Editor's note:  Due to the time elapsed since publication, and the likelihood of change, the address of the author  has been omitted from these abstracts.
 

Gosper, D.G.  1981.  Survey of birds on Floodplain-estuarine Wetlands on the Hunter and Richmond Rivers in northern N.S.W. Corella5: 1-18.

A systematic account of birds observed on wetlands of the Hunter and Richmond Rivers between 1970 and 1977 is given.  Numbers of migratory waders and terns on the estuaries were highest between December and early March, and were lowest between late June to early August.  Marked annual and seasonal variation in waterbird numbers were observed.  In years of high waterbird concentration a relatively few species comprised the bulk of the population during peak periods.  In seasonal terms, overall waterbird numbers showed a broad correlation with seasonal habitat availability as inferred from the normal rainfall distribution pattern.

Marchant, S.  1981.  The breeding season at Moruya, New South Wales.  Corella 5: 19-25.

Results of a study of birds breeding in forest habitat near Moruya N.S.W, for four seasons from 1975 to 1978 are presented.  The breeding season of birds studied is rather short and sharply defined, and occurs between early August and late December.

Brothers, N.P.  1981.  Observations of breeding success in White-faced Storm-Petrel at a newly established colony.  Corella5: 29-33

The establishment and decline of a breeding colony of White-faced Storm-Petrels Pelagodroma marina at Fisher Island in the Furneaux Islands, Tasmania was observed from 1973 to 1977.  An attempt was made to follow the success of breeding in the colony in its first years and also to gather information to compare this colony with long established colonies of the same species elsewhere.  The information collected showed that the breeding birds at Fisher Island were less faithful to their mates and nesting sites than was reported for this species by Richdale (1965).

Dann, P.  1981.  Notes on the nests and eggs of the Australasian Grebe in north-western Victoria.  Corella5: 34-36.

A description of the nests and eggs of Australasian Grebes is given, based on a sample of 70 nests recorded in Wyperfeld National Park. north-western Victoria.  The results are compared with published data on the breeding of the Little Grebe in Europe.

Boles, W.E., N.W. Longmore & T.R. Lindsey. 1981. Auxiliary at the nest of the Blue-faced honeyeater.  Corella 5: 36.

Park, P.  1981.  A colour-banding study of Welcome Swallows breeding in southern Tasmania.  Corella 5: 37-41.

The breeding of a group of individually colour-banded Welcome Swallows Hirundo neoxena was studied at Campania in southern Tasmania over a period of five years during the time between their arrival each spring to their departure in the autumn.

Hermes, N.  1981.  Mixed species flocks in a dry sclerophyll forest in Autumn and Winter.  Corella 5: 41-45.

Mixed species feeding flocks were studied in dry sclerophyll forest at Black Mountain Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory.  Twenty-three species were observed in mixed flocks.  Species are grouped according to foraging pattern and details of the composition of the flocks is given.

Robertson, B.I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 102.  Chalky Island, Furneaux Group, Tasmania.  Corella 5: 49-52.

White, G  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 103.  Ile du Golfe, Tasmania.  Corella 5: 53-55.

White, G.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 104.  Flat Top Island, Maatsuyker Group, Tasmania.  Corella 5: 56-57.

White, G.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 105.  Round Top Island, Maatsuyker Group, Tasmania.  Corella 5: 58-59.

Abbott, I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 106. Mondrain Island, Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia.  Corella5: 60-61.

Abbott, I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 107. Woody Island, Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia.  Corella5: 62-63.

Abbott, I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 108. Bald Island, Western Australia.  Corella 5: 64-65.

Smith, G.T & N. Kolichis  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 109. Coffin Island, Western Australia.  Corella 5: 66-68.

Abbott, I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 110. Sandy Island, Western Australia.  Corella 5: 69-70.

Dunlop, J.N. & G.M. Storr  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 111. Carnac Island, Western Australia.  Corella 5: 71-74.

Abbott, I.  1981.  Seabird Islands No. 112. Edward Island, Western Australia.  Corella 5: 75-76.

