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Button-Quail sought by police.

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Subject: Button-Quail sought by police.
From: "Del Richards" <>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:27:46 +1000
Recently at a computer store in a NQ town there was an attempted  break-in at night. Two button-quail were seen to vacate the area. After exhaustive investigation with local birding guides it is thought that the button-quail were probably of the Buff-breasted variety which are listed as vulnerable and rare. It was surprising that this species would be in a public area.
     It is believed that the birds may have needed to get a  computer to get on Birding-aus. It transpires that recently intimate details of their home range was put on the Internet by southern twitchers who had little regard for the button-quails' security. Because of this, it is thought that the birds can expect further unwanted disturbance and that would prompt them to disperse immediately (in their breeding season). In view of the fact that local birders are seeking to secure a future for these little-known birds, this
action does absolutely nothing to enhance the process.
    Authorities are not able to issue a photograph of the suspect button-quail simply because no photograph exists.  
 
    Investigations are continuing.........
 
Del. Richards, Mossman, NQ.
 Regional Contact Officer, Birds Australia.
 
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