Morris A.K. (1975). Results from Banding Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters. The Australian Bird Bander 13:3-8

Details are given of the banding site at Munghorn Gap in the Mudgee district, New South Wales, where 1139 Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters Meliphaga melanops have been banded and 244 (21%) have been recaptured 310 times. Most successful banding is at watering sites. Three age classes - juvenile, immature and adult - are recognised and described. Recapture data indicate that the population is probably sedentary. The longest elapsed time between banding and recapture is 8 years 4 months, while the longest recorded in the Australian Bird Banding Scheme is 8 years 7 months, which is less than recorded for some other honeyeaters. A further life expectancy of 1.8 years has been established while survival of both immatures and adults is similar. Masses and measurements are given for adults of each sex and a description of helpers at the nest is recorded.

 

McCulloch E.M. (1975). Variations in the Mass of Captive Tawny Frogmouths. The Australian Bird Bander 13: 9-11

A review is made of hibernation and torpidity in a number of species; results of a study of variations in the mass of captive Tawny Frogmouths Podargus strigoides are tabulated and discussed. The date presented result from Victorian Ornithological Research Group survey No. 39.

 

Milledge D. (1975). Banding Japanese Snipe in Tasmania. The Australian Bird Bander13:12-13

This paper provided information on the capture and banding of Japanese Snipe in Tasmania in 1972. Discussions on methods of capture are included as well as morphormetric data on 5 individual birds.

 

Lane S.G. (1975). Seabird Islands. No. 10, South-West Solitary Island, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:14-15

Cam G.R. and Cam A.E. (1975). A Report on Nankeen Kestrel Banding in New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:27-30

The Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides occurs commonly over much of the continent wherever there is open type vegetation. From July 1972 to December 1974, free-flying Kestrels were trapped and banded, to obtain information on various aspects of their life history.

Dow D.D. (1975). The Enigma of Colour Change in the Oral Flanges of Honeyeaters. The Australian Bird Bander:31-33

Recently Lane (1974) and Morris (1974) have brought to light further information not only on the fact of the change but on the seasonal pattern of the change of colour in the gape or oral flange of the Fuscous Honeyeater Meliphaga fusca. In my analysis (Dow, 1973) of changes in the gape of the Fuscous Honeyeater I dealt with a widespread sample - specimens found in several Australian museum collections - and hence ran the risk of masking possible trends due to age, breeding condition, year of collection, and local factors.

Lane S.G. (1975). Seabird Islands. No. 11, Lion Island, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13: 34-37

Bateman I.M. (1975). Report of Wintering Flame Robins in the Cobram District, Victoria. The Australian Bird Bander 13:47-52

Results of banding and observations of Flame Robins Petroica phoenicea in the Cobram district, Victoria, are detailed. The area is described, the trapping methods, banding results, plumage variation, flocking behaviour and local movement are detailed.

 

Holmes N.G. (1975). Black-winged Petrel on Mutton Bird Island, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:53-55

This paper provides information on the breeding of Black-winged Petrels on Mutton Bird Island during 1975. This is the first report of this species breeding in NSW but follows expansion to islands in the Barrier Reef in recent times.

 

Lane S.G. (1975). Further Notes on the Seabirds of the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:56-57

This paper updates the information from an earlier report by Lane in 1972 on these islands following a visit in 1974.

 

Morris A.K. (1975). Seabird Islands. No. 12, North-West Solitary Island, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:58-59

Lane S.G. (1975). The White-winged Widowbird near Windsor, N.S.W. The Australian Bird Bander 13:61

Carruthers R.K. (1975). Banding and Observations of Rainbow Bee-eaters. The Australian Bird Bander 13:71-74

Banding and detailed observations of Rainbow Bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) at Mount Isa, Queensland, in the period from June 1963 to March 1968, give what is probably a typical picture of movement and breeding pattern of the species in Northern Australia. Observations during this period at various other locations in north-western Queensland and Northern Territory seem to support the findings of the study at Mount Isa.

 

Stokes A. (1975). The Effect of a Bushfire on the Banding of Flame Robins in the Brindabella Ranges. The Australian Bird Bander 13:75-76

This paper analyses the change in capture rates of Flame Robins Petroica phoenicea following a fire through the banding site in the Brindabella Rangers in the ACT. It was found that there was a noticeable increase in numbers of Flame Robins caught after the fire and that the birds seem to favouring the burnt areas in comparison to the unburnt areas of the study site.

 

Purchase D. (1975). Longevity Records - a Need for Caution. The Australian Bird Bander13:77

A short note to banders to make them aware of how longevity records can be compromised if band records and methods are not correctly recorded.

 

Morris A.K. (1975). Seabird Islands. No.13, North Rock, Solitary Islands, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:78-79

Lane S.G. (1975). Seabird Islands. No.14, South Solitary Island, New South Wales. The Australian Bird Bander 13:80-82