The Guadeloupe amazon (Amazona violacea) is a hypothetical extinct species of parrot that is thought to have been endemic to the Lesser Antillean island region of Guadeloupe. Described by 17th- and 18th- century writers, it is thought to have been related to, or possibly the same as, the extant imperial amazon. A tibiotarsus and an ulna bone from the island of Marie-Galante may belong to the Guadeloupe amazon. According to contemporary descriptions, its head, neck and underparts were mainly violet or slate, mixed with green and black; the back was brownish green; and the wings were green, yellow and red. It had iridescent feathers, and was able to raise a "ruff" of feathers around its neck. It fed on fruits and nuts, and the male and female took turns sitting on the nest. French settlers ate the birds and destroyed their habitat. Rare by 1779, the species appears to have become extinct by the end of the 18th century.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1568:

Delegates of the Three Nations of Transylvania adopted the Edict of Torda, allowing local communities to freely elect their preachers in an unprecedented act of religious tolerance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda

1933:

Choudhry Rahmat Ali published a pamphlet in which he called for the creation of a Muslim state in north-western India that he termed "Pakstan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Declaration

1958:

The Lego Group, a Danish toy company, patented the design of Lego bricks (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego

1981:

U.S. president Ronald Reagan lifted price controls from petroleum products, helping usher in the 1980s oil glut. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_oil_glut

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caliginous: (archaic or literary) Dark, obscure; murky. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caliginous

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