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Book Review: Wonder Birds of Australia and Their Calls
Posted: 06/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 6 – Issue 1
Posted: 06/10/2021Non-breeding Diet of the Letter-winged Kite in north-eastern South Australia
Posted: 06/10/2021Letter-winged Kites Elanus scriptus were found to be feeding predominantly on House Mice Mus musculus in north-eastern South Australia. In its normal central Australian range the Letter-winged Kite’s diet has previously been recorded as consisting of native mammals particularly the Long-haired Rat Rattus villosissimus. Potential ramifications of a major shift in dietary emphasis are discussed.
Read MoreA Hybrid Wader?
Posted: 06/10/2021The photographs which appeared with the article “A Hybrid Wader?” in Volume 5, number 5, page 114 were those of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata and not those of the “hybrid”. The accompanying photographs show the comparison between a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and the “hybrid”.
Read MoreResults from Banding Brown Treecreepers
Posted: 06/10/2021Brown Treecreepers have been banded and retrapped over a period ol fifteen years as part of the Mount Mary Plains Survey in South Australia. Data were obtained on longevity, weight differences between the sexes and fluctuations in local populations.
Read MoreFood of the Mistletoebird near Pumicestone south-eastern Queensland
Posted: 06/10/2021The diet of the Mlstletoebird Dicaem hirundlnaceum was studied near Beerburrum. south-eastern Queensland, by examination of material voided by 92 birds over a three-year period. Between late December and June, the basic food of the few b1rds present in the area is fruit of the Viscaceous mistletoe Notothlxos subaureus. M1stletoeb1rds congregate in the area between […]
Read MoreNon-destructive Methods to Determine the Diets of Birds
Posted: 06/10/2021We discuss a variety of methods of collecting information on the diets of birds, includmg observation, examination of faeces, emetics and stomach-flushing. Stomach-flushing is described in detail. We believe it has certain advantages over other methods; it samples food from the upper parts of the gut before most digestion has occurred and incurs very low […]
Read MoreMeasurements, Weights and Seasonal Variation of the Mangrove Honeyeater in south-east Queensland
Posted: 06/10/2021Analysis of the measurements of museum specimens of Mangrove Honeyeaters Llchenostomus fasclogularls indicated that there were significant differences between the sexes. Males had larger wing, tail and culmen lengths and weights than females. Most of these parameters were not normally distributed but Critical Values were calculated to allow sexing of Individuals with approximate levels of […]
Read MoreRecovery Round-up: Volume 7 – Issue 5
Posted: 05/10/2021Observations on the Mating System and Breeding Success of Marsh Harriers in Coastal South-eastern Australia
Posted: 05/10/2021Marsh Harriers Circus aeruginosus bred at a density of one pair per 67 ha and all pairs were monogynous. Clutch sizes averaged 3.6 eggs and 2.0 young were fledged per successful nest or 1.3 young per nest site. The mean fledging date was 6 January.
Read MoreFeeding Behaviour and Diet of the White-faced Heron Ardea novaehollandiae in Westernport Bay, Victoria
Posted: 05/10/2021White-faced Herons Ardea novaehollandiae were studied in Westernport Bay between 1977 and 1982. Herons were present throughout the year but most moved away from the coast during the breeding season. Some herons returned to the same areas of mudflat from year to year. Herons fed in a wide variety of habitats: intertidal mudflats, saltmarsh. freshwater […]
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