Thanks to the dozen or so helpful people who have emailed to advise where to
find the image. Now I know where to go when I want help to use my mobile phone
to access a text message or use it as an alarm clock!
FOUND IT, and I agree with Chris Corben that it is a Curlew Sandpiper.
Regarding names I too noticed some alternatives used by international birders
which seem strange to us. Particularly Green Oriole for Oriolus flavocinctus
which we call Yellow Oriole. Knowing no Latin, I always supposed this came from
the Latin name. Not that that would be an excuse. Colour blindness seems a
better reason! Using Clements to find Yellow Oriole you may like me, be
surprised to learn that it is Icterus nigrogularis and it lives in central
America, not Australia. I know nothing about the bird but presume that it is
actually yellow.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Tel (03) 9787 7136
---- Original Message -----
From: Dave Torr
To: David Stowe
Cc: Mike Carter ; Patrick Ingremeau ; Chris Corben ;
Olive-backed Sunbird seems to be the internationally accepted name and is
used in the latest Pizzey. Clements has split (from memory) the Australian form
of the Black-shouldered Kite and so has named ours the Australian one, but this
does not seem to be universally accepted yet?
On 05/01/2008, David Stowe <> wrote:
Hi Mike
Yes i agree that the Sacred is a Forest Kingfisher. Whilst my ID
skills are not any where in the same league as yourself i would agree
that the Terns are not Black-naped.
The "Broad-billed Sandpiper" is the image after the Bridled Tern and
still seems to be labelled as such on my web browser.
The naming of a couple of birds is different to what i am used to as
well. Is that the "international naming" or just old names. eg -
Olive-backed Sunbird, Australian Kite??
Cheers
David Stowe
On 05/01/2008, at 9:56 AM, Mike Carter wrote:
> This exercise shows just how hopeless I am at negotiating web-pages
> which is why I rarely visit them! I couldn't find any shot labelled
> Broad-billed Sandpiper!
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