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Mortality in Pardalotes in Melbourne, 1960 to 1980


Author(s): J. C. Z. WOINARSKI and A. R. McEVEY

Forty-six museum specimens of pardalotes were found dead in the Melbourne area between 1960 and 1980. An additional 47 birds were reported dead in that period, but left uncollected. An analysis of the dates of these mortality records indicated that deaths occurred non-randomly over months and years, with two years (1974 and 1977) and four […]

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A Transect Method to Count Birds Eucalypt Forest


Author(s): H. F. RECHER, D. R. MILLEDGE, P. SMITH and W. G. ROHAN-JONES

A transect method used to count forest birds in south-eastern Australia is described and its usefulness and limitations discussed. The method combines mapping along a transect 420 m long and 120 m wide, with a point count of 60 m radius. The transect requires two hours, one hour of which is spent on the point […]

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