Hi all,
I am hoping someone can help me with the descriptions of Mallee & Western
Whipbird in Schodde and Mason (1998) Directory of Australian Birds:
Passerines. I have photocopies of the relevant pages for both species but am
interested in the sample size that they used to assess plumage differences
between populations/sites. Nowhere in the text on these pages do they list
the number of specimens examined (except to say they have none from Two
Peoples!!) - I wonder if anyone who owns the book could tell me if the
sample size is listed anywhere else in the book (it will save me an hours
hike into my old uni's library!!). If the sample size is not quoted I find
this to be poor science, it is BASIC practice to quote sample sizes in any
study. As I suspect there are not many W/M Whipbird specimens in existence
given the elusive nature of the species, hence the sample size may have much
to do with how accurate the proposed taxonomy is.
I would greatly appreciate any assistance from anyone out there - even if it
is to tell me that they don't quote sample sizes!!
Many Thanks in Advance
Dean Portelli
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