On 23 July 2005, maryqueenofscots2003 wrote:
: Can someone clue me into what a RARA AVIS is?
It's Latin for "rare bird." Caspar Gutman said it at the end
of THE MALTESE FALCON, in reference to the statue of the
falcon: "And to you, Miss O'Shaughnessy, adieu. I leave you
the rara avis on the table as a little memento."
Bill
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