RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW SPECIESFORAUSTRALIA?

["Tony Russell" <>]

That would give some people a lot of ticks Stephen .

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Ambrose  
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:57 PM
To: 'Wendy'; 'Tony Russell'; 'Gary Davidson'; 'birding-aus'
Subject: RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW
SPECIESFORAUSTRALIA?


I understand that the Cape York Peninsula and the New Guinea mainland
were connected as recently as 10,000 years ago. Tasmania was last
connected to the Australian mainland about 13,000 years ago. Therefore,
if Tasmanian species are included in the Australian bird list, then
perhaps so should PNG species, from a geological and evolutionary
perspective.

Stephen Ambrose
Ryde, NSW


-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Wendy
Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 3:13 PM
To: Tony Russell; 'Gary Davidson'; 'birding-aus'
Subject: RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW
SPECIESFORAUSTRALIA?

No. Tasmania was (land) connected to mainland Australia relatively
recently - Geologically and Evolutionally. Hawaii was never physically
attached to America.