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10 questions from my Parkes trip

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Subject: 10 questions from my Parkes trip
From: "Terry Bishop" <>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 21:52:17 +1000
Sorry. I missed putting juv. In front of the Superb. I was thinking but not
keyboarding a smaller juv. Superb with the lighter green chest. I was getting
interrupted with nagging in the background at the time.

Terry B

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 On Behalf Of Tom and Mandy Wilson
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:26 PM
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Subject: 10 questions from my Parkes trip

Not sure about assessment for Q6.  Superbs are between 1/3 and 1/2 as big 
again as Red Rumped (36-42cm vs 25-28cm per Pizzey) and look a lot more 
robust.  If you think the bird was Red Rumped size, it's not a Superb.  I'd 
go for a juvenile or female Red Rumped or at outside a female Mulga.
Female Superbs have a red bill as well.
Cheers
Tom Wilson
>
>
> 6. mid-sized Parrot with dull green breast -- ??? ~ size of red-rump Seen
> briefly from below.
>
> My friend the farmer whose farm we were at, says superb parrots show up
> there. Having never seen one, I'm not sure about them.
>
> What would be the likely suspects in the Parkes area?
>
> "Probably a Superb. The occasional red wing & mulga parrot have also been
> sighted in the area."
>

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