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winter blues question

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Rick Sussman

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Fri, 11 Feb 2005 07:50:21 EST

Hi all,
 Since I haven't been out doing a lot of birding lately because of  health 
issues, I have been doing a lot of reading. I am halfway through a very  good 
book (whose title I will reveal later) and came across this small bit of  
questionable but fascinating information. I will pose it as a quiz to all  you 
biologists and wanna-be biologists out there. I will offer one clue to  start. If 
no one correctly guesses than I will offer a few additional  clues...
 
"One biologist claimed that a [this animal] could close its mouth in a  
twenty-five thousandth of a second, the fastest-known reflex in the animal  
kingdom."
 
Name the animal (hint; it is a bird). Bonus points for naming the book (ha,  
ha).
 
Good luck!
 
Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD