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*** For those on the birdswa email list, you won’t have seen the earlier discussion on common names, but most of what I say below is WA related so I have included you. *** As John Graff and others have said, the ‘white-headed’ stilt in Australia is the Banded Stilt, not the ‘Black-winged’ Stilt. The . . . → Read More: names Hello all, John used to contribute to W.A. Bird Notes about 15 years ago. I think he used to live at Kewdale. He was probably the last person to see a Rufous Bristlebird at Ellensbrook back in 1980. I have a copy of the notes he made at the time. Cheers Graeme Chapman Birding-Aus . . . → Read More: Whereabouts of John Malone I have seen a number of requests of where to find Rock Parrots in the SW of WA. Middleton Beach and Albany Golf Course at Albany has been recommended as a possible location. During Christmas/ New Year and last weekend, I visited the area. Rock Parrot- during 2 early morning walks on the Christmas / . . . → Read More: Rock Parrots in Albany BirdLife Photography’, a Special Interest Group of BirdLife Australia, is holding its biannual “Digital Photography in the Bush” (DPITB) event at the Deakin University Waterfront Campus, Geelong on the 11th & 12th March 2017. There will be morning seminars on both days followed by a variety of workshops designed to capture the needs and interests . . . → Read More: ADVERTISEMENT Mostly in reply to Frank – Yes I should stress that IOC has proactive and thoughtful Aust representation and has generally done a great job on English names. Swan River Honeyeater being one exception, but that was soon corrected – proof that the flexible and democratic IOC process works. And yes White–headed Stilt being another, . . . → Read More: names IOC does have Phil Gregory, Leo Joseph and Dick Schodde on their panel. BirdLife Australia does follow HBW / BLI for the species names (with some exceptions), but there weren’t names for the sub species. So RACC (BA’s Research & Conservation Committee) created WLAB (Working List of Australian Birds) and decided to include the sub . . . → Read More: names When will people learn that the Swan River Honeyeater was named (by Gould in about 1860?) after the Swan River Colony, not the Swan River itself. Hence the name was appropriate. Irrelevant now that Gilbert’s has been adopted. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: names Phew! What a range of opinion. Personally I am in the “leave it be” group but when do you draw the line? Names have been changing forever. I’m thinking all of us are being self-centred and promoting our particular view and one argument is as good as another. Think outside the box. Think next generation. . . . → Read More: Common Names Thanks all. Yes, so my seeing & thinking proceeded thus: All birds I saw in flight had rounded tails, so that cuts out Torresian Crows. Then I thought Little Ravens plus ARs. Following where possible on foot or just waiting, I saw that the population contained juveniles, so if “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” extends into infancy, . . . → Read More: Fwd: Corvids Thanks all. Yes, so my seeing & thinking proceeded thus: All birds I saw in flight had rounded tails, so that cuts out Torresian Crows. Then I thought Little Ravens plus ARs. Following where possible on foot or just waiting, I saw that the population contained juveniles, so if “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” extends into infancy, . . . → Read More: Fwd: Corvids |
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