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Button-quail platelets

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Subject: Button-quail platelets
From: rcj <>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 23:02:10 +1000
In the absence of a sighting of the culprit, I am trying to establish
the identity of the Button-quail which is making platelets at a location
on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It is likely to be either Painted
or Black-breasted.

I seem to recall previous postings to Birding-aus that suggested that
the maker of these platelets can be identified by the droppings that are
occasionally found in them. I have searched the archives looking for the
keywords 'platelet', 'dropping' and 'Button-quail', but have had no
success.

If anyone can shed any light on this subject, I would be obliged.

Regards

Bob James
Sunshine Coast

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know if they are also around in the cooler months.

On the return trip, I decided to try again at the botanic gardens.  This =
time I was joined by another birder, and between us we found a singe =
Swift Parrot perching on the exposed branches of a bloodwood, exactly =
where the birds were seen previously.  The bird returned to this perch =
only twice over the two hour period I was there.



Carl Corden
Brisbane

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Today I visited Mt Coot-tha Botanic =
Gardens (at
Toowong, Brisbane) in search of the <STRONG>Swift Parrots</STRONG> that =
were
seen here a few days ago.&nbsp; My morning visit to the gardens proved
unsuccessful, so I moved on to Bowman Park to see if I might have better =

luck.&nbsp; No Swift Parrots, but many <STRONG>Musk Lorikeets</STRONG>, =
mainly
in the <EM>Eucalyptus tereticornis</EM> in the South-West corner of the
park.&nbsp; Also many <STRONG>Scaly-breasted Lorikeets</STRONG>, and a =
few
<STRONG>Rainbow Lorikeets</STRONG>, but no <STRONG>Little
Lorikeets</STRONG>.&nbsp; I have only seen Little Lorikeets in Brisbane =
in the
summer, so I would be interested to know if they are also around in the =
cooler
months.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On the return trip, I decided to try =
again at the
botanic gardens.&nbsp; This time I was joined by another birder, and =
between us
we found a singe Swift Parrot perching on the exposed branches of a =
bloodwood,
exactly where the&nbsp;birds&nbsp;were seen previously.&nbsp; The bird =
returned
to this perch only twice over&nbsp;the two hour period I was =
there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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