# Bad bad bad Bats in the Belfry. (What the heck is a belfry!)

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**Created:** [November 30, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bats-in-the-belfry-what-the-heck-is-a-belfry/955179 "2021-11-30T03:14:31Z")\
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> [@carnut](#):
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> Please add brown-headed cowbirds to that as well

A birder once told me that the brown headed cowbird can be thought of as the perfect generic bird. Every other bird can be described by saying how it differs from the brown-headed cowbird.

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