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Yes; despite not being accepted by the COG Rarities
Panel, I did indeed 'tick' the (normal) Large-billed Scrubwren I saw around
Ardea hide at Kelly's Swamp several years ago.
Harvey
Perkins
CRC Selection Rounds Section
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Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research
As below, Steve once again
showed his mastery of the unusual bird (as well as Martin who obliquely
indicated a similar conclusion). The original photo is as below.
Wait on! The less experienced bird-watcher must not be led astray.
The correct bill length, if one can use that _expression_ in relation to the
natural world, exactly reaches the right-hand arm of the scale. As I
recall, Harvey found one of these at the wetlands a few years ago, although I
don’t know whether he was so certain as to tick it in the
end.
From: Steve
Holliday [
Sent: Sunday, 22 November
2009 12:43 PM
To: 'Geoffrey Dabb'
Subject: RE:
[canberrabirds] Expert ID help needed
Large-billed
Scrubwren with deformed or damaged beak?
From: Geoffrey
Dabb [
Sent: Sunday, 22 November 2009 11:32
AM
To:
Subject:
[canberrabirds] Expert ID help needed
Anthony netted this bird at Monga yesterday. It seems
to be a bit of a puzzle.
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