Observations on Eurasian Coots Fulica atra, breeding near Manjimup, Western Australia, between 1975 and 1978, are given together with details of average clutch size, replacement clutches, pedation and mortality. Nest sites, construction and nesting materials are discussed.
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Incubation and Nestling Periods of some Australian Birds
Posted: 23/10/2021Incubation and nestling periods of Australian birds, particularly small passerines, seem not to have been much studied and in general are not known accurately. Details of incubation and nestling periods, collected for 25 species at Moruya, New South Wales, are presented.
Read MoreInformation Derived from Captive Raptors: A Selected Review
Posted: 23/10/2021Potential uses of captive raptors for research are discussed. A selection of papers on incubation, clutch size, fertility, photoperiod, eggshell thinning and DDT, taxonomy, general biology, development of young, visual acuity, veterinary aspects, plumage changes and metabolism is reviewed.
Read MoreRecent Literature: Volume 4 – Issue 1
Posted: 22/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 4 – Issue 1
Posted: 22/10/2021Australasian Raptor Association
Posted: 22/10/2021Registry of Current Ornithological Research
Posted: 22/10/2021Predation by the Lace Monitor on Chicks of the Tawny Frogmouth
Posted: 22/10/2021The Effects of a Power-line Clearing on Birds of Dry Sclerophyll Forest at Black Mountain Reserve, Australian Capital Territory
Posted: 22/10/2021Census counts were made in dry sclerophyll forest, and a clearing along a powerline, at Black Mountain Reserve, A.C.T . on 156 days between March 1974 and April 1975. There were seasonal changes in both species and numbers in each site. There were more species and individual birds in the clearing than in the forest. […]
Read MoreRigid Wing-tags for Cockatoos
Posted: 22/10/2021Between 1970 and 1975, 1 128 Galahs and 685 White-tailed Black-Cockatoos were marked with wing-tags so that the birds could be individually identified without resorting to re-trapping. Tags have been worn by some cockatoos for eight years and do not appear to have interfered with their behaviour or reproductive success. Similar wing-tags have been used […]
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