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RECENT NEW ISSUES

While the hot European summer continues, watching birds in the field scores every time over desk- based activities like writing editorials, so i am just illustrating some recent news issues on this occasion, augmented by a few rambling observations. Perhaps the Society will decide to apoint a more industrious editor at the forthcoming AGMl

First, here are the ducks and geese from the 3d Gambia set plus the 25d Ferruginous Duck

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...... Founded August 1986 ......

...... President: David Cox, "Lynnmoor", 16 Berry fill Road, CIRENCESTER

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. . The Bird Stamp Society has been formed to cater for the large number of collectors who specialise ...... in bird stamps and relevant material...... I . . . . 1. .I . .1 ...... Robin Marlin, Secretary : Graham Hors ran, ...... Chairman : ...... 129, Cottenham Road, 9, Cowley Drive, ...... HISTON, Worthy Down ...... Cambridge, WINCHESTER, ...... I ...... CB4 4ET Hants. SO21 2QW ...... 1: 01223 234562 pa 01962 883505 ...... Vice Harry Wright, Tony Weatherley, ...... - ...... Treasurer: ...... 76 Carisbrooke Road, 4, Small Acre, . . . . . Chairman ...... SOUTHSEA, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, ...... Hants, Herts...... HP1 2LP ...... PO4 8RG ...... Q 01442 258985 ...... Tony Wise, 26, Old Barn Road, BERE REGIS, WAREHAM, Dorset BH20 7HF ...... Packet Sec: ...... Q - 01929 471 971 ...... Editor: ...... Roger Chapman, 5 North Street, Cambuskenneth, Stirling ...... FK9 5NB i - 01786 471161 ...... Ker Macrosson, 9 Swinton Close, IPSWICH IP2 9RL ...... 2 - 01473 682989 ...... Committee : ...... Derek Underwood, 93 Queen Elizabeth Road, CIFIENCESTER, Glos. GL7 DH ...... Overseas members when transferring by Giro ...... Giro Account No. 29 776 6902 should please add £2 for bank charges ...... I ...... Annual Subscriptions ...... U.K. members £12.00 Overseas members £18.00 (Airmail) ...... European members £15.00 "Fh§.7ht"sent Surface Mail £16.00 ...... Junior members under 16 years of age - 50% of full rate as shown above ...... The society journal "Flight" is published quarterly ...... March, June, September and December...... Material submitted for publication should be sent to the editor by one month preceding publication...... Back numbers of "Flight" available @ £2.50 plus P&P......

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|. l -'u appear later in the magazine. -°-. .*1 . 11.' . * I l1I1l ~z I'IllI I II'r *' :- l*1* I :».' I .D .l l*i 5 "°.'C 'I .-: o*1. c"\'l l ¢'l I NEWSBRIEFS '. 111 .\°l..*. I » *| I have not quite given up hope of finding a lll*i 102 I I III .1l*l* *| \*¢*|.I*l* . I | l t II l*l o »>>=55~$>;U I I I I. all l.l'1\'l. i. a : By the Secretary successor for Tim Phipps to do the new issues 11. -:-| l . . . 1II»Irollll11l.1l1lllIlll»ll1l..»1 LilI I ...... | . . .4l.»lll»lulll1l.1.lll»l*l*I°l ...... 1.1 ...... 'l'l'l'l'I'.»'l'..'.a.l'u'l*l*l*1»*l'l*l_l'I'i,D9,0.l,°,l,l,0,','.'J,*..1.'.*J.'.''.*»'. . . . . l101.11:1ll11III1111l1ll1iIIl1III'11\iI111l1IIliI1II1.l0101111101...... l2l1111*11\l'1 listings but it seems almost inevitable that l will 9 have to take on this task. If this is to be the case then l would ask the membership to bear Now is the season where resignations may in mind that I have a very busy job which outstrip new members as we try desperately to requires me to be away from home quite a bit retain our membership. Thus far, and it is early and I have no ornithological expertise days, there have only been a handful of whatsoever. Therefore you may notice a vast resignations and yet no indication as to why. difference in the amount and correctness of the Therefore I would appeal to members to let us, descriptions. There will be the inevitable the Society, know of any improvements you overlap as I, initially, will have to rely on the feel are needed which may help to stem the new issue listings in Stamp/Stanley Gibbons flow. magazines coupled with my own new issues from David Cox. Again I feel that the past quarter has once again been successful. The Society attended Tony Weatherley informs me that the Auction is MIDPEX which i felt was a very pleasant, going from strength to strength and has a enjoyable and worthwhile event. The Society considerable number of lots for this and future actually recruited one new member and it was auctions. One proposal, which we will put to all nice to see at least a dozen of the membership. members submitting material to the auction, is We also attended Thematica however I am whether or not they would wish any unsold lots Ur unable to report on this event as I regrettably to be automatically put onto the Packet circuit. had to withdraw my support at the last minute Tony Wise has volunteered to mount up the in favour of a few hectic weeks sorting out stamps in books as we all know that this is a software for Bosnia. To those who suffered any very tedious task. The one stipulation the inconvenience because of my absence please Society would make is that on no account accept my apologies. would these stamps be sold for less than the reserve and each lot would be sold unbroken I can now confirm that the AGM will be held at unless otherwise directed. the Horticultural Halls in Floral Room A on Saturday 14 Oct 95. This, as you will For example, if a member submits to the appreciate coincides with STAMPEX. Now that Auction 100 X Kingfishers at £3.00 and this Ii train strikes are a thing of the past and we have remains unsold, the lot would be inserted in the I secured a weekend booking I hope that we will circuit as~100 x kingfishers for 23.00, not 100 x see more members attend the AGM°. Any items Kingfishers @ Sp each. We need to increase for the Agenda should be forwarded to me as the volume of stamps for the circuit so please soon as possible. The formal calling notice, send Tony Wise any spares. agenda and minutes of the last AGM will I E

1' New Members:

521 Mr A Wilson, 'Suilven', Tanners Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 IBL 522 Mr M Gilbertson, 28 Apley Drive. Wellington, Telford Shropshire, TF1 3OU 523 Mr K Bowden, 31 Wyville Fload, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7UA 524 Eva M Bazzocchi, PO Box 49, 47014 Meldola, Italy 525 Association Francais De Philatelie Thematique, 3 Rue des 2 Boules, 7500 Paris, France 526 Mr K Storr, .In der Fadmatt 104, 8902 Urdorl, Switzerland

Most of the above have expressed a desire for other members to correspond with them and this we must encourage. Indeed in the last issue I asked for other members to write to Mr Georges Varier. I continue to receive letters from Georges who informs me that he has heard from other members, long may this continue!

Resignations :

204 Mr C Undrill. 340 Rosemary Short. 441 Marjorie Anderson.

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Changes of Address:

446 Mr R Singh, S/O Lt Col I P Singh, 55 (1) Infantry Brigade Group, Provost Unit, c/o 56 APO, India 440 Mr Jan-Erik Malmstigen, Box 61, S - 718 22 Fro vi, Norway 483 Mr Heinz Patzak, 6 Hertford Street, Flat 501, London, W1Y 7TD 351 Mr Punadi ltamurki, c/o Pt Centro fix, J1, Matraman Flaya 28, Jakarta 13150, Indonesia 201 Mr Gerold Havelka, Postfach 27, A -1125 Wien, Austria 144 Mr Damian Lage, Buchzelgstr. 21, CH-8053 Zurich, Switzerland 502 Mr Shanker Satyal, 2/789 Tar gal, Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal

The last two names on this list did not appear in full on the latest membership list issued with the last issue. l have now received formal notification that they do in tact wish their full name and address published.

9th AGM Apologies: Apologies were received from:

The following notice is the formal notification to Mr F Kinsky, Mr T Phipps, Mr A Marshall, Mr T i the membership of the Annual General Meeting Cunningham, Dr H Moore, Mr A Johnson, Mr L ...... of the Bird Stamp Society as required by law. Weatherley, Mrs M Woodvine, Mr W Smith, Mr I MacPherson. .3 The 9th Annual General Meeting will take place at The Floral Poom A, Royal Horticultural Halls, llem 1. Minutes of the 7th AGM ACTION Greycoat Street, London SW1 on Saturday the 14th October 1995 commencing at 14.00hrs The minutes of the 7th AGM had been (2.00pm). All items for the Agenda to be published in the Sep 94 issue of Flight and

considered under Any Other Business (AOB) were accepted as a true record. , should be forwarded, in writing, tothe Secretary no later than Monday 10th October Item 2. Matters Arising 1995. There were no matters arising. I; AGENDA Item 3. Committee Members' Reports Item 1. Minutes of the 8th AGM Item 2. Matters Arising from the Minutes. a. Secretary. Item 3. Committee Members' Reports.

A Item 4. Election of Officers. Mr David Cox reported that it had been a 5 Item 5. AOB. relatively quiet year and thus had little to report. His indicated that the workload, compared with Note 1. Committee Members' Reports - earlier years, had much reduced as other Secretary, Packet Secretary, Chairman and committee members began to share the burden Treasurers' Peports will be presented before of work. the meeting. Mr Cox reported that Auction Sales had MINUTES OF THE 8TH ANNUAL GENERAL increased whilst Packet sales had reduced. MEETING OF THE BIRD STAMP SOCIETY This was reflected in the accounts. It was HELD AT RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE ON stated that members seem to prefer the SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 1994 Auction as opposed to the Packet Circuit as it represented less work for them plus a quicker Those in Attendance (committee only): return. Notwithstanding this, Mr Cox fervently hoped that the Packet Circuit would continue as many members preferred to see stamps in the Mr R Martin Chairman quiet of their own home and sort through them Mr H Wright Vice Chairman at their own leisure. Mr Cox reported that Mr R Chapman Editor another packet had been lost in the post. This Mr K Macrosson Committee Member brought the total to 4 since the circuit had been Mr D Underwood Committee Member introduced. Mr Cox stressed the need for Mr D Cox Secretary members to adhere to the circuit rules so as

Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 213 not to invalidate the insurance. It was proposed (in writing) by Mr W Smith and Dr H Moore that the post of President be b. Treasurer. created and that the first incumbent of this post be Mr D Cox. The Chairman stated that before In the absence of the Treasurer Mr Cox stated this proposal could be discussed there would that the accounts had been audited and the need to be a change to Rule 6 of the Societys' audit certificates would be produced in the next Charter to enable this post to exist. After a issue of Flight. short discussion it was decided that the change to Rule 6 be as follows: Treasurer Postscript: The certificates were published in Flight as stated. s to include the position of President. A President would serve no longer than tour It was reported that the accounts showed a years, when an election would then be healthy balance and the Treasurer mandatory. Any past President may be re- recommended a review of subscriptions. It was elected.' proposed that the new annual subscription rates, to be introduced in July 1995, would be Proposer: R Martin as follows: Seconder: G Hors ran Carried - all in favour. UK Members £12.00 European Members £15.00 Mr D Cox was duly elected President of the Outside Europe £18.00 (Airmail) Bird Stamp Society. £16.00 (Surface) Juniors Half the adult rate Proposer: Mr W Smith Seconder: Dr H Moore Proposer: Mr L Weatherley Carried - all in favour. Seconder: Mr D Underwood Carried - all in favour. In acceptance of this post Mr Cox stated that he was deeply honoured to be nominated for C. Editor. this prestigious post.

Mr Chapman stated that he was pleased with Item 5. Any Other Business members' support of the magazine but he appealed for a continuing supply of articles. 1. It was agreed that the Society should The subject was raised regarding the keeping become members of: of a happy balance between philately and ornithology to which Mr Chapman stated that a. American Topical Association; and generally there was a need for more philatelic b. Association of British Philatelic Societies. articles. Action by Secretary _| Item 4. Election of Officers. f 1 2. The Society had been invited to attend Mr Cox stated that after much serious thought MIDPEX 95 and THEMATICA. n was decided that he regretted that he wished to resign as the Society would attend both events and would Secretary. His resignation was submitted in advertise these events in Flight. writing to the Chairman some time before the

. . AGM was held and promulgated in the previous Action by Secretary .

