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A Hybrid Wader?
Posted: 22/10/2021A Survey of Beach-washed Seabirds near Ballina, New South Wales
Posted: 22/10/2021A survey of seabirds beach-washed near Ballina in northern N.S.W. was undertaken from January 1976 to December 1979. A total of 504 individuals of 29 species was found. Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris comprised 75% of all birds. Seabirds were found beach-washed at a rate of 1.2 birds per kilometre. There is some evidence that fewer […]
Read MoreDiscriminant Functions for Sexing Woodhens
Posted: 22/10/2021We recommend using culmen and tarsal lengths to indicate sex in Woodhens. For dried museum skins a function 1.8 tarsus + culmen = 135,. using measurements in mm, separates females (below) from males (above) the value. However. for live Woodhens, 1.7 tarsus+ culmen = 141 is the function.
Read MoreSeabirds Breeding on the Swain Reefs, Queensland
Posted: 22/10/2021In November 1976 ten species of seabirds were recorded breeding on eight coral cays in the Swain Reefs. south-eastern Great Barrier Reef. The available evidence suggests that the islands of this area are eroding and several have been lost in recent years.
Read MoreBook Review: Learning About Australian Birds
Posted: 21/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 5 – Issue 4
Posted: 21/10/2021Banding the Chestnut Quail-thrush
Posted: 21/10/2021Chestnut Quail-thrushes Cinclosoma castanotum have been banded and retrapped over a period of 16 years in the course of an Area Survey on the Mount Mary Plains, 110 km north-east of Adelaide, South Australia. Habitat degradation has caused a decline in the numbers of the species. Results are presented showing some disparity in the sexes […]
Read MoreAdditional Visits to Islands off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria
Posted: 21/10/2021From 26 to 28 November 1980, additional visits were made to six islands off the southern and western coasts of Wilsons Promontory. The islands visited were Wattle and Kanowna on 26 November, Shellback and Norman on 27 November, and McHugh and Dannevig on 28 November. We were accompanied by (Mrs) L. F. Lane on all […]
Read MoreResults from a Nesting Study of Welcome Swallows in Southern Tasmania
Posted: 21/10/2021The nesting, pulli development and behaviour of a group of colour-banded Welcome Swallows Hirundo neoxena was studied at Campania in southern Tasmania over a period of five years during the time between their arrival each spring and their departure in the autumn.
Read MoreThe “Nonnac” Method of Netting Wild Birds
Posted: 21/10/2021A propulsive device called a “Nonnac” was used to capture 2 060 Galahs between 1971 and 1976 in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Two nets each 36 m’ were projected by Nonnacs over birds feeding at prebaited sites. The Nonnac itself, its manufacture, and the use of this technique for capturing Galahs are described in detail.
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