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Fwd: Corvids

To: "" <>, "Graeme Chapman" <>, Chris Brandis <>, "" <>
Subject: Fwd: Corvids
From: Judith L-A <>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 01:11:43 +0000
Thanks all. Yes, so my seeing & thinking proceeded thus:  All birds I saw in 
flight had rounded tails, so that cuts out Torresian Crows. Then I thought 
Little Ravens plus ARs. Following where possible on foot or just waiting, I saw 
that the population contained juveniles, so if "ontogeny recapitulates 
phylogeny" extends into infancy, these young might have calls more similar to 
Torresian Crows & so the group might be an Australian Raven family. (Might the 
TC call be closest to the primordial / prototypal vocalisation ?)

Thanks for the emails confirming exactly the progress of my thinking! When I 
see birds that look "lighter" I think LRs + ARs ? -- but really I guess ARs 
with juvs.

Judith

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> From: Judith L-A <>
> Date: 27 January 2017 at 2:26:52 pm AEDT
> To: 
> Subject: Corvids
>
> I'm at a small shopping centre in Sydney's inner west, & it seems like 
> there's both Australian Ravens & Torresian Crows present--
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Judith
>
> Reply to:  
> JLA
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