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These animals partially title a series of shorts produced as an early test of the Kinetoscope; those three films all show a man gesturing in front of the camera for several seconds. (-5[1])In a different short film, the tail of one of these animals falls off and attacks a man before attaching onto his nose. That 1903 short by George Méliès is titled The Doctor and [this animal]. William Heise and William K. L. Dickson directed what are likely the earliest pieces of film recorded in the United States and are partially named after this animal. In another film, an attack by these animals is preceded by the discovery of a wooden sign stating (*) “I’d turn back if I was you!” In that film, many of these animals are dressed in gray and red armor and are seen flying past a window from which a woman with green skin watches. (10[3])For 10 points, The Wicked (10[1])Witch of the West commands an army of winged examples of what animal? ■END■

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