:07 PM on July 8, 2006
I was wrong.
H is for Hourglass Dolphin
N is for Naked Bat
and X is for Xantus Hummingbird
posted by cephalopodcast at 6:42 PM on July 8, 2006
H is for Hourglass Dolphin
N is for Naked Bat
and X is for Xantus Hummingbird
posted by cephalopodcast at 6:42 PM on July 8, 2006
G is for Golden Mouse
O is for Otter Civet
and Q is for Quail Plover
posted by cephalopodcast at 6:48 PM on July 8, 2006
O is for Otter Civet
and Q is for Quail Plover
posted by cephalopodcast at 6:48 PM on July 8, 2006
Well, then. I respectfully submit to your authority, cephalopodcast. (Awesome handle, by the way.)
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:11 AM on July 10, 2006
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:11 AM on July 10, 2006
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posted by jeremias at 8:29 PM on July 7, 2006