LL-L "Lexicon" 2011.03.13 (01)

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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>

Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2011.03.13 (05)

Hi,

Concerning the bird-names 'Dœskopp / Tölpel':

Last night my memory started working, and I think the sailors gave those
names to the birds.
It happened that a gannet landed on the deck of a ship, and making his steps
on the deck the bird made a completely clownesk impression,
and the bird made a helpless impression when it tried to take off again.

About 1880 a french poet wrote a poem about it.
At last, literature is a help for me.

vr.gr.
Theo Homan



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