The pheasant-sized superb lyrebird doesn't look like much until you get to its tail. There are 16 feathers, the two outermost being erect and creating a gorgeous pinnacle of lacy white and brown ...

He pulled open a cabinet drawer and drew out a tail feather of a superb lyrebird, a pheasant-like bird from Australia. “There’s a huge amount going on here,” he said. “It’s pretty crazy.” ...