Kookaburras (fwd)

[Russell Woodford <>]

Can someone please suggest the definitive book for kookaburra info?

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Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 17:05:41 +1100
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Subject: Kookaburras

Any ideas on the best place to find details on the life of Kookaburras?  I
have read Wm Eastman's "The Life of the Kookaburra & other Kingfishers"
Angus & Robertson, 1970, but would value more observations.  Would like to
know eg. time taken to gain adult size (seems to me about 8-10 wks?),
diseases they suffer, interactions with other birds.  Would the Vet. School
library be the best, or could you put me in touch with a specialist.  I am
not an ornithologist, simply a retired medical doctor who is trying to
write exciting fact-based fiction for children.
Thank you,
Pat Bale