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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I "1 It does not seem that the Melba Finch (Pytifia melba) (Swaziland, \ $2 1976, 3 cents) was named after a person! If it was, it was certainly Be 31: not Dame Nellie Melba, the well-known soprano, as the name L goes back to the 1750s when Linnaeus described it. I E -3 Suxzzilfzzmrl

Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956) was an American botanist who collected in the Philippines for about 20 years in the early 1900s, becoming the Professor of Botany at the University of the Philippines His expertise on the PlL1IPIN'HI Philippines was put to good use during the Second World War when he compiled a handbook describing the emergency food and poisonous plants of the Pacific Islands. In his later life he was the Director of the New York Botanical Garden and he served Harvard University as Administrator §l'\n!1l Dun! Fill Ill-ll"-'1BIDans of Botanical Collections. He described over 3,000 new species of plants from the Philippines and nearby areas and at least seven genera of plants are dedicated to him. The Cream-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus menflh) (Philippines, 1979, 30 sentimos) was named for him in 1916.

The only facts known about P H Metcalfe are that he was a | British naturalist who collected in the Solomon Islands and died in 1913. The Yellow-throated White- aye (Zosterops me tcalflr) (Solomon Islands, 2001, 5 cents) is named after him. min as

I I Dr. Adolf Bernard Meyer 1840-1911) was a German anthropologist 1=+APLrA~~a I o NEW GUINEA and ornithologist who co lected in the East Indies at around S! the turn of the 19th Century, He wrote about the birds ~\l 3. I of the Celebes and neighbouring islands and is cited as having made the first descriptions of a number of East Indies bird species. It was he who first recognised that 1. r r the sexually dimorphic red male and green female of the la vIa*; Australian King Parrot were the same species. The Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyer) (Papua New Guinea, 1964, 2 I I I I I I shillings) is named after him. 11111111111111111111

Dr. Bernhard Meyer (1767-1836) was a physician noted for his contribution to German ornithology and he was credited with writing two books on the subject. He is, however, not known to have travelled to Africa so itseemssurprisingperhapsthatMeyer'sparrot(Poicepha!usmeyen)(Botswana, 1997, 15 thebe) is named after him.

Page 46 FUGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 IIIII IIIIII I I l I I I . The Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus Mikado) (China- Taiwan,1967,$8) is named after the title of Japanese emperors and not an individual person =: I I»li'q.~~=.»l-l54 *f Uzi.. FR'!!'l'l»[E¥E'¢"!15II$3 _ cnnlrn Ur: l.l.Mll.'III It _ I I l_ Pauline Bribe de Mondatour was the widow of the French zoologist Etienne Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire (1772-1844). They married in 1804. Presumably Geoffrey named the Maroon-chested Ground Dove (Claravis mondefoura) (Salvador, 1984, 55 centavos) after '¢'.'F.ll! l\>.lA 55: ,1'1,,'* nl-1l-:Q his wife. -al-vr'

Colonel George Montagu (1751-1815) was a soldier and natural history writer. He served in the American Revolution in ~'~r. z..~*.IAPWH 00I the English militia. He was court-martialled and cashiered for FE :-If! causing trouble among his brother officers. He then devoted ln-E! himself to science and particularly to biology. He was an early

-11lL\Tln éuvhp l (`ul'\ll!\lq.\}u9l» member of the Linnaean Society and an expert on shells. He was renowned for his meticulous work that bordered on the clinical. He died of lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pyrgargus) (Bulgaria, 2006, 1 lev) is named after him.

Dr. Joseph Montano (1844 - '?) was a French anthropologist who spent some time in the Philippines between 1 B79 and 1881 while undertaking a scientific survey. He was a member of the first expedition to ascend Mount App and wrote about his voyages around the Philippines and Malaya The Sulu I I I I I I I I I I I I I Hornbill (Anthracoceros rriontam) (Phillipines, 1992, 2 piso) is named after him.

Joachim Joho Monteiro (1833-1878) was a Portuguese mining engineer who collected natural history specimens in Angola from 1860 to 1875. Monteiro's Hornbill (Tockus morrteid) (Namibia, 2013, $12 Namibian) was named after him as were Monteiro's Bush Shrike and Monteiro's Twinspot.

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: Riga; Bl-IU'llAN E Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) was the artist wife of ornithologist John Gould. Mrs Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) ( Bhutan, 1998, 1 ngultrum) was named for her in 1831. John Gould named the Gouldian Finch in his wife's honour in 1844.

December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 47 Robert Cushman Murphy (1887-1973) was an American naturalist who became a world authority on marine birds. Ha spent time excavating the extinct Moa in New Zealand In Bermuda he recovered the first live specimen of the Bermuda Petrel seen since the early 17th Century. His 1936 book on the Oceanic Birds of South America was recognised as a masterpiece. And he is famed for persuading Rachel Carson to write Silerrf Spring after he was unable to stop the US Government from spraying DDT. Murphy's Petrel (Pferodroma ultimo) (Pitcairn Islands, 1998, $3 New Zealand) is named after him.

Samuel Cornelius Jan Willem van Musschenbroak (1827- 1883) graduated as a lawyer and trained as a seaman He then became a Dutch administrator in the East Indies from 1855 to 1876. He travelled widely in the Moluccas and was regarded as i an expert on large parts of the Dutch East Indies as is recorded by his pioneering maps. He was appointed as the first Director of the Dutch Colonial Museum in Leiden where he was able to exhibit many of the bird skins he had collected in Indonesia before they were transferred to the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam. Yellow-billed Lorikeet (Neopsitfac us mu sschenbroekii) (Guinea-Bissau, 2006, 500 Franc Commutate Financiers Africaine) is named after him

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PAGE FEATURE AUTHOR

Colour Section

46 WHOSE BIRD _ M is for (Part 2) Bruce Poulter

Standard Section

51 EDlTOR'S NOTES Editor

52 NEWSBRIEFS (Incl AGM Minutes) Secretaries

59 PAR AVION David Cox

60 GOUGH ISLAND David Cox

61 SCANDINAVEAN BIRDS Roger Chapman

65 DUCK STAMPS

66 RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Chuck Braun ('Biophi!ately')

73 IDENTIFICATION PARADE Roger Chapman et al.

74 CLEMENTS UPDATE Roger Chapman.

15 NEW ISSUE LISTING Kjell Scharning, Roger Chapman et al.

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December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 49 THE BHRD STAMP $®~ClI€'W

-r I - - __,-1-r' 4 {www.birdstampsociety.org) Founded August 1986 The Bird Stamp Society was formed to cater for the large number of collectors who specialise in bird stamps and relevant material

Chairman* Bruce Poulter Secretary Tony Statham, 17 Church Lane, Ashlyn's Lodge, Chesham Rd Westbere. Canterbury Berkhamstead, Herts Kent CT2 DHA HP4 2ST T 01227 719115 '2 01442 867995 E-mail: 17clpoLllter@supaneLc,om E-mail: [email protected] Auctlon Secretary: Graham Housman, 23a East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 7QR in 01506 651029 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-Chairman: Doug Blake Treasurer: Mike Smith 10 Brad sole House, 22, Oxmoor, Abbey Park, Park Road, Abbeydale, Gloucester Beckenham, Kent GL4 SXW BR3 1PN 2 020 8650 8016 Q 01452 503904 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Membership Sec.: Bob Wilks Packet Secretary: Davld Mace,

