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Answers Quiz 2

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Subject: Answers Quiz 2
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:57:21 +1000

This, the ‘dependency’ round, attracted a typically encouraging message from Ian Fraser and a nice one from Julian Teh with some pretty astute guesses.   The high tech brigade again excelled.  Alison did not offer a name for no. 1, so I don’t know whether that was a typing glitch.  Apart from that, and not being too fussy about the common-name protocol used (esp re the skuas), Alison, Damien, Yarden, Noel and Leo again scored 100% !!  Probably do third one tomorrow  -  that might see some sorting out, and help in choosing the Australian team for the World Championships.     

 

1.       Pitcairn Islands (UK)  “Pitcairn Sparrow”  [Pitcairn Reed Warbler  -  the only passerine in that remote spot]

2.       Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) “Padda oryzivora”  [ Java Sparrow.  Curiously, according to HANZAB this introduced species was probably extinct on Cocos when the stamp was issued, although it can still be found on Christmas Island.]

3.       Falkland Islands (UK)  “BLACK NECKED SWAN”  [Black-necked Swan.  Julian Teh suggested the Coscoroba Swan so he certainly got the right part of the world.]

4.       New Caledonia (France)  “KAGOUS”  [Kagu]

5.       French Southern and Antarctic Territories (France) “SKUAS”  [Subantarctic Skua]

6.       Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia) “Grey-headed albatross”  [Grey-headed Albatross.  Is that a touring COGite pointing the camera?  I wonder why it’s being held in the vertical plane.  To include a friend in  the background – or perhaps the artist?]

7.       (former) Netherlands New Guinea  (Netherlands) Unnamed  [Western Crowned Pigeon.  Of the 3 goura pigeons, as they are called in PNG, this one is distinguishable by the  arrangement of the brown and is the only one confined to West Irian.  The post-mark ‘Biak’, where the species does not occur, can be faintly discerned.]

8.       Ascension Island (UK) “ CANARY Serinus flaviventris ”  [Yellow Canary.  Introduced species.]

9.       Christmas Island (Australia)  “Ducula whartoni”     [Christmas Imperial Pigeon]

10.   Australian Antarctic Territory (Australia)  “ANTARCTIC PRION”  [ditto]

 

 

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