Rhodesia Philately: Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops pygerytrhus)

About 4½ ft. overall, including 2½ ft. of tail; greyish-yellow, black-faced, forehead white; single young born any time through the year; call, a chattering cough varied with whistling and grunts; common in wooded areas throughout Rhodesia; feeds on leaves, wild fruit, insects and birds’ eggs, also raids crops.  Postcards 1971…

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Rhodesia Philately: Three-Banded Sandplover (Thinornis tricollaris)

The three-banded sandplover (Thinornis tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much of East Africa, southern Africa and Madagascar. It occurs mainly on inland rivers, pools, lakes and pans, frequenting their exposed shores. This species is often seen as single individuals, but it will…

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