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https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1979.40.02 31 July 1979 A BIBLIOGRAPHY RELATING TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH CENTRAL VICTORIA By Allan McEvey* and William B. Emisonj Assisted by J. M. Marciust, C. F. Brumley* and S. J. Evans* * National Museum of Victoria. t Fisheries and Wildlife Division, Ministry for Conservation, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, 123 Brown Street, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084. Abstract Two hundred and sixty-six sources containing information on the birds of North Central Victoria are listed, sequentially numbered and cross-referenced to 277 species of birds. Introduction 1. The Emu (Emu). Volumes 1 to 76 inclu- sive. Years 1901 to 1976 inclusive. North Central Victoria is here defined by 2. Bird Observer (Bird Observer and the map in Fig. 1. The box/ironbark forests, The Numbers 1 to 541 red gum woodlands and stands of whipstick B.O.C. Monthly Notes). 1931 to 1976 inclusive. mallee in this region have long been favoured inclusive. Years Watcher (Aust. Bird areas for the observation of birds. As a result, 3. The Australian Bird Watcher). Volumes 1 to 6 inclusive. Years many papers and lists have been published on 1959 to 1976 inclusive. its avifauna during the past one hundred years. Victorian Naturalist (Victorian Nat.). We believe that such documentation of the 4. The Volumes 1 to 93 inclusive. Years 1885 to past is sometimes overlooked by modern workers and organizations. Admittedly the 1976 inclusive. 5. World bird day, district bird lists. Supple- searching of literature is a tedious and some- ment to the Bird Observer. times difficult task. However, efficiency in by the Forests summarizing contemporary ornithological 6. Some pamphlets issued Commission, Victoria. knowledge (i.e. recognizing what is already 7. Unpublished submissions by various field known and stating what is new) demands naturalist clubs and preservation leagues that some effort be made in this direction, and for reservation of specific areas of Crown until some technological magic places our Land. entire literature into a computer for instant recall, the authors contend that every oppor- Secondly, although the bibliography has tunity ought to be taken to produce biblio- been carefully prepared for the primary pur- graphies and reference lists of various kinds. pose mentioned above, the authors wish to It is even more unthinkable to gather together make it clear that double checking has been information for a particular piece of research impossible and that errors in entries or of and then to allow it to become dispersed. This omission may have occurred. They would sin they have tried to avoid by the publication therefore be extremely grateful to have such of this bibliography. errors drawn to their attention. The bibliography is presented in two parts. Methods Part I lists published and unpublished accounts This bibliography was initially developed to arranged alphabetically under the name(s) of assist in preparing the faunal chapter and the author (s) or organization concerned. Also appendices for the Land Conservation Coun- included is an addendum containing references cil's report on the North Central Study found too late for inclusion in the correct Area (in prep.), and emphasis was placed alphabetical sequence. For the sake of biblio- upon publications containing extensive lists or graphical accuracy authors' names are given detailed discussions. Two aspects should there- as printed (e.g. "Wheeler, Roy", "Wheeler, fore be understood. W. R.", and "Wheeler, W. Roy", are treated Firstly, the bibliography only covers the as separate names). Titles, however, have been following sources: standardized. Comments in square brackets Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 35 No. 40, July 1979. r . r , r 36 ALLAN McEVEY and WILLIAM B. EMTSON i i I i i n n i i n i i i ' 1 ———1 ————— — I — — I — — 10' I JO JO JO' "1 \ vJ Y "71 - dderbum <& Ji ake r \ "0 Mt Koioruj ^( Cooper j:. (J Waranga ~\ ) gka Copa Cape V- / Reservoir £ ) ^ 0; ake Baiya i '»tyo ' RushwotthMT'V1 J i Reedy I LakerI M Goulburn Wen ack^^Nagambte J> Ml Bptkwatlhfj •Clunes i i j I I I I I ' L I I'll! J I L I J L J L J J I L Figure 1 —North Central Victoria with the main areas of Crown Land shown in black. are explanatory and do not appear in the The records of two species, the Fairy Tern original. Part II is presented under avian (Sterna nereis) and the Northern Scrub-robin species names for which the systematic (Drymodes sttperciliaris), are queried. Further arrangement is that of Condon, H. T., 1975 field records would also be desirable for all (Checklist of the Birds of Australia, I. Non- those species for which there are only one or passerines. Melbourne: RAOU) and of two records in the literature. Schodde, R., 1975 (Interim List of Australian