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Splendid Fairy-wrens and Princess Parrots

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Subject: Splendid Fairy-wrens and Princess Parrots
From: "Cas and Lisa Liber" <>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:12:06 +1000
 The specimen to which the name callainus was originally applied was
actually (apparently) an intergrade between what became known as musgravei
and melanotus. Hence it ended up being an invalid name for the subspecies
proper.
Cas

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Stephen Ambrose
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:40 AM
To: 'John Graff'; ; 'Birding-Aus'
Subject: Splendid Fairy-wrens and Princess Parrots

M.s. musgravi is the currently accepted name of the subspecies in central
Australia. M.s. callainus is synonymous, being the former subspecies name.

I agree with John - great photo!

Stephen Ambrose
Ryde, NSW


-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of John Graff
Sent: Monday, 30 August 2010 11:00 AM
To: ; Birding-Aus
Subject: Splendid Fairy-wrens and Princess Parrots


Hi Jon,

 

Looks like you've got the a 'Turquoise Wren', based on the relatively broad
black breastband. My P&K lists Turquoise as ssp. callainus and Morecombe
lists it as ssp. musgravi, so perhaps callainus and musgravi are synonymous?

 

BTW - beautiful photo too!


Cheers,

John



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