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R: common names (DODO)
From:
Maurizio Perini <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Fri, 1 May 1998 23:41:52 +0200
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Dear Paul,
 
As Carlos said the navigators named this bird Dodo ( latin name is
Raphus cucullatus, syn. Didus ineptus).
The name Dodo mean (from portuguese "doido" or "doudo") "simpleton".
 
Ciao !!
 
Maurizio
from Italy.
 
 
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da:     Jorge Bartolomeu [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Inviato:        venerd́ 1 maggio 1998 22.58
A:      [log in to unmask]
Oggetto:        Re: common names (DODO)
 
At 09:03 01-05-1998 -1000, you wrote:
>Paul:
>
>This subject is getting somewhat drained, but I can't help commenting on
>"who would name a bird doo-doo?"   You haven't parked your car under
>enough Mynah bird trees.
>
>Aloha,
>Wes
>
 
        Dear Paul
 
        I don't know who, exactly, named this bird DODO. But the description of
the dodo was first maid by navigators, mainly Dutch, who landed on Mauritius.
        It is thought that the dodo became extinct between 1681 and 1693.
 
        Best regards,
        Carlos
 

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