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| To: | COG <> |
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| Subject: | Query |
| From: | jude hopwood <> |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:39:58 +1100 |
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Dear Brainy Ones,
Can anyone clarify this? Firstly, that Dollarbirds rarely feed on the ground according to BIB. The first of the two I spotted at Newline yesterday was on the ground creaking away which is what caught my attention. It was only as I approached the zone where he was sitting on the ground that he flew off and joined his friend. (I use 'he' without evidence.) I did not at any stage see any grasshoppers (BIB).
The other query, how does a bird gain a description as being from a particular country, when they spend half the year, like the Dollabird and Koel, in another country. What is it that makes them PNG - not Australian native?
Respectfully,
Jude.
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