Pescott T. (1969). Flame Robin Banding at You Yangs. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:3-6

Banding of Flame Robins (Petroica phoenicea) has been carried out rather intermittemtly during autumn and winter at the You Yangs, north of Geelong, Victoria, for over eight years. The results have shown that the locality is used annually as a wintering area, and that some birds have been retrapped in more than one subsequent season. An analysis of plumage has revealed plumage problems.

Robertson J.S. (1969). Measurements, Weights and Notes on Pied Currawongs. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:7-10

In winter 1968, there were Pied Currawongs (Strepera graculina) about the Wellington Point area (Queensland) from mid-April to early July. They have appeared here in five of the last seven winters, but not at other seasons. This was the longest of their visits but some of these have been of very short duration. This year as many as 70 Currawongs were counted as they straggled past about sunrise, flying north on their daily visit to feed on the large fruit on the Moreton Bay Fig Trees (Ficus macrophylla) which grow in the small park at the tip of Wellington Point.

Lane S.G. (1969). Collecting Insects Ectoparasitic on Birds. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:10-11

Banders have a unique opportunity to assist the work being carried out in the study of ectoparasites found on birds. These are parasites that inhabit the exterior of the host's body (endoparasites inhabit the interior) and the following are some of the groups that are fouind on birds.

Liddy J. (1969). A summary of Spur-winged Plover Banding in Tasmania. The Australian Bird Bander. 7: 12-14

Banding activities concerning the Spur-winged Plover (Lobibyx novaehollandiae) are fairly well documented. Techniques used to find and band plover runners have been published (Liddy 1962, Allan 1963) and a trap designed to catch breeding adults at the nest has been described and illustrated (d'Andria 1965). Various recoveries of note have appeared in the Annual Reports of the Australian Bird-banding Scheme (seventh, ninth and tenth) and in the Recovery Round-up section of the Australian Bird Bander (1:39, 3:36, 4:18, and 4:40). Finally, Allan (1967) presented the results from banding over 700 plovers in southern Victoria.

Lane S.G. (1969). Tumbi Umbi Banding Summary. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:27-32

The banding area is briefly described and details of ten years' banding are recorded. An analysis is made of retraps which reached almost 16% of birds banded. Comments are given for certain species. All statistics are as at 31 December 1967.

Purchase D. (1969). The First 100,000 - An Appreciation. The Australian Bird Bander.7:34

On 1 December 1968, the banding of a Straw-necked Ibis chick at Bool Lagoon, in South-eastern South Australia, marked a major milestone in the history of bird banding in Australia. This Ibis was the 100,000th bird to be banded by Mr Max Waterman, making him the first bander in Australia, and probably one of the few in the world, to achieve this total.

Robertson J.S. (1969). The Significance of gape Colour in Brown Honeyeaters. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:51-55

In young birds of many species the yellow gape of the nestling persists for a variable time after leaving the nest. P.J. Spurge (1968) has previously shown that in the Fuscous Honeyeater (Meliphaga fusca), a yellow gape does not necessarily indicate a juvenile bird. In the present paper the author demonstrates that the yellow gape seen in many Brown Honeyeaters (Gliciphila indistincta) is a sex-related and a season-related feature, unrelated to age. Details of the method of analysis of his extensive banding data on this species are given. It is clear that in the honeyeaters at least, previously held ideas as to the age significance of gape colour will have to be investigated more fully.

Liddy J. (1969). Recoveries of Pacific Gulls in Tasmania. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:56-59

During my residence in Tasmania, 82 non-flying young of the pAcific Gull (Larus pacificus) were banded on various breeding islands off north-east Tasmania. These notes summarise observations and banding data derived from these activities.

Merrilees W.J. (1969). Longevity of Dominican Gulls. The Australian Bird Bander. 7: 60-61

The results of a number of retraps are presented relating to longevity of the Dominican Gull (Larus Dominicus) at Macquarie Island (54deg. 30' S Lati., 159deg. 00'E Long.). Four adults still living at the time of last observation are assigned ages of 13 years 11 months, 10 years 11 months, 7 years 8 months, and 8 years 3 months. One adult shot was at least 9 years 8 months old. These ages must be considered minimal as inadequate information was recorded at the time of banding.

Reilley P. and Balmford P. (1969). Penguin Study Group - First Report. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:75-79

A study of the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is being conducted at Phillip Island Victoria as a Victorian Ornithological Research Group (VORG) Survey. This report covers the period 24 February 1968 to 30 June 1969, during which a total of 282 birds has been banded. Five recoveries have been recorded away from the island, the longest being 355 miles.

Carrick R. (1969). Silver Gull Population Study. The Australian Bird Bander. 7:80-81

During the 1968 breeding season, the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research, University of Adelaide, banded over 13,000 Silver Gulls (Larus novaehollandiae) chicks at 15 colonies in South Australia. More than half were in colonies on the south-eastern coast, the rest in the Adelaide area. One hundred and fifty breeding adults were banded in two south-eastern colonies; these have individual three-colour bands, while the chicks have a colour band indicating their birthplace.

Lane S.G. (1969). New South Wales Albatross Season 1969.The Australian Bird Bander. 7:81-83

The 1969 albatross season off the coast of New South Wales was an outstanding one for the New South Wales Albatross Study Group which operates off Malabar (a Sydney suburb) and off Bellambi about thirty miles further South. Four hundred and thirty-four Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) were banded, 113 were retrapped and nine banded in other places were recovered.