The orange with black and white markings make the hoopoe distinctive. The crest is usually carried folded, but it may be raised and lowered as the bird walks across a lawn probing the ground for grubs and other insects. It is a savanna bird that has become adapted to man and may become very tame. It occurs throughout Rhodesia, but is seldom found in forest or heavy woodland.
Details
- Designer: From photographs by Peter Ginn
- Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Process: Lithography
- Paper: Chromo with brown gum
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders: Printed in panes of two.
- 1A (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Cyan) : 1B (Black) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Cyan)
- Sheet: R5 x10 (50 stamps)
- Quantity: 500,000
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