On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:39:35 +1000 Peter Woodall
<> wrote:
>At 08:41 12/09/97 +0900, Shane wrote:
>>Does anyone know how, when and where the Streptopelia doves were
introduced
>>into Australia? I am particularly interested in the laughing turtle dove
>>(S. senegalensis) which is now very common along the south west coastal
>>fringe of Western Australia.
>
>Shane,
>In John l. Young's (Ag Protect Bd of WA) excellent book "Introduced Birds of
>the Word"[1981, Reed} S. senegalensis is listed as "introduced from the
>South Perth Zoological gardens, Western Australia from 1898 on. They have
>spread rapidly since the 1930's ...>
>The book is weel worth seeing if you want more info.
I agree, this book is excellent. The author is John L. Long (not Young).
Cheers
Ian
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