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Nothing unusual about the origin on this one, but an amusing binomial nonetheless:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_blackbird



What's so funny about Turdus Maximus? I have a very great friend in Rome called Turdus Maximus.


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It's a joke, sir.

(That and the "In Rome" comment are both references to a classic Monty Python bit from The Life of Brian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_G2a2hL6U)




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