4, Curlew Road, 9 r Weird Wood, Porthoawi, Mid-Glamorgan, Longfield, Kent, CF36 BQA DA3 7HT 'E 01656 T85055 H 014?4 705160 E-mail: [email protected]:om Flight Edltur: Julian Dumpster Flight Distributor' Rosie Bradley, 5, Delrogue Road, Ifield, 31 Park View, Crawley, West Sussex, Crossway Green, Chepstow RH11 7GG 2 01293 614231 NP16 SNA E-mail [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] New Issues Roger Chapman Committee' Ker Macrosson 8 website editor: 5, North Street, 9 Swinton Close, Ipswich Cambuskenneth, Stirling IP2 URL FKQ 5NB 'I' 01786 471161 in 01473 582989 E-mail: [email protected]

Annual Subscriptions (Renewable 31 Juhn UK members £15.00 European members £22,00 (or Euros 26) Overseas members £27.00 (add £ 5 bank charges if paid in foreign rats!ohq} ' e-mail " Subscribers £5.00 (UK I Worldwide for BOTH Flight & Auction)

The Society journal "Fir§.:;ht" is published quarterly - early in March. June, September and December. Material should be sent to the editor by the middle of the month preceding publication - at the latest. Members are Invited to consult the editor in advance regarding the submission and format of material- Baclc numbers of "Flight" available from the Fliqht Distributor @ £2.50 plus P&P.

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The dark and fog has crept up on us. l'm sure that by now you are all getting or avoiding getting swept along be the Christmas commercialism juggernaut. There is always your bird stamps to turn too

There is some good material in this issue of Flight - Bruce continues his "mega article and as often some lovely materail and notes from David Cox. show 2,10 This quarters1 magazine includes the Final installment of Roger Chapman1 Scandinavian stamps article - many thanks to Roger for showing off his collection llllllllllll I incidentally the bullfinch is the bird of Christmas in many Scandinavian countries - much like the robin in the British 'int/"'~""' Islams.

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December 2013 Vol. 23 No 2 FLIGHT Page 51 NEWSBRIEFS By the Secretary

SECRETARY'S NOTES Q DECEMBER 2013 Well, we had a reasonable showing of the committee at the AGM and were delighted to greet one other member. His overall contribution was to ask whether it is possible to have other "member" meetings during the year and at, perhaps, venues other than London. I understand that this has been tried before with little or limited success The principle enquiry was in order to have an opportunity to meet other members, discuss their collecting criteria and display preferences. These are also topics of interest to me and, l hope, many other members of our society. I have examined the residential distribution of our UK membership list (apologies to non-UK residents) and it appears that our membership distribution is about as scattered as it might be if done deliberately. There is some concentration in the Southeast but presumably London for most of these members is not particularly convenient (or they prefer not to attend the AGM'?). While we have a common theme in our collecting topic in its broadest sense, there are multiple variants on this theme. I accept that most members are no doubt already set in their ways but at the risk of preaching to the converted and being patronising, I thought it might be helpful in my next few series of notes to summarise some of the collecting and display criteria that stamp collectors face. I use the term stamp collectors here to cover both thematic collectors and serious philatelists although many will argue that the boundaries are frequently much blurred. My own humble beginnings in this hobby interest were, like most of us, an accumulation of postage stamps in childhood. The fascination of the many designs and colours, names of far-off lands that I had never heard of and the desire to complete a set were all incentives to build a collection. Most serious philatelists will have at least laid down some criteria for the scope of their collection and this is usually by country or postal district. A second major discipline might be the date of the material that they will collect either designated by a range of years or perhaps stamps issued during the reign of a particular monarch or head of state These boundaries provide a useful limit within which to build a collection and will maintain a standard for that collection of interest to many other philatelists who might share the same ) I criteria. The early days of thematic collecting however were frowned upon by the I professional philatelic community as such collections split up sets to focus solely on the relevant topic. "Topical" collecting became popular in the USA after the Second World War giving collectors the opportunity to link other hobbies, interests or sports to stamps depicting that activity. The deviation from traditional philately gained credibility after the codification of thematic collecting by the Federation Internationale de Philatelic in 1967. In the first edition of Stanley Gibbons "Collect Birds on Stamps" in 1983, the compilers (Hanne and Jens Eriksen) suggested that the scope and presentation of any (thematic) collection was effectively peculiar to the collector thus rendering the criteria for display and write-up of the stamps far wider, perhaps limitless, than any traditional philatelic discipline. This does not help anyone seeking guidance on how to treat their own collecting habits but I will attempt to lay down some guidelines, which of course are subjective and personal. I do not want members, new or well established, to think that these are boundaries laid down by the Society or its committee.

Page 52 FLIGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 In that first edition, thirty years ago, it was reckoned that there were some 5700 stamps depicting birds and representing 1530 species As most members will know, this list omitted symbolic birds, domestic poultry and most pigeon species as they were invariably "doves of peace". Although this catalogue was updated several times, it has, alas, not been revised since the fifth edition ten years ago At that time *w reckoned the number ., of "valid" stamps had increased to 17200 covering almost g 4700 . pecies. Today, with a huge proliferation of thematic material, especially birds, that number is probably at least twice as big. Here lies the rub -- many postal authorities now print thematic material as a source of revenue knowing that collectors such as us will be eager to augment their collections. If you start with the traditional philatelic boundary of a country or region (e.g. Europe or The Commonwealth), you will have some sensible limitation to your collection and a greater chance of maintaining some limits to your budget. If you go wholly thematic and collect a family or even a single species, it becomes a good deal more difficult to find the relevant stamps or face the angst of splitting out one or two stamps from a set to gather the desired items Space here does not lend itself to elaborate on this opening discussion but l look forward to developing it in future editions of Flight. Tony Statham

-OOO- Diary dates We have been asked by the British Thematic Association if we wish to participate in any kind of joint meetings with the BTA next year "sometime in May" when they celebrate their 30th Anniversary. At present your Society has no plans for such an event but if members are eager to participate in such an event, please let me know. Likewise, the BTA are reminding us that Spring Stampex 2014 will take place from 19!*' to 22""1 February at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Again, the Society has no plans to participate but individual members are welcome to submit displays and anyone eager to do so should advise me before 15*!1 December if possible. Finally, it is Birdpex time once more. This international philatelic exhibition takes place every four years and 2014 will see the event based at Poitiers in France from 1*" to 4m 4* May. It is unlikely that the Society as a whole will stage their own share of the exhibition but any individual members may submit material on a personal basis. Details can be found on the relevant website http://philapoitiers2014.online,frI. Once again, any questions to me, please As I write this in late October it seems rather early to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year but I hope you enjoy the festive season and have a successful 2014.

