Pick 'n' mix from the Trieste NHM (1 Viewer)

Rasmus Boegh said:

Another rainy Saturday in the Trieste NHM...:
#3: Manucode sp. Exact sp. should be doable by measurements and feather structure (check New Guinea field guide for hints on this).
#4: A very worn Metallic Starling.

Thanks very much Rasmus. Sorry. I wasn't clear about the last bird. They're both photos of the Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica) that you identified. It's the same one! I looked at the Manucodes for a possible ID as I had a book on the Birds of Paradise to hand, but nothing fitted.
The museum's taxidermist explained the bird's odd look. The head and skull are mummified and have shrunk (relative to the beak) over time like the trophies of certain Amazonian tribes!

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