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ACQUISITION OF NUPTIAL PLUMAGE IN THE RED-WINGED FAIRY-WREN Malurus elegans


Author(s): ELEANOR RUSSELL, IAN ROWLEY, RICHARD BROWN and MOLLY BROWN

Changes with age and season in the plumage of male Red-winged Fairy-wrens Malurus elegans were recorded as part of a study based on more than 600 colour-banded individuals whose age and social history were known. The chestnut lores of juvenile males showed traces of black as early as 39 days after hatching. The earliest record […]

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COVERED ENTRANCES OF WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER BURROWS


Author(s): P. K. DYER

An investtgat1on into the association between covered burrow entrances and the breeding status of occupants of burrows was prompted when Wedge-tailed Shearwaters were seen covering the entrances to their burrows. The results showed that neither covered nor cleared entrances should be used as indicators for occupied breeding burrows. Burrows with covered entrances may contain incubating […]

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