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The red-headed myzomela (Myzomela erythrocephala) is a bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. One of two subspecies, M. e. erythrocephala, is distributed around the tropical coastline of Australia; the other, M. e. infuscata, is found mainly around the southern coastline of New Guinea. The species was described by John Gould in 1840. Though widely distributed and not threatened, the species is not abundant within its range. At 12 centimetres (4.7 in), the red-headed myzomela is a small honeyeater with a short tail and relatively long down-curved bill. It is sexually dimorphic; the male has a glossy red head, brown upperparts and paler grey-brown underparts, while the female has predominantly grey-brown plumage. Little has been documented on its breeding behaviour. The bird's natural habitat is tropical mangrove forests. It is very active when feeding in the tree canopy, darting from flower to flower and gleaning insects off foliage. It calls constantly as it feeds. (Full article...)

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Ada Flatman (1876–1952) was a British suffragette in the United Kingdom and the United States. She was sent to Holloway Prison after taking part in the "raid" on the Houses of Parliament in 1908, led by Marion Wallace Dunlop, Ada Wright and Katherine Douglas Smith, and a second wave by Una Dugdale. The following year she was employed by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) to organise their activities in Liverpool, taking over from Mary Phillips. In July 1910, Flatman was a key speaker at one of the platforms in the 10,000 women rally at Hyde Park, London. She worked with Alice Stewart Ker, but it was Flatman who was trusted by Emmeline Pethick when Liverpool requested that they be allowed to open a WSPU shop. The shop was set up for her by Patricia Woodlock and became a success, raising substantial funds for the cause. Flatman organised the publicity surrounding the release of Woodlock, who had completed a prison term in Holloway.

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