. issue of Flight. His resignation was reluctantly . . .E. . . . accepted and the Chairman asked for 3. Partly due to the poor attendance at the . . i I nominations for a successor. Mr G Hors ran AGM the venue for the 9th AGM was i

1I stated that he wished to be considered for the discussed. It was decided that the 9th AGM 1 I post and was duly elected as Secretary. would be held in London to coincide with i Autumn STAMPEX. E

. The Chairman proposed a sincere vote of ..

thanks to Mr Cox without whom the Society Acflon by Secretary E1 i would not exist. . .Q There being no other business the meeting was g Mr A Wise had volunteered, by letter, to closed at 14.45hrs. .E. . . . assume the duties of Packet Secretary vice Mr ...... Cox. His nomination was accepted. G.P.Horsman (Secretary) ...... Page 214 . FLIGHT Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 ...... I ...... MALAU

The Niuafo'ou Megapode - Megapodius pritchardii

wmiam Hempel (230)

In Tonga there is a small island called Niuato'ou. It is one of the 10 most isolated islands of the world. It is the top of a volcano that last erupted in 1946. The diameter is 8km and the inner lake is 5km across. About 700 people live on the island. Many insects are endemic and one bird, the Megapode, is followed closely by ornithologists.

In1930 eclipse mites from the island and a US Navy scientific expedition made observations of the volcano and

The 1930 photos show how swimming mailmen during the cyclone season would swim to the passing steamers with mail wrapped in oiled cloth and tied to sticks so they would not get wet - but often did anyway

The bigger stick was used by swimmers for support during swims that could be miles long for delivery and picking up mail

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Megapode is the bird that . l has the biggest egg to body I weight ratio. The ruler is 12 inches long

The hen leaves the eggs in the volcanic dust and when they are hatched then the young bird is able to fly in a few hours. Y

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3 Tonga has issued several Niuafo'ou stamps with this bird.

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The people live on the outside of the ring ridge and it takes some hours to climb the volcano to the top and descend into the inner circle. This gives the birds some protection from being hunted to extinction.

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Niuafo 'on is par! ofrhe volcanic chain when it was necessary to evacuate the stretching from New Zealand to 1300 inhabitants. They did nor return Hawaii. Shaped like an "O"1 the centre until 1958 is a lake 3 miles in diameter, 95ft above sea level and 275fr deep. The rim Stamp collectors have nicknamed ton ers 870ft above sea lex el Niuafo 0u Tin Can Island, because of the unique mall service established to This century eruptions occurred in 1882. Ntuafo by has been issuing 1929, 1935, 1936,1943 and in 1946 stamps since 1983 J67 :/~m@,, J'EV

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The 1990 MS shows part of the lake with the 2 islands, one of which also has a lake in it. This is the habitat of the Malau. The water level is about 75m above the Pacific Ocean. The highest point on the island is 205m above sea level and is seen under the letter 'f' in the top left corner of the 42s and T$1 stamps.

6 birds were, in 1990, caught and 4 sent to San Diego Zoo, USA and 2 to Winnipeg Zoo, Canada to give scientists a chance to study these rare birds.

In 1991 a new scientific and ornithological expedition was made and some special cachets and surcharges were issued.

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The small cancel was printed in black and the big one was during the expedition used with red colour. I N K e. It has the names of Dr Dieter Rinke of the Brehm sz N N Fund Siidsee Expedition in Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga and George Bennet who, as the artist, made

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I In 1993 George Bennet made this painting of how the rare Malau hatches its eggs. The following is part of an article that was in April~May 1994 volume of 'Eva', the Royal Tongan Airlines in-flight magazine. The article was written by Dr. Dieter Rinke.

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F 1 2; . The rare Malau of Nlua fo'ou hatches Its eggs In the warm sell close to a volcanic vent

The Malau, which is the colour of the forest floor, is hard to see. It is dull brown and grey, and very shy. It

E is about the size of a ( § feral chicken Moa Kaivao) but it walks more upright, and is the smallest megapode q in the world.

The Malau needs open ground with little vegetation under the dark forest canopy. Here, it spends most of its time scratching the litter and top soil of the forest floor in search of food. It eats mainly insects and IE worms, but also small reptiles such as the gecko, as well as seeds and small fruits.

The Malau can fly well, it sometimes flies over to the islands in the lake. At night, it stays high up in the trees.

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Normally, they stay in pairs, which live in a territory of about four acres. in the dark forest, the male starts a song, the female enters the area after a few seconds, and the male sings the final pan. Such songs are called duet songs. They are also used to tell other Malaus that they should not enter a pair's territory.

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The most peculiar thing about the Malau is its breeding behaviour. The Malau hen never sits on the eggs to incubate them, but it leaves this job to the volcano. Niuafo'ou has several areas where volcanic ducts from the interior of the island warm up the soil. Some of these areas have the right temperature at a right 5 depth. When the hen is ready to lay an egg, she usually returns to the same warm place where she hatched herself. There is no special breeding period, but it is said that more eggs can be found in the warmer part of the year. E f The egg is relatively large, up to a quarter of the weight of the Malau's body (compared to an egg of a domestic chicken which is less than 10 per cent of the hen's weight). I I

g It takes some time and a lot of protein~rich food to develop such a large egg. The male Malau helps by g 5 offering the best food items to his mate. During one season, a hen may lay up to 10 eggs at intervals of I g 12 days. 1 1I 1 I

IE E Usually, her work starts early in the morning, but sometimes in the afternoon, too. The Malau hen digs I» g deep into the soil, until she reaches the proper temperature of about 35 degrees Celsius. She can i measure the temperature of the soil with her tongue.

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Q i When she has laid the 999, she fills up the burrow with soil again. The male never helps her, but Q I sometimes waits close by watching the surroundings. I The chick hatches 40 to 55 days later in complete darkness. It may take two days to work its way up to the light by itself. When it reaches the surface it is fully feathered and can fly. The parents never care for

.... their offspring, and the chick is able to cope with the difficulties of life in the forest. This, again, is unusual ...... among birds. In no other bird, is the chick developed so far when hatching. And there are no other bird ... . where the parents do not look after their young.

Today there are many dangers for the Malau, and humans are just one of them. Barn Owls (Lulu), feral cats, and long-legged ants prey on the Malau. The owl sometimes catch chickens and half grown megapodes. The ants bite into the eyes of chicks just before they reach the surface, and blind them, and the ants start to eat the chicks. Cats are the only predators which have been brought into Niuafo'ou by humans.

The Tongan Megapode is one of the rarest birds in the Pacific. its numbers are becoming fewer every year as the forests are lost and also because people like to eat the eggs and birds. In order to reduce the risk of extinction, the Brehm Fund has transferred Malaus to the islands of Late and Fonualei. Hopefully, these birds will start to breed and establish two new healthy Malau populations.

( By Dr. Dieter Ftinke, condensed from his book. Ko e Malau, Life and future of the Malay, Brehm-Fund for . . International 8ird Conservation 1993. ) ...... Page 220 FLIGHT Vol. 10 No. 1 September 1995 ...... • • • r r* I 1, 1 I .it up

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-w The 10s stamps (above) have two different designs. One has the blue lake and the brown volcano, over § green trees with 2 black birds, one is the Malau sitting on a branch with the grub beetle 'Ofato. This I § =I develops into the longhorned beetle cerecium unicolor. The other design held completely in black shows a ! i smoking vent of the volcano and some 'Ofato beetle grubs. The T$1 stamps (overleaf) show the same ,go two different designs. However here both designs are in full colour with the white cloud of smoke coming out of the brown top of the vent on a background of blue sky and lake with 3 'Ofato beetles on the green grass. These grubs are considered a delicacy and eaten raw.

...... fig! .. One afternoon I watched TV from Germany I had the luck to see a film made by Brehm Fund that shows how this transfer of eggs was made. It reminded me of a pleasant day in 1991 when I visited the small island on a 25 minutes stopover. I have a photo taken in 1993 of the pupils of the school. It shows smiling and happy faces of 80 young inhabitants and their teachers photographed on the sports field of the school ground..

Wanted: TIN CAN ISLAND, A Story of Tonga and the Swimming Mail Man of the South Seas, (1939) by Charles Stuart Ramsey and Charles F.Plumb. Published by Hurst and Blackett, made and printed in GB at the Mayflower Press, Plymouth, William Brendon & Son Ltd.

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Missing Rock Wren

David Cox has passed on an extract from "Captain Cook", the newsletter of the Christchurch N.Z. Philatelic Society. They? editor, J.F. Wilson, writes:

"Thanks to Stirling & Co Ltd we show here an enlarged edition of a strip of self-adhesive stamps with r "missing rock wren". I have seen the actual strip and it would appear that a spot of some kind of solvent or similar may have been on the paper before it was printed on. It is indeed puzzling - some of the outline of the bird is still present. The material used for self~adhesive stamps is different from normal stamp paper."

The illustration is reproduced below for the interest of collectors of un-Bird Stamps and similar rarities.

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NEWS FROM THE CHAIRMAN PHILATELIC OFFICES AND STAMP CLUBS 15 Midpex 1995 William Hempel has floated the idea that the Society should compile a list of philatelic offices You will read elsewhere in this issue about and relevant stamp clubs in all countries of the Midpex '95. While I must admit in the beginning world and publiSh it from time to time. What iS I thought that this was going to be another more, he has volunteered to make the fist and Regional Stamp Fair, I was wrong. l was very asks members to send him a postcard or a impressed and although l had very little time to letter with pertinent information, We can't pass 2 visit the dealers it was a very good "Meet the up so good an offer so do write to Wifliam at: S

,, . T Societies" show, I enjoyed the day more than Stamp '95. l could say a lot more but my prime Haabets Alle 24, 2nd, 2700 Broshoj, Denmark reason for this report is to thank the Secretary 1 (ably assisted by his wife) for the grand show To start the ball rolling he has contributed the he put on on behalf of the Society. Although he following lhformation. did appeal in "Flight" for material to display, he had to fill the six frames himself, l was as guilty I know that in Tonga there are no stamp clubs as the rest. So thank you Graham for your and very few collectors. If interested in Tongan grand effort on that day and to others who stamps, write to - The Philatelic Bureau, attended and assisted as well. P.O.Box 164, Post Office Headquarters, Nuku'atofa, Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific. B.S.S. Display U North Herts Bird Club Another alternative is to write to Messrs. B.Alan Ltd., 2 Pinewood Avenue, Sevenoaks, Kent On the evening of 13th June, the BSS was TN14 5AF. They are the philatelic advisers to invited to give a display to the above club as the Kingdom of Tonga. they were interested in what made a Bird Stamp collector tick. Harry Wright, Vice Some of the other philatelic offices I have Chairman (353), S. Statham (486) and myself written to are: made up the team. I opened the display by outlining our history, aims and aspirations and - Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag No.1, Maseru, displaying a few sheets of basic philatelic Lesotho ...... terms. Tony Statham gave his display of the - Post Office, Aitutaki, Cook Islands various forms and ways of collecting stamps - Philatelic Bureau, Port-Vila, Vanuatu with birds thereon, this was followed by some - Frimerkjasalan, Postphil, Reykjavik, Iceland species collections. This was Tony's first time - Kalaallit Allakkeriviat, Graf lands Postvaesen at displaying stamps and l know Harry will join Filatelia. DK-3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland me in saying that he did extremely well and - Postverk F6roya, Frimerkiadeildin, Fr-159, was a great credit to our Society. Harry Wright Torshaven, Faroe Islands had the second half to himself and displayed -» Postens Frimaerkecenter, Vesterbrogade 67, his delightful collection of OWLS. Both of these 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark displays generated numerous questions and all Philatelic Bureau, GPO Box 9988, Melbourne, three of us were kept quite busy both during Victoria 3001, Australia

the interval and at the end giving answers. The - Philatelic Bureau, P.O.Box 200, Flarotonga, : é three of us had an enjoyable evening and from Cook islands, South Paoifio s F

a letter l received from their secretary, they did - Philatelic Bureau, GPO, Apia, Western Samoa 3 E as well. We may not have recruited any - Zil Elwagne Sell Philatelic Bureau, P.O.Box x Is s

e I 60, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean s members but no doubt the BSS will be known s by other bird clubs and, who knows, we might - Post Office Philatelic Bureau, P.O.Box 1000, I get some new members that way. Blantyre, Malawi. E I Robin Martin (43) William Hempel (230) §

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Leif W.Rasmusson (185) has asked me to give CPA Consultants have reported the issue by some publicity to a novel catalogue that he has Tonga, on 14 December 1994, of a prestige produced covering birds on postal stationery. I book to mark the 25th anniversary of self- hope to be able to introduce it more fully in the adhesives. Apparently, it consists of four next issue of "Flight', together with some panes of stamps, the second of which contains sample pages. In this issue I can only say that 3 X 25s stamps based on the 1974 Parrot Coil it lists about 2500 different items of many kinds stamps (SG 479-487), the pane being die~cut from 131 countries or areas and almost all of and rouletted. them are illustrated - in black and white. The price to B.S.S. members is £50 plus postage Also, a set to mark "Visit South Pacific (compared with £75 for general sale). Those Year '95" is shortly to be issued. This is an interested without further information should overprint on the 1992 Christmas set, one of the write to Leif W. Rasmusson, Rindsholmvey values showing the Eua Parrot. 102, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark. Editor a

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...... BIRD. . STAMP.. . . SOCIETY...... Bird Overprints from the The June 1995 issue of "Flighf" featured (on p. 182) Former U.S.S.R. and Ukraine some Russian bird overprints that David Cox had Antarctic Expedition Covers obtained. He asked if other members had seen them or could supply him with information about them. He has done some more research himself and sent in David Cox (1) some more examples. He writes:

I know that these are issues from the autonomous republics of the U.S.S.R. and today's independent countries have released these low value U.S.S.R. overprinted - these (original) stamps being useless because of countries' names and high inflation

The following stamps are part of a 15 value regional issue from OSTYOR in UKRAINE.

