Norman F.I.and  Gottsch M.D. (1967). The Cape Woolamai Banding Station, Philip Island, Victoria. The Australian Bird Bander 5:3-4
 

The establishment of the Cape Woolamai Banding Station is an event of some importance to Australian ornithology. Dr Serventy's station at Fisher Island has, of course, functioned for 20 years, but that is a specialised project established for the study of a single species. Cape Woolamai promises to be the first Australian bird observatory in the style of the British coastal bird observatories, and appears admirably situated for the study of migration - a long-felt want in Australia.

Robertson J.S. (1967). Movements of the Spangled Drongo. The Australian Bird Bander 5:5

Alex Chisholm (Emu 1945 Vol. 44, p. 197) in his discussion of the birds mentioned in the Gilbert Diary wrote of the Spangled Drongo Chibia bracteata, "there is no accounting for the caprices of this curious bird".

Lane S.G. (1967). Sexing Juvenile Spinebills. The Australian Bird Bander 5:6

It is important that banders are able to sexaccurately as many birds as possible. with adults of some species, the plumage provides a simple means of sex determination. This is not always so with the juveniles, or even the adults of many other species.

Murray M.D. (1967). Silver Gull Banding. The Australian Bird Bander 5:7

Liddy J. (1967). Number of Species Mist Netted in an Area. The Australian Bird Bander 5:8

van Tets G.F.and Bywater  J. (1967). The Feral Pigeon : a New Breeding Species at Five Islands, N.S.W. The Australian Bird Bander 5:9

Robertson J.S. (1967). A Net Tethering Tip. The Australian Bird Bander 5:9

Chisholm A.H. (1967). The Versatile Grey Thrush. The Australian Bird Bander 5:10

Hitchcock W.B. (1967). Bird in the Hand [Little Tern Sterna albifrons, Fairy Wern Sterna nereis)].The Australian Bird Bander 5:14

Lane S.G. (1967). Habits of Spotted Pardalotes. The Australian Bird Bander 5:27-28

The results of several years banding work on Spotted Pardalotes Pardalotus punctatus are analysed. The value of regular seasonal banding is evident, although lack of time restricted the number of visits each season. Some observations made during the study  are described, and an appeal is made for banders to consider these projects for species projects.

Pratt E.K. (1967). An Unusual Catching Technique. The Australian Bird Bander 5:29

Allen P. (1967). VORG Spur-winged Plover Survey. The Australian Bird Bander 5:30-32

Strong P.D. (1967). Netting Rate. The Australian Bird Bander 5:32

Lane S.G. and Lonnon  R.G. (1967). Longevity of Fuscous Honeyeaters. The Australian Bird Bander 5:33

Purchase D. (1967). The Recording of Banding Locations. The Australian Bird Bander 5:34

In the process of attempting the computer analysis of banding data, we have dicovered several points that are thwarting our efforts. The biggest problem is that many banders supply insufficient details to enable us to accurately pinpoint the banding site, or are not consistent in the description of it in successive schedules.

DisneyH.J. de S.  (1967). Bird in the Hand: Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus]. The Australian Bird Bander 5:35

Disney H.J. de S. (1967). Sexing Passerines by Cloaca Examination. The Australian Bird Bander 5:36-37

It has long been known that during the breeding season many male passerines show a cloaca protruberance (Wolfson 1952) and this has been used by collectors and overseas banders for sexing birds.

Wilson S.J. (1967). Analysis of Survival Rate Data. The Australian Bird Bander 5:47-50

Data are presented showing the variation in retrapping (and 'known alive') rates in the White-browed Scrub-wren Sericornis frontalis. Because of the high survival rate of the breeding birds which were banded in the first year and other life history factors, it is shown that a comparison of survival rates of those banded in consecutive years is not valid. It is demonstrated that the only valid comparison of survival rates is between total populations of the species known to have been alive in each year. In respect of each subsequent year after the first, the total population present comprises birds banded in the year plus the known survivors of all earlier years.

