Lane S.G. (1972). A Review of the Co-operative Silvereye Project. The Australian Bird Bander 10:3-6

This review outlines some of the results obtained from a co-operative project involving the banding of over 100,000 silvereyes since 1958; numerous banders in four states and the Australian Capital Territory have participated. Reference is made to the initial aim and its achievement, and to the value of the published articles which have added considerably to the knowledge of the life history of the species. Some questions are posed and some guidelines given for future activities.

Reilly  P.N. and Balmford P. (1972). Penguin Study Group : Third Report.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:7-11

The Penguin Study Group (VORG) has now maintained its study of the Little Penguin Eudytula minor on Phillip Island,Victoria, for three consecutive years, with visits at weekly intervals over most of the period. Since April 1971, visits are being made only once every four weeks in order to reduce interference with the birds. It is proposed to extend banding of chicks to colonies other than those at Phillip island and to search for banded birds that may be breeding elsewhere. This report covers the twelve months ended 30 June 1971.

Robertson J.S. (1972). Silvereye Colour Cline.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:12-13

These notes are the result of following up a lead uncovered during the analysis of south-east Queensland aspects of the Co-operative Silvereye Project (Robertson 1971). It was shown there that nearly 50% of Summer and about 20% of Winter Silvereyes in south-east Queensland have a yellow undertail area whilst this colour is rare in visiting southern birds.

Lane S.G. (1972). New South Wales Albatross Study Group : 1971. The Australian Bird Bander 10:14

Three hundred and thirty seven Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans were caught during the season, bring the total banded off the coast of new South Wales to 3,027.

Disney H.J. de S. (1972). Bird in the Hand: Speckled Warbler Chthonicola sagittata.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:15

Carruthers R.K. (1972). The White-plumed Honeyeater in the Mount Isa District.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:27-30

The results of banding White-plumed Honeyeaters Meliphaga penicillata in the Mount Isa District, Queensland, from May 1963 to March 1968 are summarised and analysed. Notes are made on observations, some conclusions are set out and hypotheses made regarding movement, status etc.

Reilly P.N. (1972).Banding of Flame Robins at Mount Buller. The Australian Bird Bander 10:31

One of the most important objects of the VORG Flame Robin Survey is to retrap birds banded elsewhere. Thus, when a group of banders converged for the second year in succession on Mount Buller, 145 kilometres north-west of melbourne, for the holiday weekand 29-31 January 1972, we hoped that some of the thousands of birds banded in the wintering areas (Purchase, 1972) might be retrapped.

Hough K. (1972). Notes on Banding Nesting Flame Robins. The Australian Bird Bander 10:32-33

For the last few years, large flocks of Flame Robins Petroica phoenicea  have been seen in the latter part of September and early in October in a gully which runs up into the thickly timbered foothills of the Hume Range 45 kilometres north of Melbourne.

Lane S.G. (1972). Tasmanian Type Silvereyes in New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 10:33-34

Tasmanian type Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis tasmanica are distinguishable by the rufous flanks and a grey or white throat sometimes with a little yellow usually near the chin. Plumage differences for these and other silvereye types occurring in south-eastern Australia have been given previously (Lane 1962, 1966).

Fullagar P.J. (1972). Notes on the Races of Prions.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:35

All prions are similar in general appearances, and identification of species depends very much on the proportions of certain body measurements (See 'Bird in the Hand' this issue). Racial diagnosis is therefore difficult and must also rely on features of measurement. The result is that separation of races in the prions often cannot be supported on present evidence.

Fullagar P.J. (1972). Bird in the Hand: Identification of Prions, Pachyptila spp.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:36-39

Murray M.D. (1972). Summer Visits to Australian Antarctic Stations, 1971-72.  The Australian Bird Bander 10: 47-48

Last summer biologists with ornithological interests visited each of the Australian Stations in Antarctica (See fig. 1). Dr K.Kerry visited Mawson, Dr G.W.Johnstone visited Davis and I visited Casey, the new station which replaced Wilkes; on our return trips we all visited Macquarie Island. Some of the impressions, findings and problems are reported in the following article.

Murray M.D., Orton  M.N. and Penney R.L. (1972). Recoveries of Silver-grey Petrels Banded on Ardery Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica. The Australian Bird Bander 10:49-51

One hindred and sixty-one adults and 65 chicks of the Silver-grey Peterel Fulmaris glacialoides were banded in marked nests on Ardery Island from 1961 to 1963. In January 1972, 40 of these petrels were recaptured; one pair considered to be mates in 1963-64 was recaptured on a nest with an egg, and one, banded as a chick in 1960, was a breeding adult on a nest with an egg near to its birthplace

Johnstone G.W. (1972). Bird Notes from a Summer Trip to Davis, Antarctica. The Australian Bird Bander 10: 52-56

Notes on birds observed during a visit to the Antarctic in summer 1971-72 are presented, with special emphasis on the breeding populations near Davis Station.

Murray M.D. (1972). Banding Giant Petrels on Frazier Islands, Antarctica. The Australian Bird Bander 10: 57-58

The first sign of impending arrival at Casey, Antarctica is the sighting of the Frazier Islands (66 degrees 14 minutes South, 110 degrees 34 minutes East) past which the ship changes course to the south-east and enters Newcomb Bay where the station stands on the Bailey Peninsular.

Johnstone G.W. and Murray M.D. (1972). Dominican Gulls in Australian Antarctic Territory.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:59-60

New records of Dominican Gulls Larus domincanus for Australian Antarctic Territory are reported. The recent colonisation of Australia by Dominican Gulls is summarised, and it is tentatively suggested that the species may be similarly expanding its range in the south.

Kerry K.R. and Colback G.C. (1972). Follow the Band!: Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses on Macquarie Island.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:61-62

Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses Phoebetria palpebrata have been banded on Macquarie Island since 1951 and bands provided by the Australian Bird Banding Scheme have been used since 1954. The following summarises the banding carried out and focuses on observations on three banded birds which serve to illustrate the longevity and the faithfulness to mate of this species. These birds, 120-00110, 120-00141 and 120-00142 have the longest elapsed time from banding to recovery of any individual of any species in the Australian Bird Banding Scheme.

Boehm E.F. (1972).Crested Pigeon Banding at Sutherlands and Bower, South Australia.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:71-73

Nearly 50 years ago the Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes established itself as an addition to the avifauna of the Mount Mary Plains, South Australia. Prior to that time it occurred mainly in the adjacent part of the Murray River Valley. Clearing of scrub and the provision of water for domestic livestock probably caused some dispersion of the species westward towards the Mount Lofty Ranges. However, the greater part of the increase in numbers almost certainly resulted from a movement southwards from the interior of the state as described by McGilp (1937). A somewhat similar spread of the species was reported in Western Australia by Serventy (1962)

Purchase D. (1972). A Report on the Banding of Barn Owls. The Australian Bird Bander 10:74-75

In the 17 years upto 30 June 1971, 25 nestling and 18 adult barn Owls Tyto alba have been banded through the Australian Bird Banding Scheme. Of these, 5 have so far been recovered - all by members of the public.

Lane S.G.  (1972). An Analysis of Magpie-lark Banding. The Australian Bird Bander 10:76-77

D'Andria A.H. (1972). Bird in the Hand: the Small Grebes.  The Australian Bird Bander 10:78-79