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December 2013 Vol 28 No 2 FLIGHT Page 53 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Bird Stamp Society (BSS). Held at Stampex, Business Design Centre, Islington, London on 21i*September 2013 Present: Committee - Bruce Pouiter (Chairman), Mike Smith (Treasurer), Tony Statham (Secretary), David Mace (Packet Secretary), Julian Dempster (Flight Editor) and Roger Chapman (New Issues and Website editor). Member - Chris Marsh

1. Apologies: Committee - Doug Blake (Vice-Chairman), Graham Hors ran (Auction Secretary), Bob Wilks (Membership Secretary), Rosie Bradley (Flight Distributor) and Ker Macrosson Members - Andrew Austen and Janet Lane

2. Minutes of 2012 AGM (published in "Flight" for December 2012). These were accepted as a true record as issued.

3. Chairman's report Apologies were offered for the last minute arrangements for the AGM which had been scheduled in e new time interval spanning 12:30 to 2:30; it had been agreed that the original time for the AGM to start at 2:00 would be maintained.

It was encouraging to see an attendance of 7 members (including those from the Committee) compared to six last year. This tends to endorse the belief that the Society had "turned a corner" for the long awaited "better". It was also favourable to report that the Committee is now up to strength with the recent appointments of David Mace as Packet Secretary and Tony Statham as Secretary to the Society. I also wish to record the Committees gratitude to Graham Hors ran (who covered the Secretarial post for so long) and to Mike Gurr for their efforts in earlier years We have continued our progress into the on-line world with opportunities to take Flight and the Auctions on line. Flight continues to build on its recent strength and is a great newsletter to read and to advertise our wares. A vote of thanks goes to Julian Dempster for his efforts in this medium

The Auctions are flourishing and I am pleased to say that Graham Hors ran seems to be back to his best in this role having hopefully fully recovered from his accident a year ago.

The Website is flourishing and is maybe our main recruitment "agency" for new members. We still need more articles however for this site and members are always encouraged to submit new material for both the website and for Flight. Thanks to Roger Chapman for his achievements in making the Website a success and we look forward to more development in the near future.

Page 54 FLIGHT December 2013 VUL 28 No. 2 The one difficulty we are experiencing, and this I believe was totally predictable, was for members to update their subscription payment instructions. Strenuous efforts are being made to get members to adjust their standing orders at their banks. If they do not revise their subscriptions, we have decided that they will not receive their copy of Flight in December.

4. Treasurer's report The Treasurer, Mike smith, handed out copies of the accounts which had already been published in the September issue of Flight. Brief highlights showed that income had fallen principally as a result of less Auction activity while expenses had benefitted from lower postal charges caused by an increase in the delivery of Flight by e~mail and despite the increase in postal rates. Members at the AGM adopted the accounts as a true record of the Society's activities Mike smith was thanked for his role as Treasurer.

5. Other Committee Member's reports Secretary (Tony Statham) - nothing to report Packet Secretary (David Mace) - nothing of consequence to report but thought that it might be appropriate to increase activity with an advertisement in Flight. Auctlon Secretary (Graham Hors ran - not present) - no report but noted that the restoration of this service was welcome Membership Secretary (Bob Wilks) - no report to hand. Membership remains steady and has benefitted from several new members in recent months from Website awareness. Flight Editor (Julian Dempster) - there continues to be a good inflow of material for the Newsletter but more is always welcome. The increased use of colour and the quality of the paper used were both seen as useful benefits. There was some debate about whether to increase the number of pages (possibly not) and whether to add more colour pages, the latter will be reviewed against the probably increase in costs. Mike Smith said he would ask Rosie Bradley (Flight distributor) to research this matter. lt was suggested that it might be helpful to obtain feed~back from members on this topic. Website Editor (Roger Chapman) - all going well on the development of the website but more material is again always welcome for this site. RC agreed to prepare a review for Committee consideration on the practicalities of uploading Flight onto the Website. There were security concerns about how members would gain access to this material and whether it might be necessary to issue passwords and how this might be controlled. 6. Election of Officers The constitution of the Committee was expected to remain unchanged and therefore it was proposed (by David Mace) and seconded (by member Chris Marsh) to maintain the status quo.

7. Subscriptions lt was noted that the new constitution adopted last year mandated no change to member subscriptions for a period of five years.

December 2013 lfof. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 55 8. Any other business Member (Chris Marsh) suggested that it would be beneficial to introduce some meetings where members could discuss matters of mutual interest such as the criteda of collecting bird stamps and the different ways of displaying material. lt was recognised that attempts to do this in the past had typically met with limited response BP and TS both supported the idea that a talk or display could form part of the annual meeting before or after the AGM. Ts said he would examine membership distribution to see whether it made sense to consider any regional meetings during the year.

MS reminded the Committee that a promotional budget of £500 had been proposed and sought ideas on how this might be used, e.g. on the Website The Committee agreed to look into this and report back as relevant.

Autumn Stamped 2014 is scheduled for 17"1 to 20* September (TS to book room for the AGM on 20"1).

Membership Changes New Members No changes PLEA TO ALL MEMBERS

It has recently become apparent to some of our officers that the details that are held for some of our members are not up to date This creates obvious problems in the event of there being a need for an officer to contact a member by either e-mail , post, phone call etc. As Membership Secretary I hold the masterlist database for all members and this database includes all relevant information that a member provides to the Society. The absolute minimum amount of information which I need is, to state the obvious 1 name and postal address to which should be added the telephone number for any UK member who wishes to join in the Stamp Packet. An accurate e-mail address is also vital for members wishing to receive Flight/Auction catalogue by that means - huge savings in annual subscriptions by that method. My plea to all members is to please ensure that if ANY of the information about you which is held by us should change, then PLEASE advise any officer, so that our records and my database can be updated and accurate. This can only make for smoother running of your Society. Thank you. Bob Wilks, Membership Secretary. (Full contact details at the front of each issue of Flight.)

Page 56 FLIGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 No 2 AUCTION SECRETARY'S NOTES DECEMBER 2013

First & foremost may I wish all members and their families a Happy Christmas and all that you wish for in 2014. The October Auction saw 3 x members bidding for the first time and although some of the regulars could not find anything they needed it was still a successful auction with sales amounting to £1386.80 which generated commission of £138.04. After deduction of all expenses this auction made a net profit of £44.58.

I would like to thank all buyers and vendors for their continued support to the auction

There are a few minor challenges that l feel I need to pass onto those involved in the Auction. Hopefully these will be noted so as to prevent future repetitions. 1. Over the past 2 x auctions l have received over 65 x bids that have ended in 5p. On the front page that accompanies the catalogue it clearly states in bold that all bids must be in multiples of 10p. For those who sent in bids ending in 5p l had 3 X options:

a. Ignore the bid.

b. Round it up to the nearest 10p.

c. Round it down to the nearest 10p.

Option C. was taken because if Member A sends in the first bid on a Lot for 45p and Member B sends in the second bid for 50p then member B has actually bid more than Member A and therefore deserves to win that lot. 2. I have received bids from members who are bidding on their own stock.

3. A large number of bids have been received where the Let number and country do not match je Lot 4B1 Spain when it should have read Lot 581 Spain. These are easy to resolve without referral back to the bidder.

