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Echoes Of An Ancient Bird

The super-elongated windpipe of a fossilized ‘coiled chicken’ suggests that the bird produced a deep and loud call.

New Bird Species Discovered In China

The Sichuan bush warbler, Locustella chengi, has been named after the late Professor Cheng Tso-hsin.

Of Brains And Birdsong

A more refined technique has helped identify the acropallium as the region of the brain responsible for song generation in zebra finches.