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David has also sent in copies of four UKRAINE envelopes with affected bird issues from a recent fauna set for the Antarctic expedition. Two are shown overleaf. Some editorial comment can be found on p.230.

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Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 229 I have spoken to David on the subject of the former U,S. S. H. overprints. He has expressed some doubt about the genuineness of these stamps - even as "official" regional issues. Few of the territories affected have aspirations to independent statehood as far as I am aware and are not therefore eligible for lull philatelic listing on that account alone. Unless and until evidence to the contrary appears it seems safer to assume that they are being produced solely for the philatelic market and have no genuine postal usage inside the former U.S.S. R. The volume of material appeariNg is quite staggering. in addition to the issues that Da vid has described f can vouch for the following, some of which is illustrated: 20 values from Abkazia

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Then there is much, much more with overprints of a non-ornithologioaf kind. Speaking personally, I do not I propose to go to the trouble of identifying these overprinted birds or collecting those that would other//Se E fit within the scope of my interests. i Does any member of the Society ha ve any tele van information ?

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DUCK NEWS D; did Cox

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MEXICO : As reported Vol.4 issue 3. Mexico issued in 1994 their first Duck Hunting Stamp, this "First of Nation" featured a single Pintail. However it has now been established that in 1993 a stamp was issued valid for hunting of which just 20,000 were available to collectors. This stamp was not called as first of nations because officials were planning the 1994 3 issue when it became obvious there was aineed for a Duck Stamp.. .Confused ?

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l' ' l Q »4 l .,i I Australian :Jai .4-if *If-. Duck Stamp is another excellent rendition from the brush of wildlife artist Robin Hill. This years painting shows three Green Pygmy Geese wading through the waters of a fresh water lagoon. or-: Eiiié"£.~&h The Green Pygmy Goose is found in tropical ul1¢ll»l¢¢ll\l.\\lo\\l»»l Australia lll1"1T¢ll ...... and is normally restricted to the coastal and sub_coastal strip from the Fitzroy River, Western Australia to Rockhampton, Queensland. Funds raised from the sale of Duck Stamps and other ancillary items will once again be used to expand Wetlands and Waterfowl Conservation projects. This years stamp carries a face value of $15, a rise of $5 from last year's release . The increase has been brought about by the decision of the Kakadu National Park management to increase entrance fees to the Park in order to

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HANDBOOK OF THEMATIC PHILATELY

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First published in 1990, this English version has of mistakes frequently seen in a plan and how been published by James Bendon, P.O.Box these are to be avoided. The Development of 6484, 3307 Limassol, Cyprus for the British Theme chapter tells just which items can be Thematic Association, at a special price of included in a thematic exhibit and the correct £18.00 to members. use of the material, throughout, examples are given, which helps to make each point clear. Pim van den Bold is a Netherlands judge and a winner of Gold medals at various exhibitions. The author describes how one should set about § Perhaps his best known exhibit is "May I obtaining top marks for Philatelic Knowledge 2 introduce myself? My name is automobile", so and avoid philatelic errors. § we have here a book written by a thematic s person who certainly knows his subject. Rarity and Condition - not everything which is 5 rare is expensive and it is certainly not true that The book is generally intended for those everything which is expensive is rare. interested in exhibiting, from Society level to International. The author also hopes that it will The main characteristics of good Presentation be of interest to the thematic collector who has are discussed fully from the album leaves to no desire to exhibit, yet may choose to build the layout. Finally, the book includes an the collection to conform with the official Appendix of the Special Regulations for the Guidelines. That depends entirely on the evaluation of thematic exhibits at FlP motives or the purpose of the collection, and as exhibitions and the Guidelines of these the author himself says "everyone needs to regulations. decide for himself, and that decision will determine how useful this book will be". Throughout the book the author refers to the Regulations and Guidelines of the FIP for Gone are the days when a thematic collection exhibiting...... I=: E was simply pretty pictures; today it should n .aE include not only postage stamps but all types of illustrated throughout, I believe this book will philatelic material, e.g. postal stationery, prove most helpful to the thematic collector. A booklets, postmarks, meter marks, proofs, practical guide to building and improving a essays etc. By means of philatelic material and thematic collection, it should be on the written text, the collector tells a story of the bookshelf of all those interested in thematic chosen theme. This book deals with all aspects exhibiting. of thematic collecting with examples and illustrations throughout the 215 pages. Please note the further reduced price of £18. 00 compared with the figure of £19.50 to members Having chosen the theme, it needs to be quoted in the June issue of "Flight", documented by a Title - the first requirement is that it accurately describes the theme. Editor

Much attention is given to the Plan of the collection, and Pim van den Bold explains the importance of such, i.e., the plan defines the structure of the exhibit. lilustrated are the kinds

Vol.10 No. 1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 233 o BIRDPEX '94 .. ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF CATALOGUE ARTICLES

David Cox has arranged for the German language feature articles in the Birdpex '94 Catalogue to be translated into English. They are far too voluminous to be reproduced in their entirety in "Flighl'"but l have included one in this issue and may find room for one or two more. Should anyone want the full set it can be obtained from David for the price of £12 including postage. David can also supply copies of individual features al the price of 10p per page plus packing & postage.

The translations are text only but they carry brief desciptions of the illustrations. Commonly, the articles consist of an introductory section - often explaining how the theme came to be chosen - followed by a plan of the exhibition frames (or collection) with illustrated examples and related text.

The features are:

Titfe Author No. of Pages

Bird protection A task for our times - but also an up-to-date philatelic theme Birgitta Grosskopf 3

Carrier pigeon mail Daan Koelewijn 11 ...... The passerines in the European habitat Will that beautiful birdsong soon fall silent? Manfred Heiland 2 How I came to be a stamp collecter Josy Graffe 1 How does one arrive at a successful thematic cohechon? J. van der Sander 4 (including translation of Dutch text with the illustrations) An account of the origins of my firstdisplay at the Rosenheim exhibition Wilfred Gille 3 From the bird world of Europe Erich Frehe 2 lt cannot be so vent difficult to build up a good bird collection - or is it? Harald Friemann 11 A description of the thematic collection - "The fascinating owl" Guglielmo van der Koore 7 A species of bird from the American continent - Hummingbirds Hans Berckemeyer 3 Parrots Helge Rune Grastveit 3 The bird world of the Australia/South Pacific region Damian Léige 5 The migration of the White Stork - From the nesting areas to the winter quarters Berndt Wirthmann 3 (reproduced in the following pages) Les Forts en Bec - The birds with "strong" bills Pierre Boyer 2 Things worth knowing about birds Erwin Zang 3

The wonderful world of birds Eberhard Giinther 3 E ;| I E The bird world on stilts Gerard Koiman 5 I I : The birds of the tropics' regions of the world Werner Hijffges 3 1 3 I Threatened birds and their 'protection Tom Loorij 2 5 I From my first Buzzard to this collection Niko van Wassenhove 4 E 3 Wetlands of importance under the protection of the Ramsar Convention Rose~Marie Rohweder 3 The bird world of the island of Texel Norbert Niise 2 2 i Birds of Paradise - A legend has remained alive Peter Oelke 7 i g

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The Migration of the White Stork - From the Nesting Areas to their Wintering Quarters

By Berndt Wirthmann

The White Stork (Ciconfa ciconra), belonging to the order of Stilt-birds (Cicorriiformes), was chosen by the nature conservation societies as Bird of the Year for 1994. It was not chosen because of its popularity but because its habitat among us in the western countries is more and more threatened and it is therefore becoming rarer and rarer.

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Quite independently of this choice I realized The illustration of the White Stork is likewise that there have been in philately for many years known as the emblem of a company (that is stamps and cancellations also which illustrate also very suitable if your name is already the White Stork; and not only in countries "Stork") or even the emblem of a nature where the White Stork exists as a nesting bird, conservation organisation which makes use of but also in many countries which this large bird the White Stork as a popular "attraction" only flies over during its migration, or even representative of their concerns. countries where it died out many years ago. l That bears all the more witness to its That "Master Adebar" (N.B. friendly dialect popularity. Thus, tor example, in the British word for the bird) should appear on many Isles there is only one single reference to its issues from the Post Offices of eastern nesting, at Edinburgh in the year 1416. Several European countries is not surprising, because it cancellations from Great Britain and even a is in those countries that it has its main area of block issued by the isle of Man with a flying distribution. You simply cannot imagine many stork carrying a baby in its bill are proof that the regions there without it. White Stork is still very popular as a symbol, the bringer of babies. in other countries (e.g. in Among us in the western part of Europe the Holland, the city of The Hague) it is the bird in White Stork is verging on the limit of its natural the municipal arms. distribution, and here we find also the so-called I ; . <4 1 NEDERLAF'I = AMSTERD \ 'Z I 52 l for/<'s -911 ',5 7,Q V * okwrwfuxfmws TAL LAT/5.5 I ,E I CAN! \ 1 _53 -/57

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Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 235 "migration split", which runs from Holland to the Chad basin. Beautiful First Day Covers from south-western foothills of the Harz range and the Algerian Post Office show migrating White from there into Bavaria as far as the foothills of Storks. the Alps. All the birds which nest and grow up west of this line migrate through the south of By far the greater part of the European White France into Spain, where they join up with the Stork population, that is to say about 400,000 population from Spain and Portugal. Although birds in 1984, make their way however along there are still important stocks of the White the coastline of the Black Sea southwards to Stork in Spain and Portugal it is somewhat the narrows of the Bosphorus. The White Stork, surprising that the Spanish Post Office has which is typical of those birds which fly by illustrated the White Stork on only one issue, updraughts, is directed to such narrow waters which is devoted to the International Railway as the Bosphorus or at Gibraltar, since the Congress at Malaga on 27th September 1982, energy saving updraughts for sailing and gliding for transport and technology are not exactly form only over land. For that reason the White friends of the natural living space which the Stork avoids larger areas of water. When the White Stork needs for its existence. At the end storks have then crossed the Bosphorus, They of August or the beginning of September the wheel south at the gulf of lskenderun and fly western migrants (at the last White Stork along the Mediterranean coast through the census in 1984, approximately 45,000) them fly Lebanon and Israel. Only a few of them miss across the Straits of Gibraltar and through the turning and lose their way into Iraq or even Morocco to Mauritania, and fly over the desert Iran. Thus the issues from these countries may regions of the western Sahara to reach their probably be more concerned with the native wintering grounds in the savannahs or in the nesting birds, because in the Near East too the Sahel zone to the south of the Sahara. The White Stork is still to be found as a nesting bird most important areas there are the inland (but probably only in a few cases - more valleys of the Senegal and the Niger, together detailed facts are not known). with the Chad Basin in Niger and Nigeria. The Algerian and Tunisian population, along with The White Storks then fly across the Sinai parts of the group of birds nesting in Morocco peninsula and the Gulf of Suez, where in fact fly directly over the Sahara on their way to the flocks of up to 100,000 birds have been

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E I S. PH Maintaining and Displaying NEM¥QBE,NV Collections W HMOUNT Joseph Fibel (519) TAL scnvnc E 0009 $050» 000'405l-I5 You may want to put a survey in the next issue (or some issue) asking how the members "8iophilately" where the stamp appears or is maintain and/or display their collections. (For all reviewed, e.g. 41/3/35. I know you may already have done this.) The . .. .. data~received from this survey should give you . On the second line I write the common name of . . . some ideas as to how to give different . the bird and then the species name (in Latin)...... directions to articles and features. In such a . Skipping a line, I write in, in Latin, the order and . . . survey there are several areas of interest to .. the family. I then make a duplicate of this card. . . . me. The first is how do people actually keep .. I place the stamp in a glassine envelope and ...... their bird stamps. I, for example, do the .. staple the flap of the envelope to the card...... following: each new bird stamp gets a 3" X 5" ...... lined index card. On the top line, reading from L .. The stamp with the envelope attached goes .. . .. to P, l write the following: 1.)the issuing into a file drawer arranged taxonomically by .. country, 2.) date of issue (preferably day, order, family and species. There are different month & year, e.g. 10/5/94), 3.) face value, 4.) coloured index tabs with the orders and families . . Scott catalogue #, if available, or alternatively on them. I use plain tabs for the orders, salmon ...... some other catalogue #, e.g. S.G., 5.)if the .. for the families and if sub-families, blue. The .. .. . stamp is used l put a + mark next to the colors don't matter so long as they are ...... catalogue #, 6) if it is mint, or if I acquire a mint . consistent. The arrangement is as per "8irds of . .. . . copy, I put a circle round the +, 7) finally on this . the World on Stamps"...... line, I end with the volume and page in ...... Page 238 FLIGHT . Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 ...... r-*""\ ....