4 A number of bids have been received where the Lot number and country match but the bid is under the reserve Where the bid was at reserve of below for another lot for that country, then I refer this back to the bidder for clarification. I am therefore sending a lot of unnecessary or making phone calls. If this were a public auction the bids would simply be ignored as they would for challenge No 1 above

I would ask members to go through their bids carefully before sending them to me. l still have sufficient stock to continue with 650 x lot auctions but more stock is always welcome

December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 FUGHT Page 57 POSTAGE

At the end of April 2013, Royal Mail conducted their annual review of postal rates and there were some changes that have had an effect on bidders. Prior to this review ALL mail was automatically covered for compensation in the event of loss of damage Up to E46 per package This is providing I obtained a proof of postage Prior to 30 April, all bidders who secured more than £46 worth of lots allowed me to send packages in multiples of £46 rather than by Next Day Delivery Recorded (UK members) and International Signed For (Over- seas members). The difference in costs was considerable especially for overseas bidders.

On 30 April 2013 this compensation was reduced to £20 per packet for normal mail and for recorded £1.60/£1 ,79 (small & large letter rates) compensation is up to £46. Whilst I have still sent out multiple packets there comes a stage where it is no longer saves members that much. For example a UK bidder who secures £200 worth of lots would pay £5.95 for Next Day Delivery but could pay 4 x £1.79 large letter recorded - cover is 4 x £46 plus 1 x normal letter at 50p or 59p cover for the remaining £16 worth of stamps Total cost could be 4x £1.79 + 59p = sis. It is therefore cheaper to pay £6.95 for Next Day Delivery.

There are occasions when a single Let is bought by an overseas bidder for over E20 so I have no option but to send that by International Signed For at £5.50 plus normal Airmail postage of 88p For the UK bidder that single lot would have to be bought for over £46 before I have no option other than to send it by Next Day Delivery @ £6.95

It is complicated but I grapple with this every day as I sell a lot of stamps over the internet.

It was suggested to me that I could extend the Packet Insurance to cover both members who send me stock and cover myself when I send stock out. I contacted the company and it was a non-starter right from the off as they do not cover anyone living overseas and would not double indemnify Royal Mail who give automatic compensation, It was an interesting conversation that I had with them and clearly beneficial for packets who are sent from A to B, B to c etc and where the initial value might be E700 decreasing to £100 by the time the packet gets back to the Packet Secretary having been round the entire circuit. I concluded that it would be a pointless exercise paying them a premium when I already have automatic and FREE compensation cover from Royal Mail. Members who send me stock should make sure that they pay the correct amount of postage and have sufficient compensation cover in the event the item gets lost or damaged. Not sure what effect privatisation might have but we will find out on 30 April 2014 no doubtll

Finally I would once again like to thanks the huge number of members who have inquired about my state of health. By the time Flight hits your doormat I will have been back to the hospital for a check up on my neck. lt feels OK most of the time and I am driving my car again and even decorated the kitchen which involved holding my head at funny angles as I did all the edges. Whilst my consultant might say I have a way to go, I now regard this as a minor challenge and am not letting it impede living a normal life. I am not yet ready to do any free-fall parachuting, bungee jumping or leaping over walls but by this time next year...... I still won't bell Graham Horsmann

Page 58 FLIGHT December 2013 Vol 28 No. 2 Par Avian By David Cox

First Trans-Tasmari Airmail, New Zealand - Australia, 17th February 1934, in an Aero Ten Monoplane, VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia.' 26,000 special flight covers were produced for this flight in the lower left corner a drawing of a kiwi, and in the lower right corner a drawing ofa kookaburra , symbolising New Zealand and Australia A first flight cachet was also used.

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First official Airmail, Australia to New Zealand After the arrival in Sydney with the first official air mail from New Zealand the Australian Post Office agreed to an Official Mail being carried for the first time. The minimum postage was Td, three different designs for official covers were approved , this blue type cover being one of the scarcer, showing the same design of the Kookaburra and the Kiwi, but in opposite corners to the above cover. Post marking was done in Sydney as the covers arrived, and an official cachet was applied in purple. After favourable weather reports, the aircraft took off at 5.07pm on the nth April touching down at New Plymouth after a flight of 16 hours 4e mins.

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Carried by Commander Ulm to New Plymouth, and then by E`=JLeader Findley In a Puss Moth to Chrtslchurch via Wellington.

December 2013 VW. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 59 Gough Island By David Cox

After two decades interest both philatelic and exploratory was reignited in 1955. On the 13th November a joint British and South African expedition set up camp on a site on the central east coast, and carried out explorations and scientific work until 27th May 1957. The survey took with them a specific Gough Island, South Atlantic single ring date stamp. In addition, mail received a boxed "Gough Island Scientific Sun/ey 1955-1956" cachet. This is the only time in the history of the Island such a date stamp has been used. Mail was carried by several ships, 'MY Tristania' 'MY Frances Repette' and the South African navy 'Transvaal' Since this expedition the Island has been inhabited by groups of Scientists from South Africa.

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Winter garden birds As in Britain, gardens are refuges for many birds - mainly woodland species. Winter in Scandinavia has a slightly different flavour, though.

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Hooded Crow

Crows are opportunists and omnivores. They leave the northern moors and woods in wintertime and concentrate in southerly areas1 particularly in farmland and larger parks. Scandinavian crows are 'hoodies' with their distinctive paler mantles and lower parts - as shown (just) here in a painting by Axel Gallen-Kallela - a Finnish painter renowned more for his epic subjects

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Birds in human landscapes - Opportunity and Challenge Fewer and fewer parts of the landscape remain unaffected by humans. Some birds have taken advantage of this encroachment - others are threatened by it. We need to ensure that places remain for them all.

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Page 64 FLIGHT December 2013 Van. 28 No. 2 I United Kingdom Duck Stamp Cachets

The United Kingdom begun its Duck stamp program in 1991 with the release of I £5 Habitat stamp that featured a Rodger McPhail painting of pintails flying over the East Uglltllouse at the mouth of the River Nene.TI1e First-of-Nation stamp, sponsored by the Wiltlllfe Habitat Trust, was released Aug. 31, 1991, accompanied by H first day cover with a cache! that featured the some subjects fmln a different angle. The Duck stamp was canceled by II Wildlife Habitat Trust illustrated circular canccI.A 22p Rrill la-:h Queen Elizabeth portrait slump, lied by II separate illustrated circular cancel, paid the postage. The FDC was uutograplled by the artist. The 1992 stamp, with H painting of green-winged teal by Julian Novorol, received similar treatment and the FDC, canceled July 2.3, 1992, also was signed by the artist. While moat of" the stamps in the ongoing series illustrate ducks, some have pictured other birds, The purchase of the annual Unlled Klngdonl Duck stamp twists tile Wildlife Habitat 1Tust,est.ablisl1ed in 1986 by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, in the creation, acquisition and management of wildlife habitat. The European Waterfowl Hahltat Fund (Euruducks) was established in 1987 with the goal of consenting and creating wetlands tbroughollt the migratory Byways of European waterfowl.

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December 2013 Vol. 28 Nu. 2 FLIGHT Page 65 RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Adapted from articles by Chuck Braun in Biophilafely _| As with the aln new Issue listing, species numbering follows (Clements 5th edition] and [Howard & Moore 1980] although names reflect Clements 6th edition.