Rowley, I. & G.S. Chapman.  1981.  The "Nonnac" Method of netting wild birds.  Corella 5: 77-84.

A propulsive device called a "Nonnac" was used to capture 2060 Galahs between 1971 and 1976 in the Western Australian Wheatbelt.  Two nets each 36 m2 were projected by Nonnacs over birds feeding at prebaited sites.  The Nonnac itself, its manufacture, and the use of this technique for capturing Galahs are described in detail.

Park, P.  1981.  Results from a nesting study of Welcome Swallows in southern Tasmania.  Corella 5: 85-90.

The nesting, pulli development and behaviour of a group of colour-banded Welcome Swallows Hirundo neoxena was studied at Campania in southern Tasmania over a period of five years during the time between their arrival each spring and their departure in the autumn.

Lane, S.G. & H. Battam.  1981.  Additional visits to islands off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria.  Corella 5: 91-94.

From 26 to 28 November 1980. additional visits were made to six islands of the southern and western coasts of Wilsons Promontory.  The islands visited were Wattle and Kanowna on 26 November, Shellback and Norman on 27 November, and McHugh and Dannevig on 28 November.  We were accompanied by (Mrs) L, F. Lane on all visits and by J. W, Hardy for the first two days only.  Primarily, the purpose of the visits was to endeavour to obtain further information on the breeding of Fairy Prions and Common Diving-Petrels.  The limited time spent on the islands was directed mainly towards searching for these birds in habitats which appeared suitable.  No specific or systematic searching was made for other species.

Boehm, E.F.  1981.  Banding the Chestnut Quail-thrush. Corella 5: 95-96.

Chestnut Quail-thrushes Cinclosoma castanotum have been banded and retrapped over a period of 16 years in the course of an Area Survey on the Mount Mary Plains, 110 km north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.  Habitat degradation has caused a decline in the numbers of the species.  Results are presented showing some disparity in the sexes of the sample studies, and provide information on longevity and average weights.  None of the quail-thrush species has been the subject of a published intensive study involving the marking, or banding, of a sample of a population.

Wooller, R.D. & J.N. Dunlop.  1981.  Itinerant breeding by Pied Cormorants on Carnac Island, Western Australia. Corella 5: 97.

Limpus, C.J. & B.L. Lyon.  1981.  Seabirds breeding on the Swain Reefs, Queensland.  Corella 5: 101-105.

In November 1976 ten species of seabirds were recorded breeding on eight coral cays in the Swain Reefs, south-eastern Great Barrier Reef.  The available evidence suggests that the islands of this area are eroding and several have been lost in recent years.

Fullagar, P.J. & H.J. de Disney.  1981.  Discriminant functions for sexing Woodhens.  Corella 5: 106-109.

We recommend using culmen and tarsal lengths to indicate sex in Woodhens.  For dried museum skins a function 1.8 tarsus + culmen =l35, using measurements in mm, separates females (below) from males (above) the value.  However. for live Woodhens, 1.7 tarsus + culmen = 141 is the function.

Gosper, D.G.  1981.  A survey of beach-washed Seabirds near Ballina, New South Wales.  Corella 5: 110-113

A survey of seabirds beach-washed near Ballina in northern N.S.W. was undertaken from January 1976 to December 1979.  A total of 504 individuals of 29 species was found.  Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris comprised 75% of all birds.  Seabirds were found beach-washed at a rate of 1.2 birds per kilometre.  There is some evidence that fewer birds are beach-washed in northern N.S.W. than further south and that the proportion of Short-tailed Shearwaters in the beach-washed assemblage is also lower.

Lane, S.G., F.W.C. van Gessel & C.D.T. Minton.  1981. A hybrid Wader?  Corella 5: 114-115.

Probably Sharp-tailed Sandpiper x Curlew Sandpiper, but refuted in Corella 6: 18 (1982).

Debus, S.J.S.  1981.  The attack and strike behaviour of the Brown Goshawk.  Corella 5: 116.