Apparently the cone-billed tanager (Conothraupis mesoleuca) of Brazil has been rediscovered. This bird had been seen exactly once before now: a male was collected in 1938. Since then, nothing--until the rediscovery. This is the tanager that Scott Weidensaul searched for and wrote about in his book "The Ghost with Trembling Wings", an excellent read, in my opinion. It's about the search for various lost species (and some that no doubt never existed!). The chapter about the tanager is available in an Outside online article:
http://outside.away.com/outside/adventure/200206/200206_phantom_1.adp
I have very few details about the rediscovery. A small photo appears here:
http://www.ao.com.br/ao127.htm
Apparently a full article about the rediscovery is in the works.
Paul
http://outside.away.com/outside/adventure/200206/200206_phantom_1.adp
I have very few details about the rediscovery. A small photo appears here:
http://www.ao.com.br/ao127.htm
Apparently a full article about the rediscovery is in the works.
Paul