I FEA'S PETREL, Pferodrome faea Procellariidaa (110230) [11023] Cape Verde, ' | `. ~.( | -J'.- 2013, Faal, 20 Euros l' Length: 13 to 15 inches, sexes alike, disperses Dark, white below with a white superciliary and black mask. 2( Habitat; Marine and pelagic. Range: Breeds in Cape Verde Islands, Desertas nur- Islands (off Madeira) and possibly the Azores, disperses to tropical and subtropical -.|.n..| f J waters of the northern Atlantic. Reference: de! Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargataf, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 1.

COLLARED PETREL, Pterodroma brevipes Procellariidae I I I I I IIIIIII I I I .'al 1 (110311) [11029] Samoa, 2013, F28/2, $7 50 Frmanhunuu hrnyww Length: 12 inches, sexes alike, resident. Dark above and greyish below with a black face and collar.

Habitat: Breeds in mountain forests and grasslands. Marine but stays 5AMOA near breeding areas. Range: Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa, possibly Vanuatu and Solomon Islands Reference: bid. JERDON'S BAZA, Avicenna jerdoni Accipitridae (300030) [30003] 00DOF1; Guinea, 2013, F28/2, 20000f Length 16 to 19 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp je brownish above and barred rufous and white below with a dark crest and a rufous or grey head, The female is paler with a pale head. Habitat: Tropical forest, edges and clearings. Range Southwestern India and Sri Lanka, northeastern India to southern China, the Philippines and Sulawesi. MIN hm l,ll.r~11\1 Reference: Ibid., Volume 2

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Page 66 FUGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 Nu. 2 I------»-»------*-_-. BEAUDOUIN'S SNAKE-EAGLE, Ciroaetus beaudouni Aooipitridae : (30060) [30058 sub-sp.) : E Uganda, 2012.,F2"N1, 3400 s . 5 Length: 24 inches, sexes alike, resident. Brown above and brown- E E barred white below with a dark chest. E : Habitat: Open woodland and tree savanna. Range: Senegal to § ______.__.__...... ______:,northwester Kenya. Reference: Abed.

WAHLBERG'S EAGLE, Hieraaetus wahibergi Acoipitridae Illsi l (302110) [30194] Niger, 2013, F28i'1, 2500 f Lower surrounds Length: 22 to 24 inches, resident migratory. All brown with brown eyes, a pale morph is light brown above and white His; za.- below with a white heed, neck and thighs. Habitat: Savanna. Range: Breeds from Mauritania to Ethiopia, winters to South Africa. Reference' Ibid. I LORD HOWE SWAMPHEN, Porphyry aibus Rallidae

(46 an Extinct) Mozambique, 2012, Not used in FLIGHT but appears on the ms listed in F27!3 with Robust White-eye on stamp, 175 mt Surrounds, lower right Length 25 inches, sexes alike, resident. White with a red bill.

4lII--*1t EREAT THICK-KNEE, Esacus recurvirostris Burhinidae l580080l [55003] Palau, 2002, F16I4 and id amended in F2s/1, $2 Length: 20 to 22 inches, sexes alike, resident. Greyish above and white below with a patterned face and tan breast. Habitat: Riverbeds, stones banks and mud around large lakes Range Southeastern Iran to Sri Lanka, Hainan and Vietnam. Reference: del Homo, J., A. Elliott end J. Sergetei, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 3. GRAY-HEADED LAPWING , Vanellus cinereus Charadriidae (600160) [6701]Vietnam, 2013, F28!2, 10500d Length: 14 to 15 inches, sexes alike, migratory. Brown above and white below with a grey head, neck and upper breast and a black breast band Habitat: Breeds in swamps, winters in wetlands. Range: Breeds in northeaster China, neighboring Russia and Japan, winters from Nepal to Taiwan and Vietnam Reference: laid.

December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 67 :'°"°'°°°'°:"°° LILAC-CROWNED PARRGT, Amazon Nnsohi Psittaoidae (743090) [69241] : CANAOA 'iv E Canada, 2013, F2Bl'2, domestic rate

- §re »: Length 12 to 14 inches, sexes alike, resident, Green, paler below with a red I FE .» I J : foreorown and lilac hindorown and nape. '_ Ll : 11 E 4» Habitat: Semi-deciduous woodland, pine-oak forest and edges. Range. in. L "I . * Western Mexico. a feral population is in Los Angeles. Reference: bid., Volume 4. RYUKYU SCOPS-OWL, Ofus elegans Strigidae (780280) [73009 sub-sp.] lun-u-. Taiwan, 2013, F2811, $25 Length B inches, sexes alike. resident. Brown above and pale below with | intricate black patterning. Habitat: Subtropical dense evergreen forest. Range' Ryukyu and Daito Islands | (Japan), Lanyu island (Taiwan) and small islands off the northern Philippines.

r'.'{¢ Reference: Ibid., Volume 5. IK! liilllrrlolnra I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I BARRED EAGLE-OWL, Baba surnatranus Strigidae (780800) [73047] Thailand, 2013, F2B/2.5b Length: 18 to 18 inches, sexes alike, resident. Blackish-brown above and barred Mite below with dirty white facial disks and horizontal ear tufts. Habitat: Forest, edges and cleann-gs. Range: Southern Thailand to Bali and Bomeo Reference: ibid. lla TAWNY FISH-OWL, Ketupa fiavipes Strigidae (7B0880} [73055] Taiwan, 2013, F2BH, $10 Length: 19 to 22 inches, sexes alike, resident. Orange-rufous with black streaks below and horizontal ear tufts. Habitat: Deep wooded ravines, stream banks and forest pools. Range Northwestern India to 'Vietnam and Taiwan. i T*Jim 1i]".l.E'CllD-N»fT'»*~Lr Reference: bid. PURPLE-THROATED MOUNTAIN-GEM- , Lsmprotomis cabi8irnus Troc hilidae (861870} [81179 ='°°°°°~:*°.."';.=°";.§5.';="b-sp.1 Guinea-Brssau, 2012, F28/1, 750 f • : Length: 4 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is green Ewith a white superciliary and purple throat, the female is cinnamon- I rufous below. é Habitat: Wet subtropical forest. Range Southern Nicaragua to western El qMNE!BESAU Q. ' Panama. Reference: bid GRAY-»TAILED MOUNTAIN-GEM, Lamprotornis cinereica uda Trochilidae (861880) [86180] §3:..":.:B3 SrasuO 012, F21El¢'1 (listed as 861860 WHITE-THROATED MOUNTAIN-GEM

|___.; |__ Length: 4 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is green FcrA §, ` 750 :wan E with a white throat and superdllary and a grey tail, the female is cinnamon-rufoue below with a green tail Habitat: Highiarud forest canopy. Range: Southern Costa Rica. Reference: mid. E GUINE-BI55AU E

Page BS FLIGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 No 2 ----"--~.~-*---~-~-~------~rg.-; FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT, Heiiodo/a rubinoides Trochilidae 3500" WW: (861960) B1189] Guinea-Bissau, 2012, F28f1, 3500 f : Length: 5 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is bronzy- : green above and cinnamon-buff below with a small rosy-violet throat : patch, the female lacks the throat patch. : Habitat: Wet and humid pre-montane forest and forest edges. Range: E-Bl'55ALl : Andes from central Colombia to Peru.

