A left-field query here- I have been going over my final drafts of the long-gestating New Guinea Field Guide and found I’d omitted Abbot’s Booby which is a vagrant to W Papua. Now I have the account written, BUT, I am unable to find the wingspan. It’s the largest of the family, I have length of 79 cm and weight, but no-one has wingspan- not HBW, not HANZAB, not Seabirds Photographic, not BirdLife fact sheet- any ideas? Thanks Phil Gregory Website 1: Http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com Website 2: Http://www.cassowary-house.com.au _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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Hi Phil, I’m not sure if anyone has replied to you, so I’ve sent this to the list as well. I have a copy of Nelson’s/The Sulidae – Gannets and Boobies, /which//gives the mean of the wing for Abbot’s Booby as Male – 449mm and Female 461mm. He devotes about 50 pages to Abbot’s Booby, so let me know if you need anything further. Cheers, Brook On 18/05/2014 9:08 PM, Phil & Sue Gregory wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org