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RFI: how much does a Brown Songlark weigh?

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Subject: RFI: how much does a Brown Songlark weigh?
From: Andrew Taylor <>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:27:02 +1000
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:41:42AM +1100, Lawrie Conole wrote:
> Please reply off-line to lconole[at]gmail.com - unless the readership
> *really* want to know the answer (I suspect not).

The answer is actually very interesting. A study in SW NSW found a mean
weight of males of 75 grams and only 32 grams for females so its
(apparently) one of the most sexually dimorphic birds.

Andrew
  

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