01 June (Benin ) within release Dahomey Overprinted "Republique Populaire du Benin goes into circulation Stamp Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris) face value 150 West African CFA franc
Stamp Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris) in catalogues | |
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Michel: | Mi: BJ 439I |
Stamp Number: | Sn: BJ C357 |
Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: BJ PA361 |
Stamp is square format.
new face value on the right sideStamp Emerald Starling (Lamprotornis iris) it reflects the thematic directions:
Birds (Aves), a subgroup of Reptiles, are the last living examples of Dinosaurs. They are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds. Birds are the closest living relatives of crocodilians.