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SCALED METALTAIL, Metallurgy aeneecauda Trochilidee qa6zv3q). [81264] I Guinea-Bissau, 2012. Not listed i n FLIGHT but is in *of slqrreunde of F2Eif1 ms bearing stamp of FAWN-BREASTED BRILLIANT, a one. 3500 f Length: 5 inches, sexes similar , resident. Bottle-green above and s*=a'¥ greyish below with an iridescent bright green throat patch and a copper red tai . Habitat Bushy areas in cloud forest. Range: Southeastern Peru to central Bolivia Reference: Ibid. WHITE-HEADED MOUSEBIRD, Codius leucocephafus Coliidae (870020) [82004] Tanzania, 2012, F2E~3!4, 3800 s Length: 24 to 28 inches, sexes alike, resident. Grey above and buff below with a white head and Mack streaking on the upper back and throat. Habitat: Dry thombush. Range: Southeastern Ethiopia to northeastern Tanzania. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Reference' Ibid., Vofurne 6. WHITE-THIGI-ED HORNBILL, Cerategymna aibotibialis Bucerotidae (980530) [93036 flub -$5' .) Congo (Kinshasa), 2012, F28!1, 600 F Length: "18-Inches, sexes similar but the female is smaller with a darker casque, resident. Black with white lower back, tail tip and thighs. Habitat: Tall lowland evergreen forest, Range: Benin to western Uganda and northern Angola Reference: Ibid.

...... I I I .. . . • • .1 a 0 BARLOW'S LARK, C alendule uda barrow! Alaudidae (1220255) [116031 no .I sub-sp.] Namibia, 2013, F28!1, $1 Length: T inches, sexes alike, but male has a longer bill, resident. Sandy or '{is sandy-grey above and brown-spotted white below with a whitish supercilium 1 and eye ring. Habitat: Sandy plains with dwarf shrublands and grassy dunes. Range:

Coastal Namibia. /I I *J I Ll Reference: Ibid., Volume 9.

December 2013 Van. 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 69 l 1.....ll1lll.l...... O. BENGUELA LARK, Cedhilaude benguelensis Alaudidae (1220360) I. [116030 sub-sp.] Namibia, 2013, F28/1 - value corrected in F28i2, 901: Mme' ii Length: Y to 8 inches, sexes alike, resident. Grey-brown above and whitish below with dark brown spots on the breast and a narrow white supercilium Habitat: Arid stony hill slopes and adjacent plains. Range' Southwestern Angola and western Namibia. Reference: Ibid. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIIII I SAMOAN TRILLER, Lalege sheqeei Campephagidae (12!-50590) /2m I Iahgvnilupvi [119052] Samoa, 2013, Fz8/2 - listed as 1250600 POLYNESIAN TRILLER, Lmeculose, $3.90 Length: 5 inches, sexes alike, resident. Grey-browrl above and finely- barred paler below with a red-orange bill. Habitat Native forest and forest edges.Range' Western Samoa $3-_90 SAMQA Reference. Preft, H. D., P. L, Bruner and D. G. Sennett. The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. §'i6°.gH,,,t°"'"M"! KAMAO, Myadestes rnyadesfinus Turdidae (1380730} [Extinct] I #Phil in Mozambique. 2012, F27/3 1 16 mt : : Length: a inches, sexes alike, resident. Brown above and faintly mottled grey : : below. E E Habitat Dense montane forest. Range: Kauai, Hawaii. E E Reference: ibid. MO<;A'M8IQUE BlSHOP'S oo, Moho bishop Mohoidae [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, Not listed in FLiGHT but appears on the ms listed in F27/3 with Robust White-eye on stamp, 1.75 mt Upper right surrounds Length: 12 inches, sexes alike, resident. Black with yellow ear and axillary tufts and yellow undertail. Habitat: Dense rainforest. Range Formerly Molokai, Hawaii, extinct in 1ea1. Reference: leonid.

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Samoa, 2013, F28f2 1 $15 Length: 12 inches, sexes alike, resident. All dark olive. Habitat: Montana forest. Range Samoa Reference: ibid,

PARADISE RIFLEBIRD, Ptiloris paradiseus Paradisaeidaa (18702-40) [174011] Solomon islands, 2013, F2sn, but id corrected in F28!2, $5 Length: 12. inches, resident. The male(bird on the left) is velvety jet black with Iridescent sheens of green and urp je/magenta'r the female (on the right) is brown above and white beFJw marked wI th chevrons. Habitat: Subtropical and temperate rainforest. Range Coastal eastern Australia (not found in the Solomons), Reference: del f-WO, J., A. Elfioft and J. Sargatal, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the odd, Volume 14-

Page 70 FUGHT December 2013 Van. 28 No. 2 GREATER AKIALOA, Harnignathus eliisianus Drepanididae (1970100) [160 - Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, not listed in FLIGHT but appears on the ms listed in F2 w2. with Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw on stamp, 1.75 mt Lower right surrounds Length: 7.5inchc, sexes alike, resident. Green above, paler below with a long curved bill. Habitat: forest. Range: Formerly Oahu, extinct in 1969. Reference: Pratt, H. D., P. L. Bruner and D. G. Barrett. The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. LESSER AKIALOA, Hernigna thus obscure Drepanididae (197 - Extinct) [1 scans] Mozambique, 2012, not listed in FLIGHT but appears on the ms listed in F2773 with Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw on stamp, 1.75 mt Lower left surrounds Length: 6.5 inches, sexes alike, resident. Green above, paler below with a curved bill. Habitat: Forest. Range, Formerly Lanai and Molokai (Hawaii), extinct in 1940. Reference: ibid. KAKAWAHIE, Paroreornyza fiammea Drepanididae (1970160) [160 - E I Extinct] Guinea-Bissau, 2012, F26/1, 900 f : : Length: 5 inches, resident. The male (lower bird) is bright scarlet, the

:I E female (upper bird) je rusty brown above and buffy white below with an | I .I E orange throat. 11 ' al 900 Ffh : Habitat: Forest and undergrowth. Range Formerly Molokai, Hawaii, Gulfs-Bissau : extinct in 1963. ~.-...... Reference: raid.

BACHMANN'S WARBLER, Vermivora bachmanif Parulidae (1990010) [1590021 Guinea- Bissau, 2012, F2Bl1 r

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is olive above and yellow below. I. I . I Habitat: Bred in swampy seasonally flooded forest, wintered in wooded lo

areas. Range: Formerly bred in the southeaster U. S and wintered in -: - g0D1gq;; Cuba and the Bahamas, extinct in 1988. : Gulfs-Bissau : Reference: Cursor, J., D. Quinn and D Beadle Warblers of the Americas.