9 `\ * `. I I I The duplicate set of cards is arranged in separate drawers, arranged by country. Subsequent arrangement within the country is Iefesr editions of "Héwerrd & Moore" that was chronological. If I need to determine whether l published In the $epternber and December have a stamp l look in the country file and see 1994 issues of the fvfagezzhe. As a postscript to

if the card is there. this mini-revfew, Graham Housman or our revered Secretary confessed 131 the March I am certain that there is a multitude of other 1993 issue Ihaf, in spite of being Head of to ways to do this, but right now this suits my training for e large organisation, he maintains

needs. incidentally, when I figure out what new three manual databases v by country, year and

computer l am going to get l will put the index species. ' . . on a database that l will acquire with it. Anybody who does not keep a computer record insofar as my actual collection is concerned, I has w maintain multiple records (kept in collect identifiable (not completely stylised) different sequences) once the scope of the birds issued by the postal authorities of real collection reaches e eerteln else. Recently, countries. I am omnivorous (collecting all advertisements for computer-based records species) but am particularly interested in have begun. appearing in the phlletelfc press, raptors (hawks & eagles, etc.) and owls, and The ones I have seen relate to Fone country" recently in cranes. For the latter (gruidae) I am eolleotlorle, the rttaln feature being a {More or in the process of making up a check list. I less) comprehensive catalogue of stamps etc, would also like to put together a collection of issued. Thematic collectors still seem to have cranes complete. lt looks as if there are fewer to do. their own thing either programming than 300. systems themselves Or setting be databases using oommeroielpeokages. I am sore marry memberewould be interested to learn of any \ Joe Fiber is a new member of the Society who novel cataloguing systems that others use or has written me a lively personal letter touehfng know of, ' on se've'reI subjects. I have eopled- the part in the fnegezlne in the hope of stimulating more Edlwr reports from members on the scope their collections and their methods et cataloguing them. In the second esue (December 1986) GENERAL INFORMATION Tony Pollock, our first editor who wee Iregioelly ABOUT BIRD STAMPS lost to us 5 years ego, publllehed en article entitled "What we collect" He qeve brief Henry Baadsgaard (174) resumes of the eolfeeting policies of e number of those early key members. In the September wee issue, Don Holmes (who was en active Henry Eaadsgaard wrote to Ker Akfacrrosson eonfribuntng member. until 1991 when he gave 'soma weeks ago é:>ffering some genera! ve collecting bird stamps) set out his staflktfos about bird srarnps that be fhmfght - eompllbeted (4 list) method of doourrlentlng his might be of inherest to BUS* Members. Kat "Birds of Yorkshire" colfeotfon. It included 3" x passed on his note and I have found mom frm 5" fndSx cards just like Jae Fibers, Willis m this tissue an the 'following pages, v . Hempen (239) told us how he writes up his kfngffsher co lfscnbn In the March 1990 Issue, or Henry chime In be the first member of the BS$ to c:omputer-baseci. cnmbfbing bird, region and from Denmark and that appears to be true. He stamp details, Tony Gotten (349) also keeps. a fells' be he her been ¢oHec:iz1g bird stamps for computerized record( be has programrnéd it 36 yeans whzbh certainly beats my time by a himself using (appropriately enough) the round deeeae. Gan anybody better Me record? Mallard language, It .appears to be very somprehensfvs. It confséqs the usual "country This :issue has a ' dedcfeo' Danish feevow to :Y l use, stamp" scheme of reference as we! as' with' contributions from Leif Rasmussen (1.55) providing for a range at stanistfcaffunstiuns and and wmerrt Hempen(236), pri. ft was described at some length iN the September 1992 iSsue and was. the basis of ba . EdiWr fables of teson§ili'aHon between the first and

Vol. 10 No. 1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 239 l

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT BIRDSTAMPS TOP 3 - from each part of the world Africa . Asia Central-America 1. Sierra Leone 174 birdstamps 1. North Korea 171 birdstamps 1. Guyana 223 birdstamps

2. Burundi I 156 2. Fuijera 170 D 2. Cuba 207 - 3. Gambia/Lesotho 155 as 3. Japan Mongolia 152 - 3. Dominica 157 - Oceania Europe South-America l. W. Australia 143 birdstamps 1. Hungary 254 birdstamps 1. Uruguay 128 birdstamps 2. New Zealand 116 - 2. Romania 165 .. 2. Argentina 99 -

3. Aimtald 115 _ 3. Sow jet (CCCF) 100 U 3. Brazil 98 - North-America Antarctic 1. USA 192 birdstamps l. French Antarctic 56 birdstamps

2. St. Pierre & Miquela 42 an 2. South Georgia & 29 u

3. Me)dco 37 I 3. British Antarctic 20 -

TOP 5 from the whole world TOP 10 covers* - Lu Numbers of birdspecies issued on stamps Hungary 254 birdstamps Western Australia 29 Present 2586 `

Guyana 223 - South Korea 28 EXtinCt 19 ...... Cuba 207 - Belgium 28 Totally 2605 USA 192 - Romania 25 Sierra Leone 174 - Australia 20 Guatemala 18 Me)dco 16 USA 14 Ghana 14 Mocambique 14

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Countries StampsD -. Covers* Countries Stan:1pso Covers* Countries Stampsv Covers*

1 1 Africa Liberia xx.03.1906 57 3.232 60 36 389 23 93 3.621 83 Asia Japan 01.01. 1875 . 48 2.072 53 31 843 3 79 2.915 56 I

Central-America Guatemala 1o(.12.1879 . 34 2.409 32 3 111 6 37 2.520 . 38

Oceania W.Australia 01.08.1854 35 1.652 49 12 374 36 47 2.026 I 85

EUIOPC Austria 01.06.1925 59 1.669 99 . 9 351 18 68 2.020 117 South-America Colombia 07.05.1876 15 894 13 2 13 0 17 907 is

North-America USA 17. 11. 185 l 5 308 31 1 1 0 6 309 31 I 1

5 . 131 2 4 23 0 9 154 2 Antarctic ` s. Shetlands 05.02.1944 I I 1 '-..

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.V ...... ALL INFORMATIONS ARE BASED ON THE CATALOGUE "FAGLAR pA FRIIVIARKEN" ...... ISSUED BY AKE ELIASSON, SWEDEN...... HENRY BAADSGAARD .n DENMARK ...... Page 240 .. . FLIGHT .. . Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 ...... GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT we' BIRDSTAIVIPS a6ed TOP 20 - most expensive birdstamps/birdset ( never hinged / used from the whole worI al according to Stanley Gibbon's "Birdstamps - 1993" - latest issue TOP 20 never hinged TOP 20 used Value in English Pounds (GBP) Value in English Pounds (GBP)

B 'I I SET BIRDSTAMP BIRDSET BIRDSTAMP Country GBP Country GBP Birdset GBP Country GBP Taiwan 1300 Liberia 2000 Falk1a10d Islands 600 Western Australia 1200 aiwan 1300 Western Australia 1800 China 600 St Pierre & Miquelon 700 Taiwan 800 Western Australia 1700 Montserrat 600 China 650 Japan 600 Western Australia 1100 New Guinea 425 Falkland Islands 650 J.H9l'7:I Falkland Islands 450 St Pierre & Miquelon 700 Japan 400 Western Australia 600 Austria 325 Colombia 600 New Guinea 375 Western Australia 500 China 325 Japenese Occ. ofN. Borneo 550 New Guinea 350 China 450 New Guinea 250 Falkland Islands 500 New Guinea 325 Tibet 450 Australia 250 Tibet 375 Taiwan 300 Western Australia 400 Angola 225 Western Australia 325 Taiwan 275 Colombia 375 Japan 225 French Antarctic 250 China 250 Western Australia 275 Monaco 225 Liberia 225 New Guinea 250 Cllllla 275 New Guinea 200 China 180 New Guinea 200 Liberia 250

New Guinea 190 Argentina 170 Austria 190 Japanese Occ. ofN. Bom. 225 1995 New Guinea 190 Liberia 160 China 180 French Antarctic 175 New Guinea 180 New Zealand 120 Monaco 130 Liberia 125 New Guinea 180 New Zealand 110 China 130 Tibet 120

Uruguay 165 New Zealand 110 China 95 Japanese Occ. ofN. Born. 120 September 1 1 Cbina 150 China 90 Liechtenstein 90 Argentina 100

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About the debate if our club is Stamp World 2000 philatelic or ornithological, it I really does not matter too much The August 1995 edition of Gibbons Stamp to me, I feel I need to combine Monthly (GSM) claimed a scoop tor its report that both in order to tell other people about my "Stamp World 2000, the International Millennium interesting hobby. lt has come to the point Stamp Exhibition, is set to be held at Earls Court where my children jokingly tell friends and 2, London during April or May 2000". Apparently visitors to our home ' do not mention even Alexandra Palace the venue of Stamp kingfishers or he will never stop'. Where did I World 1990 - is not considered central enough for _learn about this? From stamps as well as from the Millennium Exhibition, let alone the strongly ornithological input. So to me it simply is, the pressed Birmingham NEC - and despite Ted more the better, and I feel the combination is a Johnson's closely argued case for Manchester that Ying and Yang symbiosis l love. appeared in the last issue of "Flight" (p.172).

It really should not be put to a test or ballot. The Post Office Board has apparently approved a The result would be some members feel Royal Mail National Budget of £1 million for the excluded and they would begin to look for other exhibition provided it does not make a loss on the .. . clubs that cater better to their needs. As long venture and GSM states that the British Philatelic as "Flight" is telling about our feathered friends Trust and Royal Mail plan an official in a broader sense then some people may join announcement early in September during us and help all to enhance our hobby. Singapore '95.

But when it comes to exhibiting, the pertinent GSM opines, I think rightly, that it is the interests rules that apply must be rigidly held and in of commercial concerns and potential international ornithological matters the information should visitors that have determined this outcome. also be true to scientific facts. Let us join Nobody seems to be prepared to risk holding the hands in the aim of improving our club. - bigger philatelic events in other UK regions when so much money is at stake. As the chairman of the Maritime Stamp Club we have had the same debate. Should it only Stamp '96 be ships on stamps, as was the by-law when that club was founded, or should we expand The September '95 issue of GSM follows on with § our field to cover areas of interest to other the news that Stamp '96 will be taking place at ~; collectors? My experience is that if we take a Wembley from 25 to 28 April 1996. There is also I narrow view the membership base shrinks and a tantalising snippet of Stop Press news to the deteriorates rapidly. lt is the obligation of the effect that plans are being made to organise a .. . .. editor and contributing members to make an second "Stamp" exhibition in the Midlands or North ... interesting magazine that other collectors will of England. Ted's advocacy of Manchester could

continue to pat for. In these electronic times bear fruit yell . many other areas influence people and especially the young generation are not too Spring Stampex in 1996 keen on traditional philately. If the clubs do not adhere to the changing times they are bound to The September GSM also sprang the news that go down the lane of extinction. the "Spring" Stampex will be held from 24 to 28 January 1996 at the Business Design Centre, 52 But it naturally is up to the members to decide, Upper Street, Islington Green London N1. The and they should give their views from time to attraction of staging it in a single building seems to time so the officers of the clubs know what have outweighed the advantage of the more they want before they exit the membership central location of the traditional Royal Horticultural roster. Halls. Perhaps the early season has something William Hempel (230) to do with global warming - or it could be that your editor's prophecy that London would not be able to take two major stamp exhibitions close together each Spring has proved true. (See page 69 of the

December 1994 issue of "Flight" . ) .

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RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE EHILATELIC Av1 A@;

Adapted from at ticles by Bruce Cruickshank.

