Lactarius repraesentaneus Lactarius repraesentaneus Lactarius repraesentaneus, commonly known as the northern bearded milkcap, the northern milkcap, or the purple-staining milkcap, is a species of fungus in the Russulaceae family. It has a northerly distribution, and is found in temperate regions of North America and Europe, associated with spruce trees. Distinguishing features of its fruit body include the large orange-yellow cap up to wide, cream to pale yellow gills, and a yellow coarsely-pitted stem that is up to long and thick. Cut fruit bodies ooze a white latex that will stain mushroom tissue lilac to purple. Several chemicals have been isolated and identified
Velvet flycatcher Velvet flycatcher The velvet flycatcher ("Myiagra hebetior") is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The velvet flycatcher was originally described in the genus "Monarcha". Alternate names include dull flycatcher, dull monarch, Hartert's flycatcher, island flycatcher, lesser shining flycatcher, little shining flycatcher and velvet myiagra. Three subspecies are recognized: The velvet flycatcher is threatened by habitat loss due to logging. While the subspecies "Monarcha hebetior eichhorni" is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the