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Avian Hybrids

To: Stephen Ambrose <>
Subject: Avian Hybrids
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:11:57 +1100
You will see immediately after the cover page, some text that you might find 
enlightening.

The text reads "This is a preview. The total pages displayed will be limited". 
Iimagine that if you wish to read the non viewable pages, you will have to buy 
the book.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford

On 26/01/2013, at 9:11, "Stephen Ambrose" <> wrote:

> Yes, that's interesting.  I can see pp. 1 to 19 and 150 to 180 on my
> computer (using Internet Explorer 10 as my browser).
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Stephen
> 
> 
> 
> From: Dave Torr  
> Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2013 9:05 AM
> To: Stephen Ambrose
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Avian Hybrids
> 
> 
> 
> Very strange - that is what  did before and I can see pages up to 123 and
> then the next one it shows is 181! Maybe - and this is a pure guess - they
> show different people different pages. After all they cannot presumably show
> the entire book for copyright reasons so perhaps what I get is different to
> what you get?
> 
> 
> 
> Just tested on my wife's PC using Firefox (I use Chrome as a browser).
> Basically the same pages available there except that the ones from 124 to
> 180 do not show at all on my PC but on hers they show as blank pages with a
> message that the page is not available for viewing!
> 
> 
> 
> WOuld be interested to know what other people are getting!
> 
> On 26 January 2013 08:53, Stephen Ambrose <> wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> Try this link then click on "View Sample" in top left hand corner of page,
> scroll down to p. 173.:
> 
> http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Handbook_of_Avian_Hybrids_of_the_Worl
> <http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Handbook_of_Avian_Hybrids_of_the_Wor
> l%0d%0ad.htm?id=MwInO7z_Y3oC&redir_esc=y> 
> d.htm?id=MwInO7z_Y3oC&redir_esc=y
> 
> 
> The book states that the Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) has been
> recorded interbreeding with L. argentatus (Herring Gull), L. cachinnans
> (Yellow-legged Gull), L. canus (Mew Gull), L. glaucoides (Iceland Gull), L.
> hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull) and L. ridibundus (Black-headed Gull).
> 
> L. heuglini (Heuglin's Gull) has only been recorded interbreeding with L.
> argentatus (Herring Gull).
> 
> L. dominicanus (Kelp Gull) has been recorded interbreeding with L.
> argentatus (Herring Gull) and L. delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull).
> 
> So there were no records of Kelp (Cape) Gulls interbreeding with Lesser
> Black-backed Gulls up to 2006, the year that this book was published.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Stephen Ambrose
> Ryde, NSW
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Dave Torr
> Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2013 7:09 AM
> To: Stephen Ambrose
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Avian Hybrids
> 
> Interesting - I cannot see them - pages 124-180 are not shown when I browse
> the book online. Maybe I am doing something wrong?
> 
> On 25 January 2013 19:29, Stephen Ambrose <> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dave,****
>> 
>> ** **
>> 
>> Yes they do - pp. 173 to 179 (Family Laridae: Gulls, Terns & Noddies).****
>> 
>> ** **
>> 
>> Cheers,****
>> 
>> Stephen****
>> 
>> ** **
>> 
>> ** **
>> 
>> *From:* Dave Torr 
>> *Sent:* Friday, 25 January 2013 6:23 PM
>> *To:* Stephen Ambrose
>> *Subject:* Re: [Birding-Aus] Avian Hybrids****
>> 
>> ** **
>> 
>> Alas none of the pages in Google Books cover the gulls!****
>> 
>> On 25 January 2013 17:59, Stephen Ambrose <> wrote:*
>> ***
>> 
>> Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World****
>> 
>> ** **
> 
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