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the shape of its tail when spread in courtship display?</dt> <dd>Answer: The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/Menura" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">lyrebird</a> is named for the shape of its tail when spread in courtship display.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Which “northern” bird is a mimic that has been known to imitate the songs of 20 or more bird species within 10 minutes?</dt> <dd>Answer: The northern <a target="_blank" href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/mockingbird-bird" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">mockingbird</a> is a mimic that has been known to imitate the songs of 20 or more bird species within 10 minutes.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Which birds gave English naturalist Charles Darwin evidence for his thesis that “species are not immutable?”</dt> <dd>Answer: The Galapagos <a target="_blank" href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/finch" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">finches</a> gave English naturalist Charles Darwin evidence for his thesis that “species are not immutable.”</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Which bird may impale its prey on a thorn as if on a meat hook, earning it the alternative name <i>butcherbird</i>?</dt> <dd>Answer: The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/shrike" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">shrike</a> may impale its prey on a thorn as if on a meat hook, earning it the alternative name <em>butcherbird</em>.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Which bird rubs ants over its feathers, possibly using the insects’ bodily fluids as a grooming aid?</dt> <dd>Answer: The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/antbird" class="md-crosslink " data-show-preview="true">antbird</a> rubs ants over its feathers, possibly using the insects’ bodily fluids as a grooming aid.</dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Question: Which bird was immortalized by Gilbert and Sullivan in their operetta <i>The Mikado</i> (1885)?</dt> <dd>Answer: The 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