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| Subject: | Re: birding-aus Solomon Islands Scrubfowl |
| From: | Ronald Orenstein <> |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Sep 1999 07:50:53 -0400 |
At 11:39 AM 15/09/1999 +1000, Sean Pywell wrote:
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>Does anyone happen to know which species of Megapodius lives in the Solomon
>Islands - and whether it differs substantially in appearance from
>Orange-footed Scrubfowl?
The Melanesian Megapode M. eremita, also found in the Bismarcks,
Admiralties and other nearby islands. It is described in Jones et al.,
"The Megapodes" (Oxford UP 1995) as "a medium-sized very dark megapode with
naked skin of head and neck dull pinkish-red". Its legs are dark.
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Ronald I. Orenstein Phone: (905) 820-7886
International Wildlife Coalition Fax/Modem: (905) 569-0116
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 3W2
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