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Word of the day: Budgerigar or budgie

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Discovered in 1770 by James Cook and his crew, and described in the journal as “beautiful birds of the parrot kind, such as lorryquets” they became famous in England when the naturalist and one of the greatest bird painters of all time John Gould brought the first live specimens to England, referring to them as [...]

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