Hi Tim,
you wrote------
While of the topic of Morcombe, the inclusion of a picture (as opposed to a
simple reference) of a Flamingo in his Field Guide to Australian Birds is
somewhat audacious - well done!
If you consider that the only recording of a Flamingo is a single record in
the Cocos Islands you might ask why include a picture at all? Indeed there
are numerous once-only birds that do not receive this same honour. The
answer I suppose lies in the aesthetic production of a field guide. Imagine
the delight of the artist when he discovered "le flamant rose", arguably
one the world most attractive and interesting birds, had been seen in
Australian territories!
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Hey, be fair, Tim!
Flamingos are in the fossil record from early Miocene, thats close enough
for any field guide, surely?
Denyse Cusack
Sydney
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