BRAZIL. 1993. 550vr. 6-26 SMALL~BILLED TINAMOU, Crypt urell ue parvlroetris, TINAMIDAE. Length 8%". Sexes alike. Resident. No illustration due to a mix of crowded design and colouratfon. Head, throat and tmeaet grey; rest co upper par is pale brown. Underpay to butt y; under tail cover to white barred with black. Bill and legs red. Habitat- bruehy savanna, cultivated fields. Range' Amazon basin to he Argentina. Sick H, Birds in Brazil.

CHINA

...... f ace and neck rufoue; back and wing cover to chestnut finely ...... barred with black; tail short and black. Flight feathers brown1eh~black with white tlpe to primaries. Chin white; remaining under per to brown with dark streaks; flange mottled brown and sMite. Lores and orbital skin sleety-green; iris yellow-green; bill stocky, down~curved, upper mandible dark brown, lower greenieh~yellow; legs and feet yellowish-green. Habitat: dense, swampy forest, reeds and bamboo at moderate altitudes. Range: India,

S China, Taiwan, Greater Sundae, Philippines. I Hancock I and Kuehlan I, The Heron Handbook.

AIR LAOS. SG1356. 10k. 30~19 I I' ic10" 000 GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE, Aquila az conga, ACCIPITRIDAE. Length

\ 25-29" Sexes alike. l l AH x L. Migratory.

1 u-2 I Similar to both the Lesser B.-v Spotted Eagle (30-190) and the

1 .. Tawny Eagle <30-192>. The i whole plumage is dark brown . . . . »~} iv with a purplish gloss on the upper per is, paler and duller below. Well. cover to of ten tipped and edged with smite. Habitat: marshes, rivers, lakes. Range: breeds in n Eurasia; winters in s Europe, me Africa eastwards to Indochina. Brown L and Amadon D, , Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World. i 3 LAOS. SG1357. 100k. 73-102 SPOTTED LITTLE owL, Athena brama, STRIGIDAE. Length 8". Sexes alike. Resident. Upper par is brown spotted with white; prominent white eyebrows; f acial disc indistinct. Throat white, traversed by large brown band; rest of underparts white with transverse brown bars. Habitat: buildings, open country. Range: Indian subcontinent to se Asia. Hue F and Etchecopar RD, Les Oise aux du Proche et du Moyer Orient.

LAOS. SG 1358. 330k. 30-81 PIED HARRIER, Circus melanoleucus, ACCIPITRIDAE. i "~,....,*' Length 17-18". Sexes differ. Migrant. (description over) .x 1 * 1 \

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£ I ! PIED HARRIER. Male head, back and breast black; rump and belly white; tail pass grey tipped wlth white. Outer primaries black, inner primaries and secondaries grey with silvery sheen. Female has upper par is strssky grey- brown; white 'rump; tail brown, with black, bars Underpar to. buff streaked with rufous. Iris pale tmwwwn bill horn, legs and feet yellow. Habitat' open country, marshes, paddy fields. Range: breeds locally in e Asia; winters to S Asia, Philippines, Greater Sundas. King B at al, Birds of South-East Asia. MacKinnon I and Karen Philipps, Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali.

| w w ... 1 ,l ="" GHANA. SG1986. 20Oce. 43"75 AFRICAN CRAKE, Forzana e 2 / \ l`°' 4' egregia, RALLIDAE. Length 9" Sexes alike. Resident . n. a n \ gr.. 1. -.\ f y » 62OQ;- v "r. " »- l' ?QU-# . * as M"of , 'L ; » .s -Q = n,l , » -1- ~1'%.;'\,xg,, I and 1nter~Afr1can migrant. 141 a *< .LI ,u 17'-~S` »~ ~ v -) r I '$-.. *" "Ni " s - " ,m»,j-. .. \ ;.- nuopp-*~ 41 r,' "N -If . - ~~¢§¥~» by 'an ¢ Forehead, crown and nape black; sldes of head and ."` n I .. .I we_ 0. .. 1 't'**n"-4 . AS H ,, is *u~ 4. neck, lower throat and breast grey washed with .|.. _ |" ,> . , . H. 8. . n` 'off *.. . » ; ,» 29% ,, I"i9I , ,so -, '. . g , »: 1 'wE 'W Ax4¢w:,l , *'z , w *~ i»."~- *z ~<. olive-brown on sldes of breast. Chin end upper • J .an 1 of §;i»1 ¢ ,,» a E a »» '~. CRA a" »-,, , . f 'Q- ,1 throat white. Upper par ts, including ta1 L, black but ~L ,:..E;..a'E=1.=¢=1:=¢.:i..=.¢.e;;.2=2'.r::'*&.'-A-§;==»;,;;'; l51;2§";:.»:;4'2:I:2:;, ¢<~»»>=. E'».»:,=:»§=.'.'.';:':".1-"='5'=.;§;;=¢';€24.g.;=='25¢2=: feathers edged with white to give a mottled appearance. Belly, flanks and under tail barred black and white. _ Eyes red, surrounded by pink bare skin; bill plnklsh~purple tipped with grey. Habitat: rank herbage. Range: Anica, s of the Sahara. Urban EK et al, Birds of Africa, Vol 2.

URUGUAY. 1993. 20¢. 47-1 RED-LEGGED SERIEMA, Caria ma cristal, 5 or v'v"v"iit*u'v"v=*v CARIAMIDAE. This is 3 new f amity in our aviary so it is a pity to have to show emf Small a stamp. Length 35". Sexes alike.

Resident. • . A grey bird with sl tight brown or yellowish washes; 'it is darker and browner above; the belly is white. There ls'a clump of erect, torward-f acing feathers at the base of the red bill. The neck is long; the tail long and black with a white tip. This is one of the fwy species with eyelashes. Legs and feet are 'red. Habitat' in pairs or small flocks in forested highland savanna; flies only under duress but can run at 40mph. Feeds on insects, rodents and lizards. Range: central Brazil to n Argentina, Bolivia end Paraguay.

Sick H, Birds in Brazil .. . .

...... MOROCCO. 1994. 1. 70d. 58-9 SLENDER~BILLED CURLEW, .. . v=""r~e»~w~ url »q . . . . I . . . . . Numenius tenuiroetris, SCOLOPACIDAE. Length 16" Sexes . »-"I' . Q...... e I I I ellke.'Mlgrent. Very Rare. 1 l1LJ1~ | . . | . COURLIS A BEC as£Le . I A smaller, peter version of the Eureelen Curlew (58~ .. l 1 .I .. I 10). Head, neck and underpar to basically white, .. . . . 4 . a streaked with brown on crown, ear-cover to and . h. hind neck. Sides of lower breast and fore~flenk marked ROYIA"U'1 ZDIR OC 4 Q with bold, blackish spots. Lower back, rump and E E under wing pure white. B111 dark brown, tapering to a E legs and feet grey. Hebltat and Ran8e: breeds in E fine point; 1r1 s brown; ; marshy steppes; winters in nw Morocco. E Hayman et al, Shorebirds. E I §

3§ Z 2 § g ...... Page 244 . Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 . FLIGHT ...... AMAZON I - KAMPUCHEA. SG974. 15r. 69-248 BLUE-FR0NTEg

II. .I 7-..'..* 8' v. -I II 1\-4 1.,.. 1. - Sexes alike. .3 . q 4 l aestlva, PSITTACIDAE. Length 15". . I -' Amazons 5%,- $5 2?,.= I. *i l . .*|» QLT H HE .j,.*. *"{-" 1 "H.kg . .41 . of Resident. E»5R:'&E5.5 E35 l to feathers on neck 10 green parrot with dusky black edges I l A -u'~ l 8-. *Y L 3. - TO ._r 'l and back. Forehead and lores blue; remainder of 'head w ,v M . 0 ! an i * .An nr . * . H! * _ . :=j*,lI *Hi _ r yellow tinged with white on fore crown; shoulders and wing 0 ,-=». i 1.1 5=-`ii , .1 ...,; - Hi r- . 1 /' ...5.p*9' A l q . - . *1 m 1 .l i _*_I' I and secondaries blue toward 0 specula red; outer prlmarlee I ' - . . E G * r .-| 1 F' 3 * I ii ._ 1 I I *v v*5-I L .»* .I 5? **4 . i. vi* , _ - d r. *..n.. +"` .. grey. JJ* . t 1pe. orange; bill grey; le8s and feet *-+ * Iris 1* * 1 r 1 - _ *. J. *. J. * \ 1 1 . "i . ill * or forest, _ + 1 humid dry .. "1 ¢ Habitat' 1m pairs in canopy of _- \"4.,lls R .. -v.. f/''II** "| . 15.0 0. . . . m -~=' . _ } *--.. *.II _. e - II - feeding on fruits, berries, seeds, blossoms. Ran8e: 1.R.P.KAMPUCHEA I - R`r"" . . 2 l I I . 'J L *=* . 1 \ _ 9 . post's 198 Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay and n Argentina. H Forshaw IM, Parrots of the World.

INDONESIA. 1994. NMh> and 3500rp. 153-107 THDR HELMETED clxuxun UXTIIGJIHGI 11il!Jl FRIARBIRD, Philemon buceroides, MELIPHAGIDAE. The lower den shows head and neck only, the higher den, a MS, ShOWS the w whole b1 rd. Length 12-14". Sexes alike. Resident. Crown silver; bare f acial skin dark leaden~grey; large, gently sloping black casque at forehead; naps whitish and trilled. Upper par is dull grey-brown; underparts pale grey~ brown. B111 black; eyes redd1sh~brown; legs and feet bluish- black. Habitat: forests, woodlands, mangroves. Range: n

is Australia, New Guinea, Lesser Sundas. is REPUBLIK 1NOONESlA Simpson K and Day N, Birds of Australia.

GHANA. 5G1989. 200ce. 136-286 ORIOLE WARBLER, Hypergerus atriceps, SYLVINAE. Length 8" Sexes E GHANA alike. Resident. C200 Head, throat and upper breast black, the feathers edged with white. Upper par ts bright olive ~green; underparts bright yellow. Habitat: single Or 1m pairs in undergrowth of forest, 011 palms or bamboo. MOHO Range: Senegal to Central African Republic.

_-r Serle W et al, Birds of West Africa. Note' t he common name 'Moho' is used on the stamp and by Serle. It is not clear how this Hawaiian name (usually in the form 'O'o' on those islands) came t o be used for this bird; there is no physical resemblance.

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Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 245 EPONYMOUS BIRDS 63-

Klelnschmldt's Falcon (Falco kreyenborgi) Cambodia 1993, 200r. T. Kleinschmidt (see Pink-billed Parrot Finch -53-) H. Kreyenborg 1889-1963. German Falconer.

Horned Guan UNIDOS PARA LA (OreophasI5 debi anus) CONSm WACION COLOMBIA 170 Mexico 1993, 2p. 1993 Edward Smith Stanley, Paver 13th Earl of Derby (see Stanley Crane -- 17-)

AMERICA-FAUNA EN Salvln's Curassow VIAS DE EXTINCION (Crax salvfni) NS z.0o M E X I C o A_M E R I C A Colombia 1990, 170p. RICARDO ROMERO AMA7'E Osbert Salvin (see Salvln's Pr1 on -62-)

Red-b111ed Curassow (Coax blumsnbachli) Guyana 1991, $12.80. (not pictured) J. F. Blumenbach 1752-1841. German anatomist and naturalist. Professor of Anatomy, Gottingen 1776-c 1835. Author of 'Handbuch der Naturgeschichts' (1779).~

uill-.nr'l'I'HlU¥ Gambol's Quai] (Lophor ty 8ambelii) Mexico 1994, $1.30. fa cndranlfz dt Gwnbd William .Gambol 1823-~1849. U.S explorer, naturalist and Cvllector., Went on his first expedition with Thomas Nut tall. Wherfwe was »only 15 years of age. Discovered several new

Di .5 peaie56\.m;L'sub-species of birds in west U.S.A. where he made his main explorations. His papers made him a major 1 authority on west coast b1 ds. Premature death at age 26 I caused when his ship struck rocks and sank at the entrance

to the Golden Gate. 1 E

; Schlegel's Francolin ...... I .. .kg 1000 ...... 5 . . (Francolin .. us .5. NIUE 2 20c schlegellii) C. A. R. 1981, 90f. g Herman Schlegel (see *. .» .a . .. i Royal Penguin -3~) 1* E .a ...... Sarus Crane (Grus . . . . . Antigone sharpie) . . Bandied R.1IJ . G1Uhu£hupHzf.lpprn.¢u w.hsv1-udun . Vietnam 1991, . . . . 300d/1000d. . . . . R. Bowdler Sharpe 1847-1909. Leading English ornithologist of h1 s time. .a .s . .s Published monograph on the Kingfishers (1868-1871). From 1872 was in charge .§ . . . . of the bird collection of the British Museum of Natural History and wrote . 5 1 .3 half of the 27 volumes of the Museum's Catalogue of Birds...... Buff-banded Rail (Rallus philippensis sethsmithii) Niue 1992, 20c...... D. Seth~Sm1th 1875-1963. English zoologist. Zoological Society of London . . . . . 1909-1939...... Page 246 FLIGHT Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 ......

