My attention has been brought to an interesting photo on Facebook - I
think it was posted on Saturday (11th October). Apparently it has been
taken in the vicinity of Coffs Harbour.
If this is genuine which it appears to be, it will be probably only be
the third time a bird such as this has been recorded. The original bird
was collected near Brisbane on 14 July, 1867 by Henry Rawnsley. A
second bird was seen and photographed at Beachmont (near Binna Burra)
south of Brisbane during 2003 & 2004. So if this is from Coffs Harboour,
it makes it all the more interesting. Cliff Frith and Daniel Blunt have
a good article in Australian Field Ornithology - 22:2:53 on Rawnsley's
Bowerbird
It is presumed that Rawnsleys Bowerbird is a hybrid between Satin and
Regent which has to be the case. However, it is interesting that all
three birds seem to be similarly marked with yellow generally confined
to the primaries.
Really worth looking at! The link is -
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=833465676685002&set=o.173561852669263&type=1&permPage=1
Lloyd Nielsen
Mt Molloy, Nth Qld
www.birdingaustralia.com.au
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