It may well be a very good suggestion. However a sample from one bird would not prove anything. Surely this only works if there is the facility to compare such a sample to a large number of reference samples of other (presumably defined and agreed) species. I think large number because there would likely be … Read more
We’re taking a cruise along NE coast PNG – not specialised birding but will have several shore stops. Can anyone recommend a (preferably small and not too expensive) bird fieldguide? There will be a naturalist on board and taking shore excursions but obviously they won’t be with us all the time. Also would like to … Read more
Oops, forgot to mention the three male morphs seen in Ruffs. Which is the true male, or are they all. Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Glad to see the gender/sex thing is nicely sorted. Unfortunately, with birds, things are not as neat as it is in human and we are perhaps in need of one or two extra pigeon-holes. Where do we place the “half-siders” (gynandromorphs), where the bird is male on one side of the body and female the … Read more
An interesting court case to follow. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/game-boss-suspended-over-illegal-hunt-claim-20130122-2d5nn.html Cheers, Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================