I am forwarding this request to BIRDING-AUS in the hope that some
seabird-knowledgeable person can help a worthwhile project.
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>Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 13:54:49 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Elizabeth Ann Mitchell <>
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>Subject: Photo request: Albatross ID Guide
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>Hello,
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>I am producing a one-page laminated photo guide to the North Pacific
>Albatrosses which will be intended for the use on deck of the longliners
>in the North Pacific, mostly Alaskan and Hawaiian fleets. It is also
>intended for research vessels and fisheries observers. There
>will be photos on the front of the different stages of the short-tailed
>and black-footed albatrosses and two photos of a Laysan albatross, flying
>and sitting.
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>I have only sitting photos of the different stages of the short-tailed
>albatross (except for the first year bird with a dark bill). I need the
>flying shots showing the back, similar to the postures shown in Peter
>Harrison's photo ID book of Seabirds of the World.
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>If anyone has a first year bird with the dark bill, this would be
>especially helpful. Apparently, the first year bird fledges with a dark
>bill, turning to pink after about 2 months. This still leaves a window
>of about 1 month where this stage bird could be encountered by longline
>fishermen (and observers) in the western Aleutians, where fishermen have
>said the albatrosses are ravenous during the month of May. I have a book
>with this photo, but reproduction won't be as good as with a slide. This
>book also shows the full-adult form, which I could scan, if need be.
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>I don't have the intermediate stages showing the diagnostic white feather
>patches on the upper wings. I will draw these, if photos cannot be found
>but I need to know this: Do the two white patches on the upper wing
>develop simultaneously? If they don't, does the one closer to the body
>develop first or the one further out on the wing?
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>I can fax my draft if anyone needs further explanation of what I need. I
>am leaving for an isolated post for the winter (Nov. 1), so I'm needing
>these as soon as possible. I'm trying to get it out to the fleets by
>January 1, but I need to get the photos to my graphics designer before I
>leave.
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>Thanks so much to anyone who might have guidance on this.
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>Liz Mitchell
>P.O. Box 933
>Eugene, Oregon 97440
>U.S.A
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>Tel: (541) 338-7939
>e-mail:
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Hugo Phillipps,
Birds Australia Conservation & Liaison,
Australian Bird Research Centre,
415 Riversdale Road,
Hawthorn East, VIC 3123, Australia.
Tel: (03) 9882 2622. Fax: (03) 9882 2677.
o/s: +61 3 9882 2622. Fax: +61 3 9882 2677.
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Web Homepage: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~birdsaus
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