Songbirds. Passerines. Melbourne : RAOU ) The English names used are those given by Acknowledgements the RAOU (Recommended English Names Support for this study was provided by the for Australian Birds. Emu 11 Supplement, Fisheries and Wildlife Division of Victoria, May 1978). The numbers in the species list the National Museum of Victoria and the Land refer to those publications in Part I which Conservation Council. The careful document- contain information on the individual species ation by C. F. Brumley, S. J. Evans and J. M. after which they are listed; breeding informa- Marcius is gratefully acknowledged. A. tion is indicated by those numbers in italics. McShane provided draughting support. ) BIBLIOGRAPHY RELATING TO BIRDS NORTH OF CENTRAL VICTORIA 37 Part I 27. Buckingham, Rfx. 1976. Unusual sighting re- ports—series 8. Bird Observer 541 (Dec): 93. Bibliography 28. Burton, T. B.. 1964. Field notes. Nagambie. Bird Observer 386 (Jan.): 4. 29. C. A. A. Martin. 1976. Analy- 1. Anon., 1940. Ravenswood. B.O.C. Monthly Burton. T. and Notes (Nov.). sis of hybridization between Black-backed and White-backed Magpies in south-eastern Australia. 2. , 1955. F.N.C V. excursion lo Bendigo, October 1954. Victorian Nat. 72: 114-115. Emu 76: 30-36. 30. CAMPBELL, A. 1908. Stray feathers. Queer 3. , 1957. Excursion to Nagambie. Bird G„ Observer 312 (Nov.). nesting places. Emu 7: 157. 4. Nagambie-Rushworth , 1961. Field notes. Bendigo Big Hill 31. Catchpoll, Brian, 1975. excursion. Bird Observer 361 (Dec): 6. outing. 25th May. Bird Observer 525 (Aug.): 5. , 1975. Melville Caves, 25th-27th April. 60-61. Bird Observer 523 (June): 46. 32. Chishoi m, A. G., 1910. Stray feathers. A novel 6. Atkins, Kenneth W., 1954. Club excursion to experiment. /:'///// 9: 246. Bendigo Whipstick. Victorian Nat. 70: 178. 33. Chishoi m. A. H.. 1908. Stray feathers. The 7. Atkins, K. W., 1951. Excursion to Bendigo Red Wattle-bird. iAcanthochaera carunculatu). Whipstick area. Victorian Nat, 68: 134. Emu 8: 37. 8. Barlow, Jeremy and Brendan, 1976. Wedge- 34. , 1908. Stray feathers. Zostcrops cue- tailed Eagles at Rushworth. Bird Observer 531 rulcscens nesling. Emu 8: 38. (Feb.): 14. 35. , 1909. Stray feathers. Wood-swallows 9. Beck, H. N., 1930. Birds of the St. Arnaud as honcv-caters. Emu 8: 219-220. district, Victoria. Emu 30: 126-130. 36. 1909. Stray feathers. The return of 10. Bedggood, George W., 1974. Field notes. Stray the birds. Emu 9: 29. notes. Bird Observer 511 (June): 1 1. — autumn 37. —-, 1909. Stray feathers. Wood-swallows 11. Bedggood, G. W., 1962. Spread of introduced as honey-eaters. Emu 9: 32-33. species in central Victoria. Bird Observer 369 38. —, 1910* Stray feathers. A tribute lo the (Aug.): 4. White-eye. Emu 9: 163. 12. , 1962. Field notes. Starlings. Bird 39. , 1910. Stray feathers. Maryborough Observer 373 (Dec): 4. (Vic.) notes. Emit 9: 166-167. 13. , 1963. Field notes. Kookaburras fish- 40. , 1910. Stray feathers. The White- ing. Bird Observer 375 (Feb.): 5. throated Fly-eater. Emu 9: 247. 14. , 1963. Field notes. White-fronted 41. , 1911. Stray feathers. White-shoul- Chats nesting. Bird Observer 376 ( Mar.) : 4. dered Caterpillar-cater ( Lalage tricolor . Emu , notes. Fork-tailed Kile. 15. 1963. Field 10: 294. Bird Observer 376 (Mar.): 4. 42. — -, 1915. Notes on the Yellow-bellied 16. Bendigo Field Naturalists' Club, 1971. Sub- Shrike-tit, Ealcimculus jrontatus. Emu 15: 78-85. mission by the Bendigo Field Naturalists' Club 43. , 1915. Stray feathers. Restless Fly- for the preservation of the Bendigo Whipstick. catcher's notes. Emu 15: 147-148. [Mimeographed submission to the Minister for 44. —, 1916. Stray feathers. Notes on the Forests; containing a bird list of the Bendigo Mistletoe-bird ( Dicaeum hirunditiaceum). Emu Whipstick area.] 15: 262-263. 17. Beste, H„ 1970. The sighting of a Painted Snipe. Aast. Bird Watcher 3: 220-221. 45. , 1920. Stray feathers. Bronze-cuckoo Shrike-robin. 19: 315-316. 18. Bird Observers Club. [Undated.] Birds of Mai- and Emu 46. , 1935. Stray feathers. birds don district. [Pamphlet issued by Forests Com- When mission, Victoria.] wander. Emu 35: 179. 47, , 1948. Some birds of central Victoria. 19. Bird Observers Group (B.F.N.C), 1976. The Emu 47: 203-205. birds of the Bendigo district. Aust. Bird Watcher 48, , 1948. Nature notes. B.O.C. Monthly 6: 186-208. [Corrigendum 3 species: Aust. Bird Notes (Feb.). Watcher 6: 299.] 49. , 1949. Stray feathers. Freakish nests. 20. Bishop, Yvonne and Ron, 1972. Unusual nesting Emu 49: 58-59. at Maryborough, Victoria. Aust. Bird Watcher 50. , 1949. Stray feathers. Gilbert Whistler 4: 167-168. nesting. Emu 49: 59-60. 21. , 1976. Mutants at Maryborough, Vic- toria. Aust. Bird Watcher 6: 180-181. 51. , 1955. Stray feathers. Distribution of Walker, H. B., 1930. Notes on the moult- inland birds. Emu 55: 72-74. 22. Boss- 1 ing of the Blue Wren. Emu 29: 310-311.
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