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Buff-bellied Flycatcher (Neolalage U 25 banksiana) Vanuatu 1982, 25c. Sir Joseph Banks (see Dove Prion-4)

Rufous Fantail (Ponape Fantail ) (Rhipldura rufifrons kubaryi) Micronesia 1991, 29c. I.S. Kubary (see Truk Island Ground Dove -65-). This is the sub-species

' .rSi endemic to Pohnpei Island. J

Bannerman' S Sunbird (Nectarfnia bannermanni) Zambia 1994, 150k. David A. Bannerman 1886- 1979. Scottish ornithologist - widely travelled long-serving staff member of the British Museum of Natural History. Collector and author of books on the birds of West Africa, United Kingdom, Mediterranean and Atlantic Islands.

Oustalet's White-bellied Sunbird (NSctarinia oustaleti) Zambia 1994, 200k. Emile Oustalet 1844-1905. French zoologist author of books on birds of China and Indochina. Member of staff of Natural History Museum, Paris (1875-1905>, made many contributions to French scientific journals.

Southern Orange-tuf red Sunbird (Nectarlnla bouvier) Zambl a 1994, 1000k. Aime Bouvier fl. 1870. French zoologist and collector.

Golden-winged Sunbird (Nectarine I .. .. reichenowd) . Tanzania . 1991, 109. .. . . Anton Reichenow 1847-1941. Influential German ornithologist especially in the fleld of systematics. Collected in West Africa (1872-1873). Author of 'Die Vogel Atrikane' (1902) and 'Handbuch dee systematischen ornithologie' (1913-1914).

Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerine leclancherii) Tanzania 1991, 755. Yemen (Royalist) 1970, Mb. C.R.A. Leclancher 1804-1857. French naval surgeon and explorer. Surgeon on 'La Venue' (1836-1a39> and 'La Favorite' <1a41-1844).

(Psarocolius :I Chestnut-headed Oropendola ~wagleri) Nicaragua 1991, 82. 25. a Johann Georg Waller (see Waller's Chachalaca -13-). g

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Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht rel chenowd) Kenya 1992, 14s. Anton Reichenow (see Golden~w1nged Sunbird -71~).

Trlstram's Grackle (Onycho8na thus tristami) Israel IsraelJ.\-L=uul Ww- • • I o 1 • • • l o 0 o 1992, 20a.

H.B. Trist ran (see Trlstram's Warbler ~44-) o

Lorla's Bird of Paradise (Loria loriae) P.N.G. 1992, 5t Lamberto Lorla 1853-1913. Italian ethnologist and ornithological collector in New Guinea. Founder of Italian Ethnological Society. WMWGU\ n`WGUshEh ~_ITrumpet Bird (Phonygammus keraudrenii) P.N.G. 1993, K5. Pierre F. Keraudren al. 1844. Inspector General of French naval medical service 1813-1844.

Wahne' S Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) P.N.G. 1993, 20t. G. Wahne 1835-1910. German naturalist and collector in New Guinea.

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Additional stamps of species already 116ted

~2- Dwarf Cassowary - P.N.G. 1990, 20t. _2_ Little Spotted Kiwi Nicaragua 1990, 5c. _2_ Emperor Penguin A.A.T. 1992, $1.20. Brazil 1991, 300c. B.A.T. 1992, 29p. Chile 1992, 200c/250c(MS). F.S.A.T. 1992, 25f70; 1993, 20f/30f; 1994, 28f. India 1991, 5r. 5' Japan 1991, 20y. N.Korea 1991, 10ch. Ross Dep. 1990, $1.50; 1994, 45c. Adelle Penguin A.A.T. 1992, 45s. B.A.T. 1992, 5P; 1993, 20p. Chile 1990, 250p; 1993, 200p/250p. F.S.A.T. 1991, 2f30; 1992, 25f70. India 1991, 6r50. N.Korea 1991, 40c. N.Z. 1992, 65s. Peru 1991, 501 (optd. 401 on 501). Ross Dep. 1994, 70c. S.Afr1ca 1991, 27c. U.N. 1993, if 10. -3_ Humboldt Pen8u1n - U.N. 1993, 7s. -4- Hall's Giant Petrel - A.A.T. 1992, 85c. _4- Murphy's Petrel - Pitcairn Islands 1992, $1.05. -4- Cory's Shearwater - Cape Verde Islands 1993, 10e. 5 Audubon's Shearwater " B.V.I. 1990, 5 c. Maldive Islands 1990, Brf; 1993, 25rf(MS). Palau 1987, 220; 1992, 29c. -6_ Wllson's Storm Petrel - N.Z. 1990, 50c. Maldive Islands 1993, 3r50, -6- Abbot's Booby - Christmas Island 1993, 45c. -6- Shag Gibraltar 1991, 13p. Maldive Islands 1992, 2r. -6- Christmas Island Frigate Bird Christmas Island 1993, 45c.

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-7- Abdlm's Stork - Monaco 1991, Zf. Namibia 1994, 40c. -7- Whistling (Bewlck's) Swan l.O.M. 1991, 26p. -8- Steller's Eider - Russia 1993, 90r. ~10- Steller's Sea Eagle - N.Korea 1992, 40ch. -10~ Ruppell's Griffon - Gambia 1993, D3. Spanish Sahara 1991, 40p; 1993, 10p. -10- Montagu's Harrier - Mongolia 1994, 60m. -11~ Philippine Eagle - Philippines 1991, lp/4p75/5p50/8p. -11- Verraux's eagle - Gambia 1993, D20(MS). Somalia 1993, 2,500sh. -12- Lesser Kestrel - Malta 1991, 10c. Yugoslavia 1994, 80d. -12- Eleanora's Falcon Malta 1991, 10c. -12- D1ck1nson's Kestrel - Zambia 1991, 20k (re-1ssue with altered value 1990 should have been 20k50). ~13- Polynesian Scrub Hen Tonga (Nluafo'ou) 1992, 45s/60s/80s/$1.50; 1993, 60s, 1993, 10s/ls; 1994, 80s, ~13~ Wagler's Chachalaca - Guyana 1991, $12.80. -14~ Blue Quail - Ghana 1991, 100c. ~18- Banded Rail (now Buff Banded) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1992, 10c/15c/300/456/45cMS/856/$1.20. -18- Takahe Nicaragua 1990, So. ~18- Barrow's Bustard - Zambia 1991, K50. -20- McCorm1ck's Skua (now South Polar Skua) - Brazil 1990, 20c(MS). Chile 1991, 80p. Peru 1991, 801 (optd.451 on 801).'Ross Dep. 1994, So. ~21- Roseate Tern.- Maldive Islands 1992, 3r50. Nevis 1991, 40c. -22- Crested Tern B.I.O.T. 1990,45p. Maldive Islands 1990, 251. Marshall Islands 1991, 52c. -23~ Grenada Dove - Grenada 1992, 10c. -24~ Victoria Crowned Pigeon - Batum 1994, 300r. Guyana 1994, $35. -24- Many-coloured Fruit Dove - Vietnam 1992, 6000d. -24~ Comoro Blue Pigeon - Seychelles 1994, 10f on 15f (opt. of Z.E.S. 1983) -25- Kuhl's Lory ° French Polynesia 1991, 21f. St.Thomas & Prince Is. 1991, 75Db. -25- Stephen's Lory - Pitcairn Island 1990, 20c. -25~ Major Mitchell's Cockatoo - Australia 1993, $1.20. Mongolia 1991, 4tMS Western Sahara 1994, 60p. -27- F1echer'a Lovebl rd - U.S.A. 1991, 52c. ~27~ Rose~ringed Parakeet Bahrain 1991, 150f. Gambia 1993, D2. -29~ St. Vincent Amazon - Antigua & Barbuda 1993, $1. St. Vincent 1990, 55c St. Vincent Gran. 1990, $5. -29- Lady Ross's Turaco -no Kenya 1994, 1950.

"31~ Pel's Fishing Owl 4 Ghana 1991, 100c. Rumania 1991, 21. Zimbabwe 1993, 59c. -31- African Wood Owl - C1 skel 1991, 50c (and MS). Gabon 1992, 100f. Zimbabwe 1993, 25c. -32- Ten8malm'a Owl - Bulgaria 1992, 305. Finland 1993, 10Fm. Monaco 199a, 6f. Norway 1991, 6k40. ~33~ Cuban Emerald Grenada 1992, 50c. St. Vincent 1992, $2. ~33~ Hiapaniolan Emerald St. Vincent 1992, 15c. -33- Long-ta11ed Sylph - Bolivia 1993, 4b. ~33- Bahama Woodetar - St. Vincent 1992, $6(MS). T.& C.I. 1990, $2(MS)

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~33~ Bee Hummingbird - Antigua & Barbuda 1992, $6

-41- White-browed Robin Chat Malawi 1992, 75t I Uganda 1992, 150s. ~42~ Cuban Solitaire - Cuba 1991, 50c. -42~ Forest Thrush Dominica 1993, 90c. -43- Palau Brush Warbler - Palau 1992, 10c. ~44~ Pitcairn Warbler - Pitcairn Islands 1990, $1.30. -46- Red-capped Robin - Huff River Province (Australian Local) 1976, 500. -47- L1y1ngstone's Flycatcher Zambia 1991, 50n (re-issue with altered value). -48- Anch1eta's Sunbird - Zambia 1994, 250k. "48~ Violet-backed Sunbird ~Zamb1a 1994, 50k. -49' Red~tuf red Malachite Sunbird - Zambia 1994, 400k. -50~ Cabanis' Yellow Bunting - Sierra Leone 1992/1994, 300le. -51- Gough Flnch Tristan da Cunha 1991, 10p/15p. -52- Adela1de's Warbler Barbuda 1991/1993, SZ. -53~ Chestnut-headed Oropendola - Nicaragua 1991, $2.25. -53- Montezuma Oropendola - Rumania 1991, 21. -53- Montserrat Oriole Montserrat 1992, $1.00/1.15/1.50/3.60. -53~ Gouldlan Finch - C1 skel 1993, 1r5. Tanzania 1991, 75s. ~54- F1scher's Whydah - Congo Republic 1993, 75f.

-55- Sickle-crested Bird of Paradise " P.N.G. 1993, 10t I `-56- Queen Carola's Parotia - P.N.G. 1992, 60t. -56- Gold1e's Blrd of Paradise P.N.G. 1993, 30t. ~56~ Emperor of Germany's B1 rd of Paradise - P.N.G. 1992, 90t. -57- Blue Bird of Paradise P.N.G. 1993, 2k(MS).

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Additional Information on People already in the list

"2~ Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx oweni). Sir Richard Owen. The outstanding comparitive anatom16t of his day. Curator of the Hunterian Museum of the g Royal College of Surgeons of London (1842-1856). Director of the Natural g 2 History Department of the British Museum <1856-83). 5 2 1 ~4- Hooded Grebe (Podiceps 8allardoi). Angel and Jose Maria Gallardo g fl.1874. Argentine naturalists and landowners.

-33- Bahama Woods tar (Philodice evelynae). Named by Bouncier in 1847. First described in the 1847 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London from a specimen taken in Nassau. Bouncier was French Consul General in Ecuador from 1849-1850. i -44- F1nsch'°a Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus reh8el). Ernest Refuse al. 1880. German ornithologist and collector in the Pacific region.

-52- Whistling Warbler (Catharopeza bishop) L.B.B1shop 1865-1950. U.S. ornithologist and collector. Had papers published by Chicago Museum of Natural History.

-52- K1rt1and's Warbler (Dendroica kir tandi). Jared Potter Kirtland 1793- 1877. U.S. physician, teacher, her ticulturist and naturalist. Qualified as a medical doctor in 1815. One of the first -environmentalists in the U.S.A. Created a show f arm in Cleveland, Ohio. President of the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences. Warbler named by Baird in 1862.

