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leatherhead
Dec. 19th, 2023 07:41 amleatherhead (LE-ther-hed) - n., any of several honeyeaters (genus Philemon) of Australasia with dark heads bare of feathers.
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Also more frequently called friarbirds, though not all friarbirds have the leathery head -- they're named for their circular pattern at the crown of their heads and their neutral coloring (shared by the leatherheads), which makes them resemble friars. As a type of honeyeater, they are closely related to fairywrens. Name is from, well, the leathery appearance of their heads.
---L.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
Also more frequently called friarbirds, though not all friarbirds have the leathery head -- they're named for their circular pattern at the crown of their heads and their neutral coloring (shared by the leatherheads), which makes them resemble friars. As a type of honeyeater, they are closely related to fairywrens. Name is from, well, the leathery appearance of their heads.
---L.
