reply all,
I cannot locate the word ort in two botanical references.
But I do know that finches eat casuarina seed, including beautiful
firetail eating seed of Allocasurina littoralis in forests near Eden,
N.S.W..
Dick Turner
On 1/06/2017 9:29 AM, Judith L-A wrote:
> (Are the allocas seed pods only called orts after they've been eaten from?)
>
> Main query-- Yesterday I watched Red-browed Firetails systematically feeding
> in Glossy Black-Cockatoo Allocasuarinas. The finches lean towards the ort,
> delicately insert their beak, & remove themselves while eating.
>
> Does Hanzab list this as a foraging activity / food genus for this species?
>
> Cheers
> Judith
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