Australian logrunner one of only three species within the single Orthonyx genus; the other two are the chowcilla ("Orthonyx spaldingii") from northern Queensland and the New Guinean logrunner ("Orthonyx novaeguineae") from Papua New Guinea. Logrunners as a group are characterised within their group by their distinctive tail feathers where the rachis (or central shafts) of the tail feathers protrude and are stiffened. The broad tail of the bird is less than four inches (10 cm) in length and the strong protruding rachis at the ends of the tail feathers are almost void of the usual barbs, giving the feather the appearance of
A Bird in a Gilded Cage instead of love. Its lyrics are as follows: Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album "On the Sentimental Side" (1962). Sylvester Stallone sings the song in his guest spot of "The Muppet Show". Malcolm McLaren produced, together with Bootsy Collins, a cover version of "Bird in a gilded cage" in hiphop style as a bonus track for a release from his album Waltz Darling, The House of the Blue Danube. (1989). Kristin Chenoweth sings the song as Lavinia Peck-Foster in season 2 episode 2 of "Trial & Error". A Bird in a Gilded Cage "A Bird