Re: Substitutes for exotic plants

[Michael Hines <>]

            A display at the EXPO we had in
Brisbane some years ago featured some exhibits from the Mitchell Library
portraying early days in Port Jackson. One was a painting of the Silvereye
with the comment that it was a rare bird . Tell that to a viticulturist.
           CSIRO published a two volume authoritative work on the Foods of
Australian birds. Perhaps one of our subscribers will be able to flesh
out the reference.
           The dove interference you refer to I would suspect is not
really related to the exotic plant issue but to the association with people
- they feed on human food scraps and seem to be happy in suburbia. The
crested pigeon appears to be increasing in middle and outer Brisbane
suburbia due, I think, to the change in ground flora brought about by
rotary slashing of road verges and parkland. 
            TWS-List is a list run by The Wildlife Society which has 9000
members in 70 countries. 
             Mike.