December 2013 Vf/_ 28 No. 2 FLIGHT Page 71 GOLDEN TANAGER, Tangara arfhus Thraupidae (2012000} [157180] Guyana, 2013, F28/2, $710 Previously on an issue from Equatorial Guinea Length: 5inches, sexes similar, resident. Golden with a greenish-yellow streaked black back and a black patch below the eye Habitat: Humid and wet montane forest, edges and clearings. Range Western Venezuela to Bolivia- Reference: del Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargatal, Edo. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 16. BLACK-BAC KED TANAGER, Tangera peruviana Thraupidae (2012130) [157194] Guyana, 2013, F28f2, $225 Length: 5 5 inches migratory. The male (shown on the stamp) is pale above and bluish below with a black back, rufoue-chestnut head and blue and black wings, the female is greenish above and blue-green below with a cinnamon-rufous head Habitat: Coastal sandy-soil forest and scrub. Range: Breeds in Espiritu Santo and Rio de Janeiro provinces, winters slightly north I I I I 16.00 Reference: Reid I clnnq-.-mf l I In--l»-I+4» i BONIN GROSBEAK, Chaunoproctus ferrefrostris Fringillidae (1040) [Extinct] I | Mozambique, 2012, Fzw3, 16 m r u I I Len?th: 8 inches, resident. The male is brown above and whitish below with a u I red ace and breast, the female (shown on the stamp) is brown I I I I Habitat: Low shrubs. Range. Formerly Ogashawara (Benin) Island, south of I |» I Japan, extinct in 1828 l l I llllollooloolil 1ol-l-roll D. I

Catalogue of European Bird Stamps This is the sixth edition of the catalogue of bird stamps issued by European countries; it is produced by Steen Clausen under the auspices of our Swedish sister group. It includes issues up to 2010 with event stamp illustrated, most of them in colour. The main listing is in country order with bird names in danish- It is followed by a listing of species with a token example of each and a note of its

I 4 size and distribution. Finally, there is an index of scientific I names with associated danish, english, norwegian and :K Swedish bird names and an alphabetic register of danish names-- Collectors who despair of ever seeing a new edition of Gibbons' Collect Birds on Stamps might consider getting a copy of this catalogue The basic cost is 132 DKK {c.E15} but it weighs about a kilogram and postage could triple this price. Orders via [email protected], please. Payments to account ?980- 1086B71. IEAN: DK4579800001086871. Swift: SYBKDK22. Roger Chapman

Page 72 FLIGHT December 2013 Vol. 28 No. 2 IDENTIFICATION PARADE All members are invited to write to me en any point concerning the identification or description of newissues

no matter how tentative tiieirjudgment may be, | confirmation is sought especially for afternsnve identifications in the 'CORRECTIONS' section end et! those in the ' QUERIE ' section of this feature as weir as for identifications marked with a '?' in the New issue CorrectiOns are expressed in terms of Clements Sth edition (C5) no matter what reference numbers an names are used by the contributors. continue to refer also to Howard & Moore (1980) (HM) numbers. Roger Chapman

CORRECTIONS ISSUE COUNTRY VALUE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SOURCE F28f1 NAMIBIA 1.3.13 $2 1220350 (C5) BENGUELA LARK Value corrected to: 900 116030 (HM) Certhilauda bengueiensis KS F28/1 NAMIBIA 1.3.13 $50 980040 (C5) MONTEIRO'S HORNBILL, Value connected to: $12 93008 (HM) Tockus morrteiro KS F.'2Tl4 TANZANIA 10.7.12 1000s 302110 (05) WAHLBERG'S EAGLE, 30194 (HM) Aquila wahfbergi Comactad to 302t50 (C5) *~tERREAUX'S EAGLE, 30198 (HM)Aqui!a verreauxi (Juvenile) KS F28/1 SOLOMON ISLANDS 15.3.13 $5 1870240 (C5) MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD, 174013 (HM) Ptilorls magn fficus Corrected to 1870240 (05) PARADISE RIFLEBIRD, 174011 (HM) Ptiioris paradiseus KS Sources: KS - KP!! Scharning

COMMENTS & QUERIES BURUNDI, C.A.R CHAD, COM-DRO IS.. CONGO (KIHSHASA), GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU. MOZAMBIQUE. ST. THOMAS 81 PRINCE is. s TOGO breve become reluctant to spend any more me and effort and .rfstilng binds in ha border may the above ceurnvies because of their poodiigete issuing pomes - end Ellen peer ihusfnsniens ishefl continue to .Est their stamps In FLIGHT but from Mernh 2012 I have oeeeeo! to NSF their border binds. Seieoiod countries remellrl under renew.

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Amendments to Clements' 6th edition - August 2013 in this :or I have as usual focused on changes at species Ievei that effect birds on stamps. lhava ignored changes to the family structure and changes within species. Where species have been split f am attributing examples on stamps to new species by range if there are no other indicators, such as alopeararice and inscription. The species numbers cuoted ere the 'CS' numbers that I use in the new issue sting, although they no longer correspond compte sty with the sequence of either the 5th or 6th edition of Clements and should be regarded simply as an in house' reference system. I .should welcome any comments or suggestions for change Roger Chapman 340430 Horned Currasow Pau xi unicorns Subspecies Pauli unicorns koepckeae is elevated to species rank as 340431 Slra Currasow {Pauli koepckeae). Bolivia 2006 remains P. Unicomis but Peru 2009 becomes P. koepckeae. 302260 Chan cable Hawk-Eagle Nis aetus cirrhatus is split into two species, 302262 Changeable Hawk~Eagle ?Nisaetus Ilmnaeetusl, which includes the subspecies iimnaeefus, andamarrensis, and vanheurni and 3022B0 Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus clnrhatus). which includes the subspecies cirrhatus and ceyianerrsis. Ghana and Malaysia 1996 remain Ncirrhatus. 302270 Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis The sub-species Nisaetus nipeiensis keiaarti is elevated to species rank as 02271 Legge's Hawk -Eagle (Nfaaetus k e taarti). China ( Taiwan) 1998 and Falkland Islands 2001 remain Nnipaiensis. 721400 Sapphire Quail-Dove Geottgon sap hinfna. Sub-species purpurata Is raised to species status and becomes 721481 Purple Quail- ove Nlsaefeus purpurata. Ecuador 1966 remains Gsaphirina. 722720 Green Imperial-pigeon Ducuta aanea Subspecies nicobanCa, is elevated to species rank as 722721 Nicobar Imperial-pigeon {Dracula nicobartca}. There are no examples of this new species on stamps- 770140 Bam Owl Tyro alba Elevate the sub-species derospsl'orlTi to species rank as 770141 Andaman Masked-owl (Tyne denoepstorh'7). There are no examples of this new species on stamps 781090 Philippine Hawk-Owl Nfnox phfllppensfs, including sub-species ticaoensis and centrafis, is renamed as Luzon Boobook. The Philippines 2004 issue follows this change. (The remaining sub-species of former Nphilippervsis are each elevated to species status. Also, two new related species have been named. None of these new species occur on stamps.) 920050 Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops mueller Subspecies mentafis is elevated to species rank, as 920061 Blue-moustached Beefeater {Merops mentality). The three examples on stamps, Gabon 1963, Liberia 1997 and Guinea 2001, fit best with Mmuelleri. 1020030 Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus is split into two species, 1020030 Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacornynchus derblanus), which is monotypic; and 1020031 Tepui Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus whlteiianus), which includes the subspecies duldae, wnlfelianus, and osgood. There are three examples on stamps, Guyana 1990, Surinam 2001 and SL Maarten 2013, they all become Tepui Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus whitefianus - on the basis of range.

