Dear Harvey,
Is this a request like "can you tell me what I saw so I can tick it?"
Trevor Quested & Annie Young
Sydney, Australia
Phone +61 2 9955 6266
Fax + 61 2 9959 4005
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> From: Harvey Perkins <>
> To:
> Subject: Western vs Little Corella?
> Date: Wednesday, 15 October 1997 10:23
>
> Hi all, particularly those in perth/WA,
>
> I was recently in Perth and the South-West of WA for a
conference/holiday.
> It was excellent and I'll post a report a little later, but for now I
have
> a question about the distribution of Little and Western Corellas in
Perth.
>
> We took a cruise up the Swan River and had two sightings of Corellas.
The
> first was a pair feeding in a paddock by the river, one was quite grubby,
> presumably with dirt from grubbing around looking for onionweed bulbs or
> whatever. The second sighting was of three birds in a large gum tree onm
> the banks of the river.
>
> Unfortunately with the motion of the boat and the distances involved I
> couldn't make a definitive ID so don't know if they were Western or
Little
> Corellas. Both sightings would have been within 20km north-east of Perth
> City. Distribution maps in the field guide I had with me (Pizzey &
Knight
> - yes I did take my largest and heaviest one with me!!) seem to imply
that
> Little Corellas do not occur in or around Perth; but details in most
> guides, including Richard and Sarah Thomas' book, imply that to see
Western
> Corellas you need to go to sites either north or south of Perth.
>
> Can anyone give me any indication as to the most likely ID of these
Corellas?
>
> Cheers
>
> Harvey
>
>
>
> ..........................................
> Dr Harvey D. Perkins
> Divn Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
> Faculty of Science
> Australian National University | Editor, Gang-gang (Newsletter
of
> Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia | Canberra Ornithologists'
Group)
> ph:(02) 6249 2663; fax:(02) 6249 0313 | 42 Summerland Circuit
> email: | Kambah, ACT, 2902
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