Hi everybody -
We hope to publish Volume 6, the penultimate volume, of the Handbook of
Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) towards the end of
this year. Vol.6 will cover 126 passerine species from the pardalotes to
the Spangled Drongo including, for example, bristlebirds, Rockwarbler,
Fernwren, scrubwrens, gerygones, thornbills, whitefaces, the Australian and
New Zealand robins, Logrunner and Chowchilla, babblers, whipbirds and
wedgebills, quail-thrushes, Sittella, Whitehead and Yellowhead, whistlers,
shrike-thrushes, monarchs and fantails.
We did have an appeal for sponsorships last year. Many people, including
several Birding-Aus subscribers, responded generously but there are still
many species without sponsors and there is still time to get sponsorships
in - until the end of March.
So far we have received 222 sponsorships. The most 'heavily' sponsored
species is the Spotted Pardalote (with 11 sponsors) followed by the Eastern
Yellow Robin (with nine), the Grey Shrike-thrush (with eight), and then the
Scarlet Robin, Rose Robin and Grey-crowned Babbler (with six each).
However, current sponsorships cover only 90 species and consequently there
are still 36 species without sponsors. All donations are gratefully
accepted, but a Sponsorship of A$190 per species gets your name (or a name
you nominate - see who sponsored the Stephens Island Wren in Vol.5) with
the chosen species account in the book. The following list gives the birds
still looking for a kind sponsor.
Pilotbird
Shy Heathwren
Brown Gerygone
Grey Warbler
Norfolk Island Gerygone
Lord Howe Gerygone
Green-backed Gerygone
Fairy Gerygone
Rusty-tailed Gerygone
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Slaty-backed Thornbill
Western Thornbill
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-legged Flycatcher
New Zealand Robin
Western Yellow Robin
White-breasted Robin
White-browed Robin
Hall's Babbler
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Chirruping Wedgebill
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Whitehead
Yellowhead
Brown Creeper
Crested Bellbird
Olive Whistler
Red-lored Whistler
Golden Whistler
Mangrove Golden Whistler
White-breasted Whistler
Black-faced Monarch
Black-winged Monarch
Satin Flycatcher
Shining Flycatcher
Northern Fantail
If you know what species you want to sponsor, please call us at the address
and phone / fax numbers below, or email:
If you have any questions regarding sponsorship that you need to have
answered first, please get in touch with Dr William Steele, Handbook
Project Manager, email:
If you want to know more about HANZAB, have a look at the website:
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/hanzab/index.html
Regards,
Hugo
Hugo Phillipps
Communications Coordinator
Birds Australia
415 Riversdale Road
HAWTHORN EAST 3123, Australia
Tel: (03) 9882 2622, fax: (03) 9882 2677
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