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Hello Birdos,
In the Nt topend Easter birdlist posted by Michael J Hunter on May 15 2000
reference was made to:
Buff-sided Robin
Paperbark Flycatcher.
As neither of these names appear in my 1994 copy of 'The Taxonomy and
Species of Birds of Australia and Its Territories'
I am wondering what they really are.
I am under the (false?) impression that the above mentioned document is the
official list for Australia and therefore am wondering what list the two names
mentioned come from.
I suspect that they come from the controversial publication 'The Directory
of Australian Birds: Passerines' which has recently been released onto the
market.
I can't afford a copy to check.
This publication apparently has advantages for twitchers but is the
information in it accepted by the RAOU?
Or are they new species for Australia and therefore subject to submission
to the Birds Australia Rarities Committee before we can include them on our
lists?
If not, shouldn't we be sticking to the official list and recording these
sightings as 'sub-species' using the officially accepted names?
Or should we keep two sets of personal lists: the 'Birds Australia Lists'
and the 'Directory of Australian Birds Lists'?
Bob Inglis
Woody Point, SEQld
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