Anagrams are back...

[birdman]

10 more Anagrams for you to have a got at if you wish.

There is a common theme, and a virtual bonus point will be awarded to the first person to recognise the theme.

I reckon these are of mixed difficulty (although experience tells me you're pretty good at these!) but I think there's one absolute stinker... unless you happen to be Hanno???

Here goes...

RACHEL FOUND PIGEON
DELICATE, RATHER PETITE
MOROCCAN MEN
JOY - A TAD MANIC
P. RULE PULLING ALE
DINGY AFRICAN WENCH
JO DUG FERN WELL
EXTRA WASHERMAN
KEN I. - BAD STRINGER
BAMBI LOOKS CUDDLIER

[MikeMules]

moroccan men = Common Crane

P. Rule Pulling Ale = Purple Gallinule

[birdman]

2 to Mike Mules!

[MikeMules]

extra washerman = Manx Shearwater

[MikeMules]

Ken I. - Bad Stringer = Eastern Kingbird

[dennis]

They all are products of a twisted mind?

[dennis]

DINGY AFRICAN WENCH = CANARY-WINGED FINCH

[Oakdryad5]

BAMBI LOOKS CUDDLIER =MELODIOUS BLACKBIRD

[Oakdryad5]

RACHEL FOUND PIGEON= EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH


This one was hard, look at all the birds I found hidden here: HERON, FALCON, ORIOLE, PELICAN, LOON

[robinm]

JO DUG FERN WELL = Red junglefowl

[robinm]

JOY - A TAD MANIC=Jamaican Tody
DELICATE, RATHER PETITE=Ratchet-tailed Treepie

I had to use my global bird list to confirm these existed!

As to the theme - I think dennis was spot on!

[Surreybirder]

The only theme I can guess at is that they all featured in the great global bird count?

[robinm]

Surreybirder: I thought of that and no they are not all in GGBC. I'm struggling for the link.

[MikeMules]

Well, the theme's not diet, it's not the number of syllables in the name, and not all the names contain a reference to colour, so I dunno! I think dennis may have it.

[Surreybirder]

Perhaps they are all species that Birdman has seen (on the telly?)?
Otherwise it's hard to see much in common between Manx shearwater, eastern kingbird and Ratchet-tailed treepie!! Perhaps the theme is that they have nothing in common :D

[dennis]

I have it!!! Example below:

Ratchet-tailed Treepie (Temnurus temnurus)
Jamaican Tody (Todus todus)

[dennis]

Although....Purple Gallinule(Porphyrio martinica)but...Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)

Might be just a difference between our respective reference materials(and the names they use).

dennis

[robinm]

You've got it dennis

European goldfinch=Carduelis carduelis
ratchet tailed treepie=Temnurus temnurus
common crane=Grus grus
Jamaican Tody=Todus todus
Purple Gallinule (in Europe)=Porphyrio porphyrio
Canary-Winged Finch=Melanodera melanodera
red junglefowl=Gallus gallus
Manx shearwater= Puffinus puffinus
Eastern Kingbird=Tyrannus tyrannus
Melodious Blackbird=Dives dives

How's that birdman!

[Charles Harper]

Birdman's asleep, but I laud your efforts. Laurels to all hands. I myself gave one look at the beginning of the thread and threw up my hands in despair.

Now I'm going to bed, and Birdman will be along in a moment.

[Surreybirder]

Nice one, Birdman (Avihomus avihomus?)

[birdman]

Wow... you have been busy!

And yes, you got the theme (dennis, you were close first time!)... although I should've known to be more careful with Porphyrio porphyrio, from the problems it caused in GGBC!

Even with the list robinm, the Treepie's a good spot!

[Steve]

Is it true Birdman?