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,1E Add to Appendix - The People on Stamps :E

E-: e 1: Ii Alexander the Great Greece 1954, 1000d; 1959, 701; 1977, 501~30d; s

...... 1992, 60d...... Bougainville, Baron de H.Y.P. - Grenada 1991, 10c (New stamp). Cook, Captain James - Aitutaki 1979, 50c. Antigua 1979, 250. Ascension 1979, 25p. Australia 1963, 7s6d; 1970, 56/806. A.A.T. 1972, 7c. B.A.T 1973, %p. Canada 1978, 14c. Cook Islands 1968, %c; 1969, 10c; 1976 $2 1978, 500/$1; 1979, 20c; 1984, $2. Gilber t Islands 1977, 20c; 1979, 45s. Grenada 1978, 18c/350/75c/$3. Grenadines of Grenada 1978, 18c/220/50c/S3. Hungary 1987, Zoo. Kiribati 1988, 35s. New Hebrides 1974, 25c/1f5. N.Z. 1940, id; 1969, 4c. Niue 1974, 2c. Norfolk Island 1970, So; 1974, 7c; 1978, 18c; 1979, 20c. St.Helena 1975, 5p/25p. Solomon Islands 1979, 18c/45c. Tonga. 1984, 1p50; 1988, 2p. Tuvalu 1979, 8c; 1988, Sl. (There are many more stamps on the subject of Captain Cook - the above all contain a portrait in the design). Hudson, William Henry Argentine 1991, 4000a. Lear] Edward - o. B. 1988, 27p. Magellan, Ferdinand Grenadines of Grenada 1991, 15c. Hungary 1991, 15fo. (New Stamps).

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Add to Appendix 2:

Spencer Fullerton Baird 1823-1887. Worked for over 35 years at the Smithsonian Institution, the lest twelve as Secretary. He encouraged the zoologicsl exploration of Nor th America by placing naturalists at strategic locations and CHI various government surveying expeditions. Co~author of Birds of Nor th America (1880) which had a great influence on the science of ornithology in Nor th America. Also produced a three volume History of Nor th American Birds (1874) and Water B1 ds of Nor th America (1884). The most influential ornithologist in North America of the 19th century.

Ernst Johann Otto Har ter t 1859-1933. German ornithologist who lived in England for 38 years. Widely travelled in South America and the Far East. Influential in the field of nomenclature and wrote 'Die Vogel palaarktischen Fauna' (1903). Worked at the Brltlsh Museum with R.B. Sharpe ...... and became Director of the Rothschild Museum at Tring. .

Thomas Nut tall 1786-1859. English botanist and ornithologist who lived most of his life in the U.S.A. First visited the U.S.A. at the age of 22 and became a close friend of Audubon. Made flve major expeditions in the U.S.A. between 1810 and 1836 and discovered many new birds. Although primarily a botanist he was one of the outstanding ornithologists of his time.

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5dd1t1onal Information

In Greek myth Penelope, daughter of Icarus and wife EL SALVADOR.C. A 20 c of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, he had her name bestowed on a genus of Guans. The following l 1st includes all the Guans in the Penelope genus on stamps. Caucus (Mina (Penelope persplcax) Guyana 1991, $12. 80. Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu) Guyana 1968, 10c.

i (For Sp1 x see Spix's Macaw "66-). . .. X .. .. Chacha Negro Fanokpén White-winged Guan (Penelope al blpennls) Peru 1986, 2s.

liv ¢ so -n°gg1 l.I¢¢'\lll Highland Guan (Peneloplna nlgra> El Salvador 1980, 20c Peneloplna is a diminutive of Penelope...... The doves in the genus Zenalda that have appeared on stamps are given ...... i below. The eminent ornithologist, C.L.J.L. Bona par to, nephew of Napoleon, .I .! . . honored his wife Zenaide by so naming a genus of doves. (see Bona par re's . Gull -21-). Q Mourning Dove (Zanaida macroura) Anguilla 1985, 10c. Bahamas 1985, Ii 31c/356. C.A.R. 1985, 200f. Cuba 1970, § E E 4c. Dominica 1976, lc. Guinea 1985, I 50a(MS). Kuwait 1973, 5f. T.& C.I. 1985, i g 70c. E § Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) Grenadines of Grenada 1990, so. § E White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatic) - Cayman Islands 1974, 30. § 5 Mexico 1994, $1.30. §

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Zenaida Dove (Zénaida auria) Antigua 1976, 20. Barbados 1979, 456; 1981, 40c on 45c. Barbuda 1977, 20. B.V.I. 1973, 5c; 1985, $5. (1986 oped. OFFICIAL). Cook Islands 1985, $5.30 (MS). Dominica 1975, 8c; (1978 optd. INDEPENDENCE). Nevis 1991, 40c. St.K1tts 1981, $2.50 (1981 optd. OFFICIAL: 1983 optd. INDEPENDENCE)

The genus Amazilia was named as ter Amaz111, an Inca heroine in Jean Francois Marmontel' s novel 'Les Incas, on la destruction de l'Emplre du Perou' (1777). The following list includes all the hummingbirds in the Amazilia genus on stamps:- Berylline Hummingbird (Amazilia beryllium) Guyana 1990, $225.

...... Copper~rumped ...... Hummingbird (Amazilia tobacco) Grenadines of St. Vincent 1992, SZ. `Trlnldad & Tobago 1960, $1.20; 1990, 50c. (For Eduard Snowy~breasted Hummingbird (Amazilia eduard) Gabon 1984, 125f. see Snowy-bellied (now breasted) Hummingbird -33-. Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia outila) Honduras 1992, $1.50.

Bahama ~oodstar (Philo dice evelynae) Bahamas 1984, 31c; 1989, 450. St. Vincent 1992, $6(MS). In Greek myth Phllodlce was the wife of Leucippus and daughter of Inachus. .

Ruby~throated Hummingbird (Archilocue colubrine) - Anguilla 1980, $3 (1980

surcharged 5c). Bahamas 1989, 40c. Barbados 1984, $1. Cuba 1971, 50c. E.G. . . 1974, 200p. Grenada 1992, 10c. Rwanda 1985, 40f. T.& C.I. 1973, 50c. U.S.A. . 1992, 29c. Archilocue (or Arkhllokhoe) was a Thracian poet of the sixth ...... century B.C. f amore for his savage wit and flaunting of conventions. Many ...... names like this have been taken.from classical literature and mythology to ...... show close relaLL3 ships between gpgqg .of species in large genera, et . .. ' ...... hummingbirds...... Page 253 . FLIGHT . Vol.10 No.1 September 1995 ...... Red-billed Dwarf Hom bill

Red-billed Hornbills Identification: Ted Johnson (411) 15 inches. A small forest Hornbill with a conspicuous red bill and two white bars on the wings formed by the tips of the coverts. Plumage mainly brown but whitish on the lower breast and belly. Ted asked me to forward this enquiry to Tim Phipps but I thought the question and, I hope, The back of the Gambia 1993 bird is shown the answer warranted wider circulation. brown with no evidence of a white stripe, thus I Editor conclude this must be a Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill. Ignoring the poor stamp issued by Burkina Faso (Haute Volta) there are three stamps Any comments from members please? showing Fled-billed Hornbills:

I' ...... l l 1 ...... GABON 1989 S.G.1024 200F Red~Billed Dwarf I

I l ...... StaMp...... Wants. Spacefillers...... i ...... - ...... 1 . . . . Hornbill, Tockus camurus 93-t 1 ...... L ......

(See S.G. Collect Birds on Stamps) . .- .|...... have ...... many...... gaps ...... in...... my...... collection ...... where ...... I......

...... have...... bought ...... odd ...... stamps ...... and ...... am ...... now...... unable......

GAMBIA 1990 S.G.1018 1D 25 Red-billed . . . .to ...... find ...... the ...... rest ...... of ...... the ...... set,...... 1...... seem ...... to...... have ...... Horrlbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus 93-12 . . . .exhausted ...... the ...... stocks ...... of ...... the ...... dealers ...... I . . . know...... 1 ......

...... have ...... compiled ...... wants...... Isis ...... of ...... the ...... missing ......

(See S.G. Collect Birds on Stamps) . . .stamps ...... which ...... I . . . could...... send...... to...... any ...... member ...... or ......

. . . . dealer...... who...... may...... be ...... able...... to . . . . . help...... {mint ...... or ...... used) ...... 1993 S.G.1517 2D Ped-billed Hornbill, Tockus ......

Mrs...... Dorothy...... Osbourne,...... (332)...... erythrorhynchus 93-12 ...... "Brambles",...... (See Flight Vol.8 No.2 December 1993) Moorland,...... Bridgewater,......

The common names quoted above are those ...... ' . .a ...... Somerset...... TA7 ...... 0As...... that appear on the stamps. However, the ...... Gambia 1993 picture resembles the Gabon 200F, i.e., Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, although Advertisement from a the latter is darker brown. The details of these forthcoming new member two species as detailed in The Birds of West Africa - Serie, More! and Hartwig - are as David Cox has passed on the following follows: ' advertisement from a Romanian dealer who has also applied to joiN the Society. Red-billed (beaked) Hornbill Editor ldenHHcaHon: I sell birds and related philatelic items: stamps, stationery, cards or covers, illustrated 17 inches. A slender lanky black and white postmarks, maximum cards, postcards. Hornbill with a long curved red bill and no Basque. Upper parts blackish with a broad Popovici Viorica, white stripe above the eye and a long white P.O.Box 45-33, stripe down the middle of the back. Underparts 70750Bucharest, white. Wings black and white. Tail black with an Romania increasing amount of white on the outer retrices.

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I IE 1I Guinea De-Luxe Sheets a; I Ted Johnson (411)

(See Flight Vol.9 No.1 September 1994 and No.4. June 1995)

I tender my sincere apologies to all members for a gross error in listing the additional birds on the Guinea 1 De-luxe sheets. The correct entry for the 50s is:- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura - Audubon Plate I No. 17 2

Dr. Bruce Cruickshank has sent me the following details of two further sets of De-Luxe sheets. (The numbers in brackets are the Audubon Plate numbers.)

BURKINA FASO

Stamp Border

60Flq Wood Duck (206) Passenger Pigeon (62) 100F1=z Northern Mockingbird (21) Eastern Meadowlark (136) 300FR Northern Oriole (12) Red~shouldered Hawk (136) 400FFl White~breasted Nuthatch (152) Fork-tailed Flycatcher (168) 500FR Northern Flicker (416) Red-breasted Grosbeak (127) 600FR Rough-legged Hawk (166) Eastern Screech Owl (97) M/S1000FRWhite-crowned Pigeon (177)

CENTRAL AFRICA

Stamp Border

40FR Blue Jay (102) Anhinga (316) ii 80FF1 Chuck Will's Widow (52) Five Woodpeckers # (416) :E 130FR Ivory~billed Woodpecker (66) Carolina Parakeets (26) 250FR Black-throated Magpie Jay (96) American Robin (131) 300FR Mangrove Cuckoo (169) Northern Flicker (37) 500FFl Barn Swallow (173) Brown Thrasher (116) M/S 600FR Pileated Woodpecker (111)

The details state that the M/S were issued with the stamps imperforate, but the two specimens in my collection »~ GUINEA 35s and 50s - have the stamps perforated.

# The five species of woodpecker depicted on plate 416 are:

Hairy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-shahed Flicker (sub-species of Northern Flicker) Lewis's Woodpecker Red-breasted Sapsucker

Two birds of each species are listed on this sheet. In the subsequent Octave edition of the Birds of America each species was illustrated on a separate plate.

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NEW' ISSUES edited by T1 m Phipps

Having been involved with listing New Issues in Flight from Vol. 1, No. l lt is .a strange feeling that this will be my last. May I take this opportunity to wish my successor all the very best in thls most important section of Flight. If there are any requests for help in identification of a par ticular Item PLEASE give your views in Flight, and perhaps open up a discussion point. I cannot finish without a huge thank you to Fred Kinsky. From the very beginning Fred has furnished me with a quarterly listing of all items received by him. This has made my task so much easier. Fred is also taking a well earned rest from this time consuming error t. I feel priveleged to have worked 8 O closely with Fred over the years, his knowledge and friendship have been my inspiration. THANKYOU FRED. Thank you also to Bruce Crulcksharak for supplying me with h1 s quay termly listing that appears in Biobhilately.

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Now for an extra long list of the latest identifications, star ting with. l

ANGUILLA 1995 4 values 201. 46¢, 50¢ and $5 all show 66-108 ZENAIDA DOVE('én3ida auria>COLUMBIDAE

...... ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 6.2.95 Deflnitive§

2. 49-7 NORTHERN IACANA

. . . r;Ff caudal)MIMIDAE . 20. 128-27 BROWN TREMBLERQY Cinclocer Thia . . . 'I ......

