Hi Richard
You should have been copied in, on the wider circulation of this note, but
somehow it didn't happen.
Regards
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Darnell
> Sent: Friday, 31 March 2006 1:21 PM
> To:
> Cc:
> Subject: WTP Egret
>
> Hi Mike
> I entirely agree with your 'diagnosis' of WTP Egret - it looks very similar
> to the juv. Little Egrets I regularly saw in the Pilbara, and which
> incidentally convinced me that the Australian birds should be split from the
> Indo. ones - and so resurrect the name 'immaculata'. (I tried, but don't know
> if I succeeded to convince Dick Schodde of this for the Non-Passerine
> section of the 'Directory"). I am sure that much of the i/d problems arise
> from using 'nigripes' data as well as not appreciating the juv. bare part
> colours of 'immaculata'. The claims of the Chinese/Swinhoes Egret - based
> purely on "green leg colour" are, I suspect, all due to this lack of
> understanding - with this exacerbated by the fact that local field guides do
> not illustrate it. Our next WAM venture is to re-write/illustrate the WA
> Field Guide - and I will certainly try to redress that ommission in it.
> Regards
> John
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