Material defecated by Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis handled during banding operations at Cowiebank, south-eastern Queensland, for the four years to July 1982 was collected, dissected, and obvious arthropod remains were identified. The faeces of 534 Silvereyes handled between 24 January and 7 July contained the remains of 37 adults of the Lantana Leafmining Beetle Uroplata giraldi […]
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Birds Recorded on 22 Tropical Islands of Western Australia
Posted: 08/10/2021An annotated list of 63 species of birds (excluding seabirds) is provided for islands adjacent to the north-western coast of Australia.
Read MoreMagpies Similar to the White-Backed Magpie in Inland Western Australia
Posted: 08/10/2021Three females and one male of Gymnorhina recently collected near Wlluna, Western Australia are described. Two females are exactly like the White-backed Magpie G. hypoleuca leuconota. The other specimens are possibly hybrids between the Black-backed Magpie G. tibicen longirostris and the Western Magpie G. dorsalis, hybrids between longirostris and leuconota or hybrids between all three […]
Read MoreA Bibliography of Research by the Victorian Ornithological Research Group, 1962-1981
Posted: 08/10/2021Two hundred and twenty references relating to research conducted by the Victorian Ornithological Research Group are listed. The period covered is the twenty years between the Group’s formation in 1962 and December 1981. Part 1 lists the references alphabetically with annotations; Part 2 lists the 36 projects undertaken by VORG and cross-references these with the […]
Read MoreAn Analysis of Raptor Injuries Treated in the Australian Capital Territory District 1976-80
Posted: 07/10/2021Records over five years of raptors treated in captivity are analysed. Ailments, seasonality of injury and rehabilitation success are examined. The paper highlights the benefits of detailed record keeping. Correction should be made on Page 97. The reference to 85% of the Australian Kestrels being received “from May to November” should read “from November to […]
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Posted: 07/10/2021Book Review: Birds of the North Solomons
Posted: 07/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 6 – Issue 4
Posted: 07/10/2021The Olive-backed Oriole: an Occasional Disseminator of Mistletoe
Posted: 07/10/2021Weight and Wingspan Measurements as a Means of Sexing Birds
Posted: 07/10/2021Ageing and Sexing Eastern Rosellas
Posted: 07/10/2021In field studies of birds it is often necessary to age and sex individuals. Both sexes of Eastern Rosellas Platycercus eximius have similar plumage but that of adult males, particularly the red feathers of head and breast are brighter than those of females and young birds. Another differences is the two rows of spots on […]
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