A British birder writes...I spent a fantastic day birding around O'
Reillys in Lamington National Park, Qld in late October 1995. In
eight hours I was fortunate to see Noisy Pitta, Albert's Lyrebird,
Logrunner, Paradise Riflebird, Green Catbird...and a White's Thrush.
My field notes state: "Rufous rump, not much scaling, white on tail tip
extends up outer tail feathers, no pale eye ring".
>From Simpson and Day (First Edition) this sounds like a description of
the race heinei yet on range I guess it should have been lunulata.
Can anyone help out with a definitive view ? What are the
White's/Scaly Thrushes found at Lamington? Do both heinei and
lunulata occur? And what is the current thinking on these subspecies/species?
Adrian Pitches
**FAO Tony Palliser - I was the Brit you kindly chauffeured up to Glen
Davis to see Regent Honeyeater, Plum-headed Finch, Turquoise Parrot
etc on 4/11/95 just a week after providing the same service to another
British birder. Thanks again!**
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