Viceus Gripus

Talking about the Jay's adept ability of inflicting pain to the ringer's hand reminded me of a cartoon on the door to the banding lab at Long Point Bird Observatory. The cartoon was of a Northern Cardinal with an over exaggerated bill with a latin name under the picture that read Viceus gripius. The idea was to strike terror into the hearts of anyone pulling a Cardinal out of the bag for the first time! Just look at the bill on the picture of Northern Cardinal below sent to me recently from Nigel. Ouch!