Sorry, I made a big mistake. The black referred
to in the name, is not along the dorsal side of the upper arm (the part over the humerus). It
is along the dorsal side of the forearm, (from the elbow to the wrist - carpal
joint). On a perched bird, especially those with big wings, the folded arm
gives an illusion of a shoulder which is of course the wrist joint and nothing to
do with a shoulder.
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Veerman [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday,
17 February 2009 9:39 PM
To: 'Geoffrey
Dabb'; 'Kamprad'; 'COG List'
Subject: [canberrabirds]
Black-winged Kite
Yes indeed and ‘Black-winged’ is
actually a slightly better name. None of the genus have black shoulders (they
are all grey on the shoulders) but they all have black along the dorsal side of
the upper arm. The name derives from a basic misunderstanding of anatomy (just
like Red-kneed Dotterels have red ankles).
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb
[]
Sent: Monday, 16 February 2009 9:38 PM
To: 'Kamprad'; 'COG List'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds]
Black-winged Kite
About 12 months ago it was noted on this
list that ‘Black-winged’ is the name of a similar African species
From: Kamprad
[
Sent: Monday, 16 February 2009 8:55 PM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds]
Black-winged Kite
I
have not seen a Black-winged Kite around for some time but did see one on a
trip down Brown Mountain on Sunday and another in a field as I approached
Bungendore today on our return trip via the Clyde Mountain.
