Elizabeth,
I think they are right. Topknot Pigeon would be a great game bird.
They are large, don't fly too quickly and they tend to congregate in
large flocks. Just like the Passenger Pigeon used to. Pity about the
camphor taste.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 16/06/2012, at 11:59 AM, Elizabeth Shaw wrote:
I just checked the books. The scientific name listed below is the
proper Topknot pigeon. As you say most non-birders call the Crested
Pigeon a Topknot - I've been told by several young boys when I've been
tutoring outback that the books are wrong! They might have meant
Crested Pigeon, called it Topknot, then looked up the scientific name
without checking with an illustration. Does this need to be pointed
out to some authority. Surely they can't mean the real Topknot!
Elizabeth Shaw
Phillip Island
Victoria
-----Original Message----- From: Paul
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 11:42 AM
To:
Subject: Don't Talk To the Hunters
Most non birders call the Crested Pigeon a Topknot Pigeon so this
could lead
to quite some confusion. I can't see any reason that the Govt. would
allow
hunting of Topknots, I suspect they meant Crested.
Paul Osborn
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Gregory
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 2:02 PM
To: birdingaus mailing list
Subject: Don't Talk To the Hunters
Good news if you live in NSW, as I do, from July 1st you get an 18%
increase in your electricity bill and as a trade off you get to keep 10
metres from a bloke (must be over 12 years of age) with a gun in your
favourite NP. A win win all round really - unless you are a Topknot
Pigeon.
Here is a link to the Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill
2009 and
below it a listing of birds and animals included in the bill.
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/nswbills.nsf/1d4800a7a88cc2abca256e9800121f01/6dce0470707e4f4bca2575b4001bd3f1/$FILE/b2009-031-d10-House.pdf
Native game animals (licence required to hunt on public or private land)
Ducks
Australian Shelduck (or Mountain Duck) (Tadorna tadornoides)
Australian Wood Duck (or Maned Duck) (Chenonetta jubata)
Black Duck (or Pacific Black Duck) (Anas superciliosa)
Blue-winged Shoveler (or Australasian Shoveler) (Anas rhynchotis)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Grass Duck (or Plumed Whistling Duck) (Dendrocygna eytoni)
Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
Hardhead Duck (or White-eyed Duck) (Aythya australia)
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
Water Whistling Duck (or Wandering Whistling Duck, Whistling or
Wandering Tree Duck) (Dendrocygna arcuata)
Quails
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
Other birds
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Common Bronzewing Pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Straw Necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
Kangaroos
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
Euro (Macropus robustus)
Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Part 3 Non-indigenous animals (licence required to hunt on public land
only)
Note. A game hunting licence is not required for hunting the animals
listed
in this Part
on private land, and accordingly is only required if the animals are
living
in the wild on
public land
Amphibians
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Birds
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Pigeon (Columba livia)
Domestic Goose (Anser anser domesticus and Anser cygnoides domesticus)
European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
House Crow (vagrant) (Corvus splendens)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Hungarian Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Indian Ringneck (vagrant) (Psittacula krameri)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschate)
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Rock Dove (or Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Other animals living in the wild
Cat
Dog (other than dingo)
Goat
Fox
Hare
Rabbit
Pig
Cheers
Chris Gregory (this name is my sign off and not part of the above list!)
On 15 June 2012 11:24, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
Dear All,
On p5 of today's Sydney Morning Herald, there is an item headed
"Public
face ban from parts of parks". In part, this item states that the bill
allowing shooting in NSW National Parks is being amended, so that it
will
be an offence for a person to approach to within 10 metres of a
hunter in a
National Park.
Reading through the bill, Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill
2009, it also would seem that all is set, legislatively, to allow the
hunting of ducks and other game birds.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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