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Birdscapes’ Second Annual Name That Bird Contest Are you ready to test your bird identification skills again? In Birdscapes’ Winter 2003 issue we challenged you to identify a South American bird featured on that issue’s cover. Many of you accepted the challenge, told us you enjoyed the contest, and said you would like to do it again. So. . . .

On page 32 is an image of an eccentric bird found only in northern South America’s tropical rainforests—name that bird. Clues: It’s the only species in its family; a reluctant flier, it uses its wings to climb branches; young have claws on their wings; its feet don’t grip well; its call is hoarse and monotone; and, like cows, it ferments its food (leaves, flowers, and fruit) in the foregut.

In our last contest, the 10th person from each of four geographic regions to correctly identify the bird won. Brad Jacobs, a contest participant, suggested another option for selecting winners: put all the correct answers (separated by region) into a hat and, blindfolded, pull out the name of the winner. Contestants who live in places where it may take weeks for Birdscapes to arrive will then have an equal opportunity to win. Good idea, Brad—winners’ names will be drawn from a hat.

Entries must be postmarked by midnight, Sunday, February 29, 2004. You may either mail or e-mail your answer to Barbara Robinson, if you live in Canada; to Meredith Gutowski, if you live in Latin America or the Caribbean; or to Dee Butler, if you live in the United States or elsewhere in the world. Our mail/e-mail addresses are seen to the left under “Submission Guidelines.” Submit only one entry per person. In addition to the bird’s correct scientific name, provide your name, street address, and telephone number. We will select one winner from each of the four geographic areas indicated above. Winners will be announced in Birdscapes’ Spring-Summer 2004 issue. The prize: a copy of Birds of the West Indies field guide, donated by the author, Dr. Herb Raffaele, Chief, Division of International Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Another Prize We are thrilled to tell you that your magazine received another award, this one international in scope. Birdscapes’ printer, Affiliated Graphics, entered the magazine in the 2003 Premier Print Awards contest in the “Four-color Magazines” category. It was judged among 4,996 pieces from 15 countries. Birdscapes received one of the only 156 “Award of Recognition” awards presented for outstanding print and design quality. Congratulations to Affiliated Graphics and Lloyd Greenberg Design! Congratulations, too, to all our authors and photographers, without whom Birdscapes wouldn’t exist.