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As a diagnostic feature of a Forest Kingfisher is
the white "dollar" marks in the wing, seen in flight, and as Sacred
Kingfishers in certain stages of moult can look very blue without apparent buff
on the breast (as I understand on worn plumages the buff markings wear away), I
would be reluctant to accept the record of a Forest Kingfisher at either
Noccundra in QLD or Ormiston Gorge in near Alice Springs if I was being
consulted (which I am not)!
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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