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THE USE OF MIST NETS AND RADIOTELEMETRY IN THE STUDY OF THE GROUND PARROT Pezoporus wallicus IN BARREN GROUNDS NATURE RESERVE, NEW SOUTH WALES


Methods for trapping and radio-tracking Ground Parrots were examined at Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, Jamberoo, NSW. Two methods, involving mist nets, were successful in capturing the parrots. A technique for attaching radio transmitters to the birds is described, and the operating lives of two battery types are compared.

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