Well done Ben. What Gould initially called ‘Wattled Pewit’, later ‘Wattled Plover’, and we regard as southern subspecies of ‘Masked Lapwing’. His views about range were often little
more than guesses, but reasonable for that time.
From: ben milbourne <>
Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2025 9:57 AM
To: Geoffrey Dabb <>; Canberrabirds <>; ben milbourne <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] A verbal Wotsit
Wanted to suggest wattled but couldn't locate a contemporary reference or distribution map on short notice. So probably have falsely assumed it to now be called the masked lapwing. But then the masked is in Tassie.
Stab in the dark... A form of Spured plover. Could be masked lapwing?
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Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2025 9:16:55 AM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] A verbal Wotsit
From John Gould’s ‘Birds of Australia’ 1848. Any thoughts?
