Laughing kookaburra there. He probably obtained a preserved specimen from one of the naturalists who accompanied Captain James Cook to the east coast of Australia. Edme-Louis Daubenton and François-Nicolas Martinet included a coloured plate of the laughing kookaburra based on Sonnerat's specimen in their "Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle". The plate has the legend in French ""Martin-pecheur, de la Nouvelle Guinée"" (Kingfisher from New Guinea). In 1783, the French naturalist Johann Hermann provided a formal description of the species based the coloured plate by Daubenton and Martinet. He gave it the scientific name "Alcedo novæ Guineæ". The current genus "Dacelo" was introduced in
The Invisible Bird album, "Twisted Angel" (October 2002). The album is exclusively available from Gyan's website and Sheeba which features cover art by Australian artist, Michelle Dawson. The download version includes the bonus track, "Life's Great If You Don't Weaken" which had previously been available on the soundtrack to the Australian film, "The Nugget". The Invisible Bird The Invisible Bird is the third studio album, which had a working title of Suburban Opera (see alternative cover art), released by Australian singer-songwriter, Gyan. The album contains most of the tracks from a project, "Suburban Opera", which Gyan recorded with United States producer, Desmond Child,