Dear Friends, Can anyone with access to any of the following titles check out some facts for me. Tickell, W. L. N. (2000) Albatosses What explanation (if any) does Tickell give for the split of Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita from Shy Albatross T. cauta; and of both from Salvin’s Albatross T. salvini? Re Brooke (2004) … Read more

This discussion is indeed timely. Just yesterday I flushed what I took to be an Elegant Parrot about 40kms west of Wiluna on the Meekatharra road, in mulga scrub. I was starting to worry that I might have missed a female Scarlet-chested! Martin Cake ==============================www.birding-aus.org birding-aus.blogspot.com To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: … Read more

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A recent post to Birding-Aus (http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/birding-aus/2010-06/msg00244.html , last viewed 19 June 2010) has raised the issue of a website referring to a report of an uncommon sighting of a wader in SEQ. The internet is an evolving social domain, and its mores are still developing. In academic circles, when referring to a [non-password protected] online … Read more