Seriously, What Are Those Horses? (Official Thread)

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I/We, _La Horse]_, am/are guessing that the April 2010 horses are based on: _Striped Kingfisher I/We understand that by submitting this form I/we am/are using 1 (one) of my/our 3 (three) Official Guesses, and that this guess cannot be edited, replaced, or revoked. Oh, and equimagine is a genius. For realzies.

i think its very close, first i though for sure its the brownhooded kingfisher but thats already been guessed and apperantly not right, so theres only one outcome left and we have nothing to lose anyways! XD

[equimagine]

Guessing is officially over! All horses have been correctly identified.

However, I am going to make a bonus round. + 10 points to any person/team who can answer the following (each worth 10 points):

1. Where are these birds found?

2. What is their Latin family name?

3. To what group of Kingfishers do these birds belong?

You may only guess if you have already accumulated points, sorry!

Ready? ...GO!

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Pied Kingfisher!
1.can be found in Africa and Asia.
2. Ceryle Rudis Fam. (Cerilydae)
3. Water kingfisher.

Giant Kingfisher!
1.Africa
2.Megaceryle maxima
3.Water kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher!
1.Africa
2.Alcedo cristata
3.River kingfisher

African Pygmy kingfisher!
1.Africa
2.Ispidina picta
3. River kingfisher

Grey-Headed kingfisher!
1.cape verde islands, africa, gambie, and other smaller countries. ect.
2.Halcyon leucocephala
3.tree kingfisher

woodland Kingfisher!
1.africa
2.Halcyon senegalensis
3.tree kingfisher

Striped kingfisher!
1.sub saharan africa (africa)
2.Halcyon chelicuti
3.tree kingfisher


phew! that took a while

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also here are some pics for la horse since this competition is nearly over we gotta work work work! XD

dont go!

so different yet so close

what am i?...

took me days

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also if the writing isnt clear for the second pic, here is the poem i made up to go with it!

Maybe so different,
But yet so Close,
Earth and sky,
its hard to know..
what they see,
In the opposite worlds,
but always together,
Horses and birds.

[Iwantmycookie]

2. What is their Latin family name?
Latin name: Alcedo atthis

[Iwantmycookie]

the journey was over, the sun had set
the page closed on the internet

the guessing was done, the kingfishers song had been sung
all the guesses off our tounge

yet the times had been fun
and we all will wait egarly to see who has won

[Iwantmycookie]

E qual chance of winning
Q uestions filling our heads
U nique teams
I magine the answer
M aybe it will get you lots of points!
A sking questions is good
G rades...
I nteriging designs
N ever bored
E xcitement

a really bad accrostic poem for ya'll

[Iwantmycookie]

a hycu (sp???)

All horses can fly
if you go and give them wings
birds are now horses

[The Dolorosa]

a hycu (sp???)

All horses can fly
if you go and give them wings
birds are now horses

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