Re: Yet more on dinosaur quad climbers

[Ruben Safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com>]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 02:49:03PM -0700, Mike Habib wrote:
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Ruben Safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> wrote:
> 
> >> I imagine it wouldn't be bad at all, actually.  
> > 
> > 
> > Then do it.  Give a week just to be sure of the affect.
> 
> And the effect you're predicting is, what, exactly?
> 
> 
> >> Jason is correct: a *lot* of birds use arm feathers for display.  
> > 
> > 
> > That would be wrong.  The wings are usually tucked away.  There are
> > birds, like the bower bird, that are exceptions.  But when moving around
> > and struting stuff, the wings are TUCKED away and the TAIL FEATHERS are
> > almost uniformally the display feathers from the red tail of the African
> > Grey Parrot to the Peacock.
> 
> I gave you a long list of robust examples where the wings are used in
> displayo


You gave an irrelivent list.  I've made the proper points.  You will
either come around or not.  It matters not to me.