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An Age Character in Australian Fruit-Doves
Posted: 27/10/2021Many members of the fruit-dove genus Ptilinopus, of which there are 47 species (Goodwin 1967), have an emarginated outer primary, while in others the tip of the primary tapers to a point (Figure 1). The shape of this primary has been used as a taxonomic character in subdividing the genus.
Read MoreRoosting and Awakening of some Inland Australian Birds
Posted: 27/10/2021A five-day study of the time of roosting and awakening of 13 species of birds was made near Booligal, N.S.W. in May 1975. It is probable that the time of roosting and awakening varies as a function of light intensity, and evidence was found of an anticipatory period between awakening and leaving the roost in […]
Read MoreResults from Banding Eurasian Coots in Victoria, 1953-1977
Posted: 27/10/2021Results obtained during banding of Eurasian Coot Fulica atra in Victoria (3 177), South Australia (413) and New South Wales (32) between 1953 and 1977 are summarised, as are details of subsequent recoveries. Coots on the lake system of the Serendip Wildlife Research Station, Victoria (where trapping was more regular) were also counted between September […]
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