Aha. Our perceptive David
has indeed spotted the deliberate error. This was prompted by the record
of the Canberra Fumes in getting the wrong bird photo. Some years ago
they had more than two goes at showing a Common Myna. First it was a
Noisy Miner and then an Indian Hill Mynah (the ‘Myna Bird ‘ of
North American cagebird owners). I have a slim file of correspondence on
the subject. Their crass blunders were conceded so ungraciously that they
managed to convey that anyone who knew the difference – or cared about it
– was an eccentric who needed to get a life of their own.
From: David Rosalky [
Sent: Sunday, 1 November 2009 12:39 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Canberra Fumes item
I'll
bet they were choughed to get this story!!
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Sent: Sunday, November 01,
2009 10:18 AM
Subject: [canberrabirds]
Canberra Fumes item
Coincidentally, I read the below just before first hearing
Mr K of Narrabundah/Griffith this morning
