Nev,
Thanks for that link. A handy addition to the library. Much better price than
the USD 160-200+ the second hand market is asking for the title.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 26/01/2013, at 9:10, Nev Capell <> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Try this link;
>
> http://www.spinus.info/Images/books/AH743697479746.pdf
>
> Nev Capell
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>
>> Very strange - that is what did before and I can see pages up to 123 and
>> then the next one it shows is 181! Maybe - and this is a pure guess - they
>> show different people different pages. After all they cannot presumably
>> show the entire book for copyright reasons so perhaps what I get is
>> different to what you get?
>>
>> Just tested on my wife's PC using Firefox (I use Chrome as a browser).
>> Basically the same pages available there except that the ones from 124 to
>> 180 do not show at all on my PC but on hers they show as blank pages with a
>> message that the page is not available for viewing!
>>
>> WOuld be interested to know what other people are getting!
>>
>> On 26 January 2013 08:53, Stephen Ambrose <> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Dave,
>>>
>>> Try this link then click on "View Sample" in top left hand corner of
>> page,
>>> scroll down to p. 173.:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Handbook_of_Avian_Hybrids_of_the_Worl
>>> d.htm?id=MwInO7z_Y3oC&redir_esc=y
>>>
>>>
>>> The book states that the Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) has been
>>> recorded interbreeding with L. argentatus (Herring Gull), L. cachinnans
>>> (Yellow-legged Gull), L. canus (Mew Gull), L. glaucoides (Iceland Gull),
>> L.
>>> hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull) and L. ridibundus (Black-headed Gull).
>>>
>>> L. heuglini (Heuglin's Gull) has only been recorded interbreeding with L.
>>> argentatus (Herring Gull).
>>>
>>> L. dominicanus (Kelp Gull) has been recorded interbreeding with L.
>>> argentatus (Herring Gull) and L. delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull).
>>>
>>> So there were no records of Kelp (Cape) Gulls interbreeding with Lesser
>>> Black-backed Gulls up to 2006, the year that this book was published.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>> Stephen Ambrose
>>> Ryde, NSW
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:
>>> On Behalf Of Dave Torr
>>> Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2013 7:09 AM
>>> To: Stephen Ambrose
>>> Cc:
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Avian Hybrids
>>>
>>> Interesting - I cannot see them - pages 124-180 are not shown when I
>> browse
>>> the book online. Maybe I am doing something wrong?
>>>
>>> On 25 January 2013 19:29, Stephen Ambrose <>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Dave,****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Yes they do - pp. 173 to 179 (Family Laridae: Gulls, Terns &
>>> Noddies).****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,****
>>>>
>>>> Stephen****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Dave Torr
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, 25 January 2013 6:23 PM
>>>> *To:* Stephen Ambrose
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Birding-Aus] Avian Hybrids****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Alas none of the pages in Google Books cover the gulls!****
>>>>
>>>> On 25 January 2013 17:59, Stephen Ambrose <>
>>> wrote:*
>>>> ***
>>>>
>>>> Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
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