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MONGOLIA 19.6.13 National bird. Sheet of 6. 100, 200, 300, 400, 800 & 1000t (different) 320570 Saker Falcon Fal'co cnermg 32055

NETHERLANDS 26.3.12 Publicity campaign. iv. 1st (soc) 720000 Domestic Pigeon 66000

NEVIS 2013 Hummingbirds. Sheet of 4. 65811 65811 81062 6.4 6.4 $3.25 860620 Antlllean Mango Anfhracothorax dominfcus $3.25 863150 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Arcnifochus colubris 81303 $3.25 860670 Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugulars 81066 $3.25 862980 Long-billed St8I"U'll'D8t Heliornaster fongirostnls 81289 news 2013 Hummingbirds. Sheet of 2. $4.50 860680 Green-throated Carib Eufampis hofosedceus 8106? $4.50 850740 Tufted Coquette Lophomfs omatus 81073

Page Page NEW ZEALAND 1990 NZ 1990. MS. Stamp as Fan definitive.

701: MS 270450 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegate 27042 80 80

NEW ZEALAND 1590 Birdpex 1990. MS. Stamp as F3/1 definitive. 70c MS 270460 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna varfegata 27042

NEW ZEALAND 7.8.13 Classic travel posters. 1 of sheet of 20. TOC 740540 Kea Nestor notability 69001

NIUAFO'ClU 30.8.12 Barn Owl. 4v. 4 @ $25 (different) 770140 Barn Owl we alba T2002

PAKISTAN 15.6.12 Ayub bridge. iv.

FLIGHT 8r 430000 Species of Crane 40000

PAKISTAN 1.7.13 iv. Br 1250230 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonolus safer 120018

PARAGUAY 2012 UN environment protection programme. iv. + MS. 30009 200330 Striated Heron Butorides stratus 20036 150009 MS 240330 Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajax 24033

RUMANIA 28.6.13 Owls. 4v. -II 781550 Little owl Athena noctua 'I3101 3130 781840 Longea red Owl ASIC* otus ?3123 December 4150 781050 Ural Owl Strip uralansis 73119 9110 781070 Great Gray Owl Strip J"TE'bUfOS3 73121

10.5.13 Owls. Sheet of 4 + MS. 2013 7'7(}140 Bam Owl Tito alba 72002

VOL 780220 African Scops-owl Otus senegalsnsis 73011 770140 Bam Owl Tito alba 72002 28 25000D 780220 African Scope-Owl Otus senegalensis 73011 No. 770140 Barn Owl Tm alba ?2D02 2 25000d 770140 Barn Owl Two alba 72002

7804" '». Sao Tome Scops-Owl Otus hartl8ubi 73036 95000d MS T802:v Afrlcan Scope-owl Otus senega le rrsis 73011

van-nun D-FH N1..l To r*r\ -"»-U'-sa- ' .r*:l»nn'1 ST. THOMAS & PRINCE is. 10.5.1:* Kingfishers. Sheet of 4 + MS. 4 @ 25000d and 95000d MS (diff.) 89002 Common Kingfisher As, Jo atfhis 8-4011

SAMOA 29.5.13 Definitives. 10 of set of 12. 5 ,2.70 451180 Common Moorhen GaMnula chnompus 43106 § _/$3 721050 Tooth-billed Pigeon Diduncufus strvgirostris 6617? 1 I$3.90 1250600 Polynesian Triller Lalagne mac-ulosa 119051 N Q 1710720 Samoan Whlteeye Zosterops samoensis 152038 -1. /$4 C-O s 120070 Polynesian Storm-Petre I Ne so fregetta fuhginolsa 12007 E ,.»~$»s 620350 Bristle-thighed Cu flew Numenius tahitiensis 5B008 mN ,$7.50 110311 Collared Petrel Pterodrorna brevipes 11029 2 P ,mu 145089~ Samoan Flycatcher Viagra albiventris 140009 N I$12.50 721730 Friendly Ground-Dove Gafficolumba sfairf 65164 I$15 1731420 Mao Gym rt omyza samoensfs 153138

SINGAPORE 13.7.13 Our city in a garden. As. 1st local 890560 Collared Kingfisher Todirh ampus onions 84070 50c 980200 Oriental Pied-Hombill An thracoceros albirostris 93031 1661170 Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja 151105 SOC 1421800 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saufaris 130079 $1.10 1920610 Bayer Weaver Pfoceus phifippinus 165107

FLIGHT SINGAPORE 13.7.13 Our city in a garden. MS. $5 MS 890560 Collared Kingfisher Todfrhampus ¢:h!onls 8-4070 980200 Oriental Pied-Hornblll Anthracocrerous afbirostris 93031 1661170 Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aeth opyg a siparaja 151105 1421800 Oriental Magpie-Robin CopsycNus saufaris 130079 1920610 Baya Weaver Piocneus philippfnus 165107 In top surrounds 200000 Species of Egret 20000

SINGAPORE 13.7.13 Our city in a garden. Sheet of 2 x iv. 1st local 890560 Collared Kingfisher Todirhampus d2!oris 84070 50c 980200 Oriental Pied-I-lomblll Arvthracoceros albirostris 93031 In top surrounds (in silhouette) 980000 Species of Hom bill 93000

stied stied 300000 Species of Eagle 30000

1,9 1,9 1660000 Species of Sunbird 151000

SRI LANKA 2B.7.13 Yale national park. 1 of 2v. Also in sheet of 2v. (which is also found with logo for Thailand 2013). 30r 220140 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 23012

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Eurasian Ruby-throated Common Egyptian Egyptian Saris Species Smew American Southern Northern Black Eurasian Great Gray Birds Collared Collared Barn Bangkok Barred Owls. African Siamese Channel-billed zv. Self-adhesive. in Set of of palntijg. 2013. __

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cinereus cinereus

clypeata clypeata

chrysooome chrysooome

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King King

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NEW CALEDONIA 2012 T' Postcard. All destinations 480010 Kagu Rhyrroctretos jubatus 45001

NEW CALEDONIA 3,13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 209, DL size. 7l:tth. Annie of arrival of us troupe. NVI Stamp imprint (red & blue) 480010 Kagu Rhynochetos _flatus 45001 -F

NEW CALEDONIA 6.13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 209, DL size. Transit of Venus. W NVI Stamp Imprint {red&bhJe) 480010 Kagu FLIGHT

NEW CALEDONIA 6.13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 209, DL size. Foa film festival. NV! Stamp imprint (red a blue) 480010 Kagu

NEW CALEDONIA 8.13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 20g, DL size. Sea turtle. no Stamp imprint (Rea, blue & violet) 480010 Kagu

NEW CALEDONIA 9.13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 209, DL size. Coffee festival Sararnea. no Stamp imprint (red & blue) 480010 Kagu

NEW CALEDONIA 9.13 Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 2l}g, DL size. Zoo & botanical park. no Stamp imprint (red, blue & violet) 430010 Kagu December

NEW CALEDONIA 11. Pre-stamped envelopes. Up to 209, DL size. Blue whale. NV! Stamp imprint (red, blue & violet) 480010 Kagu 2013 SOLOMON ISLANDS 2013 Aerogrammes. 2 of set of 4.

Vol. no 1730360 Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardirraifs 153033 NV] 740620 Finsch's Pygmy-parrot Mficropsitta fnschii 69007 28 No. 2