Quiz 5 answers

["Geoffrey Dabb" <>]

The graphic again for reference (reduced somewhat)

 

 

Here are the answers:  1  Scarlet Robin, female, breast;  2  Red Wattlebird, wattle;  3  Great Cormorant, thigh patch, breeding plumage;  4  White-eared Honeyeater, ear patch;  5  Laughing Kookaburra, rump;  6  Spotless Crake, shoulder, full sun;  7  Satin Bottlebird, er, Bowerbird;  8  Black Swan, dozing with bill behind wing;  9  Long-billed Corella, eye patch, cheek;  10  Varied Sittella, wing, flank;  11  Purple Swamphen, frontal shield;  12  Eastern Yellow Robin, typical vantage point on spray-head, ANBG;  13  A Wood Duck, male, shoulder;  14  W-w Chough;  15  Double-barred Finch, double bars.

 

	SuziB	RA	SH	JR	AO	HP	GR	ShaunB
1	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>		<>
2	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>
3					0.5
4	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>
5	<>	<>	<>		<>			<>
6	<>					<>
7	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>
8	<>	<>	<>		<>	<>		<>
9			<>	0.5	<>
10		<>	<>		<>	<>		<>
11	<>		<>
12		<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>
13	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>		<>
14	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>
15	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>	<>

 

All commendable performances in their own way, 5 being a fair effort.  Surely the average Canberran has a firmer grasp of the working parts of the White-eared Honeyeater than a corresponding resident of any other capital city.   Julian has graduated well beyond his claimed novice status.  The half points are for very near misses or hint assistance.  It looks like No 11 could decide the premier return, like that regrettable penalty in the Italy match, so I shall justify that answer by pointing out that the mainly-blue SH has a dusky head and a squarish top to its shield, by contrast with the rounded one of the moorhen:

 

 

 

Apart from that, the bird-parts that caused most difficulty were the following:

 

 

 

 

That, some of you will be relieved to hear, brings to an end the 2006 Winter Quiz Season.  Thank you for your participation.  Coming next:  Spring.