G'day Andy,
If I had ready access to it I would be checking HANZAB's plumages section
for the Superb Fruit-Dove blue tail band (this is based on all specimens in
Australian museums - including all in the Australian Museum at the time of
writing).
For those who haven't seen any pictures the tail band is a distinctive deep
blue colour, and on the DORSAL of the tail, roughly along the middle of the
tail feathers (so in effect given the tail is so short it appears as a
subterminal band). Excepting the band the dorsal of the tail is entirely
green. There is no white terminal band on the dorsal of the tail, only on
the ventral, and this is distinctive (the remainder of the ventrum of the
tail being a sooty black). The blue band appears in all lighting conditions,
with varying conspicuousness, but is a real (not artefactual) feature.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to get to the uni library for another two
weeks, but if nothing has surfaced by then I will be sure to check it out.
If anyone does have access to HANZAB then it would be great if you could
enlighten Andy, myself and anybody else on this posting who is interested.
Cheers, Dean
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