Hitchcock W. (1967). Longevity Records. The Australian Bird Bander 5:50

Carruthers R.K. (1967). The White-fronted Honeyeater in North Western Queensland. The Australian Bird Bander 5:51-52

Another case is presented of a species revealed in an area as a result of mist netting. The previous scarcity of observers may well have contributed to lack of observations in the past, but more recently, of eight White-fronted Honeyeaters Gliciphila albifrons caught during the last three years, only one was sighted outside a mist net.

Reilly P.N. (1967). Flocking Behaviour of Striated and Brown Thornbills. The Australian Bird Bander 5:52

Morris A.K. (1967). Yellow Tufted Honeyeaters in the Mudgee District. The Australian Bird Bander 5:53-54

The article entitled 'Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters in the Bendigo District' by J.C. Ipsen (Aust. Bird Bander Vol 3, No 3.) has prompted me to record my experiences in banding these birds at Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve, No 20, near Mudgee, new South Wales.

Bradley J.B. (1967). Unusual Plumage of Superb Blue Wrens. The Australian Bird Bander 5:54

Hutchison B.J. (1967). Age Determination of the Western Silvereye by Skull Ossification. The Australian Bird Bander 5:55-56

Early in January of this year, John Liddy sent me a reprint of a paper by James Baird (1963) entitled 'On ageing Birds by Skull Ossification'. This method consists of examining the skull through the skin of the head with a X10 lens.  The feathers of the head are wetted and parted, the skin of the skull being slightly stretched between finger and thumb and moved gently.

Lane S.G. (1967). Sooty Tern Recovery in the Philippines. The Australian Bird Bander 5:57

Of the 5,438 Sooty Terns Sterna fuscata which have been banded inthe Australian Bird Banding Scheme 4,217 were banded at Lord Howe island by John McKean and Dorothy Moroney in 1962 (McKean 1963). In addition to these, a few were banded in the same location in 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1964. Small numbers have also been banded oncoral reefs in the Coral Sea (119) and in the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia (161).

Morris A.K. (1967). Spotted Pardalote Notes. The Australian Bird Bander 5:61

Boehm E.F. (1967). Banding Solves Honeyeater Puzzle. The Australian Bird Bander 5:62

Disney H.J. de S. (1967). Bird in the Hand: Quail. The Australian Bird Bander 5:63

Robertson J.S. (1967). Noisy Friar-bird Observations. The Australian Bird Bander 5:71-72

During summer there are few Noisy Friar-birds Philemon corniculatus about our area (Moreton Bay, Queenslans). In Autumn, flocks arrive from the south heading northwards. Such a movement was observed on 22nd May 1966, when between 8 am and 11.30 am a total of about 400 Noisy Friar-birds passed through in flocks, mostly of from 10 to 60 birds. My records show a south-west wind of Force 4 that day. The flight path follows the shoreline so I have a good view of them as they go by just in front of my home at Wellington Point.

Parry V.A. (1967). The Patagial Method for Tagging Birds. The Australian Bird Bander 5:73

Thomas D.G. (1967). Movements of Silver Gulls from Tasmania. The Australian Bird Bander 5:74-75

The Silver Gull Larus novaehollandeae is basically a bird of the littoral although it will travel inland, but never far from water. The species has received considerable attention from banders in the eastern states of Australia and a general analysis of movements is given by Murray and Carrick (1964). In this paper a more detailed anlysis is given of the recovery of birds banded as chicks in Tasmania. A total of 323 recoveries is included.

Hutchison J.B. (1967). Baiting the Mist Net Site. The Australian Bird Bander 5:76

Gibson J.D. (1967). Vice Regal Voyage to Band Albatrosses. The Australian Bird Bander 5:77

Balmford P. (1967). Victorian Bird Banding Conference, June 1967. The Australian Bird Bander  5:78-79

Carruthers R.K. (1967). Eclipse Plumage of the Purple-crowned Wren. The Australian Bird Bander 5:79

Kloot T. and Reilly P.N.  (1967). VORG Flame Robin Survey. The Australian Bird Bander 5:80

Disney H.J. de S. (1967). Bird in the Hand: Females of the Australian True Quail Phasianidae (Quail with Hind Toes). The Australian Bird Bander 5:86-87