., . E ARGENTI NE REPUBLIC 12.4.95 3 9. 40 162-37 BAY-WINOED COWBIRD(Mb1othrus b3Jfus5ICTERIDAE

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a ARGENTINE REPUBLIC 23. 95 .

. 5 163-50 HOODEB SISKIN(Cafduelis m3s9113njc3)FR[NGILLIDAE .. 1' .I sI / 1- 10 154-52 RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW

...... OSPREY(Pandlon Na11@@¢US)PAN0ION1DAE 15 1 .§ ...... 7.6.95 Environment Protection<2x15¢, 2x25¢ & $2MS all show .. BAHAMAS ...... 3' KIRTLAND'S WARBLER(Dendroica kir t2andiI)PARULIDAE . 159-39 .. ./' ...... BATUM 1995 Dolphins . . .2. 450 62-55 COMMON TERNCSterna hfrUNdo5LARIDAE 675 63-1 BLACK SKIMMER(Rynchops Niger)RYNCHOPIDAE 900 64-22 TUFTED PUFFIN(Lunda cirrhaté)ALCIDAE 1800 62-16 HERRING GULL(Larus argentatus)LARIDAE

2 100 27-115 TUFTED DUC K

...... QQLGARIA 1994 ...... 1500 ee-1 Columba Livia (domestic) ...... (p. .. CHINA R; 1 O. 4 .. 1 g ...... 30 27- Ants not identified . so......

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1995 67-23 BLACK-CAPPED LORYCLorius 1ory)LORIIDAE 69-45 PRINCESS PARROT

»::...... /g' CHINA 19951 of 43... z?" . .. g' 2.30 35-171 SILVER PHEASANT

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...... \ . ..»~°°' 10 73-42 EAGLE OWL(BUbQ bubo)STRIGIDAE

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.. . . WMNQ ...... rofwA"rT a 1994 \ r4 i

5000i 32-60 PEREGRINE F'ALCON pere3r:£nue=)FALCONIDAE /' 3 r 1' 10000 40- I COMMON CRANE (Gr'ue= 3ru55GF!UIDAE I. ,./y COMORO ISLANDS 1995 Prehistoric Animals? from eheetlet of 16 525 gfétfymé \l 525 §FU?yoptery)

CYPRQ; 1994 Gymnasia de 20 66- l Columba Livia (domestic)

CYPRUS (TURKISH) 30.6.94 30th Anniv. of Turkish Cypriot Postal Service

...... 50000 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic) several with letters

CYPRUS (TURKISH) 20.7.94 20th Annie. of Turkish Landings in Cyprus 8500 66-1 Columba lfvia (domestic) flock forming map of Cyprus

......

, ,/" (TURKISH) 1995 Surcharge 1 of 2 } CYPRUS * gx .f ,,/ 2000/900 130-91 BLACK REDSTARTCPhoen§curus ochruros)TURDINAE x~.,_......

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...... 65 15-8 BROWN PELICANPELECANIDAE

, sg 6 20-544 GREAT BLUE HERON(Ardea hero dias>ARDEIDAE I 65

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...... 65 62-27 LAUGHING GULL(L8fUs a¢ricflla)LARIDAE Is § g 2.5-1 GREATER FLAMINGO(F%oenicopCerus rubber)PHOENICOPTERIDAE 565

.. . . 1I 65 43-10 6 MOORHEN

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...... 0 J 27 40 RUDUY SHELDUCKf T3d ma f@rrugin@a) 00 27-4 FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK(Dendrocygna bIcolor\ 400 27-7 WHITE FACED WHISTLING DUCK f Dendrocy8na vidatd) 4200 &7-l 12 FERRUGINOUS DUCK(Aythya nyroca) TEAL(AnaQ . . .. HOTTENTOT punctata7 . . . .. QUO ...... 400 27 4100 27 65 AFRICAN BLACK DUCK(Ana@ sparga) 4:00 27-82 AFRICAN YELLOW-BILL(Ana5 undulate)

* BAHAMA PINTAIL(AnQ5 bahamen5I Q3 ...... 00 27-89

...... I 400 27 53 HARTLAUE'S DUCK(Ana5 had tlaubii) *x .,J GRENADA 1995 all f amity ANATIDAE 25 27-150 HOODED MEPGANSER(M%r5us cucullatusl t 35 27-72 TUREEN-WTNGED TEAL fAna5 crecca) 1. 27-122 HARLEQUIN DUCK'Hfstrlonlcus hfstrionicusl 3. 27-66 EUROPEAN WIGEON fAn3s Penelope) M55_ 27-44 COMMON SHELDUCK on stamp / 27-59 MANDARIN(AIx Sralericulata) on surrounds

GRENADA 1995 sheet let of 12 x 75¢>al1 family ANATIDAE K' 75 27-119 KING EIDER fSomateria spectabIlis5 75 27-99 COMMON SHOVELLER(Anas clypeata) } 75 27-127 BUE5&EHEAD(8ucephala albeola) *in 6 If al' M 6" 75 27-68 CHILOE WIGEON(AD3s sibilatrix) separator) .of 75 27-1°3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER(MbQgus 75 27-69 FALCATED TEAL(Anas falcate) 75 27-91 VERSICOLOR TEAL(Anas versicolor) 27-131 SMEWfM@rgus albellus) ¢ 75 ...... g, 75 27-103 RED-2RESTE0 POCHARD(NP*ta rufina) 75 27-B7 PINTAIL(Anas acute\

.. 1 75 27-128 BAREOW'S GOLDENEYE<8ucephala ill 3nd1ca\ stelleri) K' 75 27-121 STELLER'S EIDER(POlYS!icta MSW. 27-39 EGYPTIAN GOOSE(Alopochen aegyptlacus\ on stamp 27-53 WOOD DUCK(Aix 5ponsa\ on surrounds

GRENADA 199% 3 stamps from sheet let of*9 x51 II contain 3x 1 28 'of ANDEAN CQNDQR(VUltuf gtYphus)CATHARTIDAE

GRENADA 1995 6 stamps from sheet let of Qrx £1 3x1 '32 7 &OMMON CARACARA/Polyboruq planck)FAL"ONIDAE 3x1 2-2 LESSER RHEA(Ptero"nemia pennata)RHEIDAE <¢f

...... GRENADE$-QRENADINES 1Q95 5 stamps from sheet let of 9 X $1 1 73-115 SPOTTED OwL(strix occidenta1Is5STRIGIDAE Jul 15-3 BROWN PELICAN(Pe1ecanus OcCldeNta1i5)PELECANIDAE 4-. 2x 1 23-1 AMERICAN WOOD IBISfA&f terra Americana)CICONIIDAE x r.,

...... QBENADA QRENAD1NES 1996 4 stamps from sheet let of 9 xr%1 1 23-1 AMERICAN WOOD IBIS(Mceria amerlcwna)CICONIIDAE 1 15-8 BROWN PELICAN(Pelecanu$ occIdentali5)PELECANIDAE 3x1 73-115 SPOTTED OWL(Strix occidentalI5)STRIGIDAE

Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 259 . ....-\.`\

GUYANA 1995 5 30-88 NORTHERN GOSHAWK(Accipiter genti1is)ACCIPITRIDAE 6 57-1 LAPWING(VGnellu5 vanellus)CHARADRIIDAE .

...... S 106-73 LONG WATTLED UMBRELLABIRD(Cephalopterus penduliger)

iE COTINGIDAE ...... § i I 15 69-112 SLATYHEADED PARAKEET(F5ittacula hlmalayana)PSITTACIDAE I F 2 i I t 19 173-13 REGENT BOWERBIRDCS@rlculu5 chrysocephalus)PTILONORHYNCHIDAE_

...... g ...... 20 27-33 EGYPTIAN GOOSE

...... 26 124-1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING(Bombycll1a gatru1us)BOMBYCILLIDAE

...... i 35 58-85 RUFF(Philomachu5 pugP3X)gQOLOPAQIDAE I ...... : ... . . l' 60 91-1 HOOPOE(UPupa epop5\UPUPIDAE ...... II 100 166-61 SUPERB STARLING

IRELAND 18.10.94 Irish Nobel Prlzewlnner$.1 ~of 4 32 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic) flock and coin

ISRAEL 7.6.25 Definitive 2' 1 163-74 TRUMPETER FINCH(Rhodopechys githaginea)FRINGILLIDAE .»5

...... ITALY 2.1.95 For Flood Victims 750+2250 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic)

ITALY 11.3.95 |

| .J 600 20-53 GREY HERON

...... 600 30-196 GOLDEN EAGLE(AquIIa chrysaeto5)ACCIPITRIDAE :.l 600 165-47 SNOW FINCHcMbntl fringilla nivali5)PLOCEIDAE °~. \'*"lln

1 JAMAICA 24.4.95 ...... `E '50 66-39 JAMAICAN BAND-TAILED PIGEON Columba carlbaea)COLUMBIDAE E I 1 90 69-231 YELLOW~BILLED AMAZON(Ama2ona coll aria)PSITTAGIDAE ...... 1. 10 69-236 BLACK~BILLED AMAZONSSTRIGIDAE ms=50. 81-126 STREAMERTAIL(TTochilu5 po1ytmus>TROCHILIDAE on stamp with ...... the four birds listed above in margin 3

, JORDAN 8.5.94 75th Anniv of Int Red Cross and Red Crescent. 1 of2 Ja 100 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic) stylised

KI RGISTAN 1995

130 30-196 GOLDEN EAGLE(AquI1a chfysaetos)ACCIPITRIDAE J aa *-r. s: \g, a.g a. #Do l f , G* i.:.. . q * ? I £ g - Bird of Prey not identified K £,i 1 l E* 2 \. t 150 ,K 160 30-52 GR&FP9N VULTUREACCIPITRIDAE ,§ r' 5" E" 5;2 Emf -. LIECHTENSTEIN 6.3.95 Europa. Peace and Freedom 80 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic) 1. 66-1 Columba lfvia (domestic)

LUXEMBURG 19.9.94 Western European union 1 of 3 35 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic)

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MALDIVE_§* 1995 sheet let Of g x Rf5. all f amity ANATIDAE 5 27-87 PINTAIL(Ana5 acute) 5 27-62 COMB DUCK(Sarkidfornls melanotos) 5 27- Ants up. not identified. Identified on stamp as 27-93 GARGANEY(Ans9 querquedulal 5 27-40 RUDDY SHELDUCKCTadorna ferruginea) 5 27-6 INDIAN WHISTLING DUCK(Dendrocygna javanica)

I s 5 27-72 GREEN WINGED TEAL FAnas cree al 5 27-4 FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK c Dendr0cy8na bicolor I ¥ 5 27-99 COMMON 3HOVELLER f Anas flypeatal *5 27-55 COTTWN PYGMY GOOSE(N@ttapus coromandel anus) F M528 27-56 COTTON PYGMY GOOSE fNet tapus coromdndelianus)

MALTA 29.3.95 Europa. Peaze and Freedom. Lof 2 30 66- 1 Columba Livia Cdnmestic) *...

MOLDOVA 1995 European Year of Nature Protection 1 of 3 40 30-193 IMPERIAL EAGLE fAquI1a he f act)ACCIPITRIDAE

NEVIS 1995 I Q 50 27-130 HOODED MERGANSER fMPqgus cucul1at us5ANATIDAE

I v 80 20-36 STRIATED {GREEN} HERON(Butorldes stratus)ARDEIDAE Vi" 1 CORMORANT(Phalacrocorax auritus) rE 20 17-1 DOUBLE CRESTED *. <»* I PHALACROCORACIDAE

' -J 3. 27-138 RUDDY DUCK(Owyura jsmaicensis)ANATIDAE i PLOVER(Charsdrius \ W' M56 57-42 SNOWY occldenf a1is\CHARADRIIDAE \ w" M56 63-1 BLACK SKIMMER(RYHchOps nfger)RYNCHOPIDAE

NEVIS 1995 sheet lei of 12 x to@. all f amity TROQHILIDAE of 31-7 RUFQUQ BREASTED HERMIT(Glauci5 hirsute) f \ 50 _*_-/ l 50 81-e6 PURPLE THROATED CARIB(Eu1ampI5 jugularlsw l lr" 50 81-63 GREEN MANGO

. .. . *...... ¢ t~ ...... :E ...... a .. of 50 81-62 ANTILLEAN MANGO

\L NEW CALEDONIA 1994 Overprint "FILEX '94 Grenoble" etc on of_ 25 45-1 KAGU

NEW ZEALAND 22.3.95 Booklet Stamps. Environment. 1 of 10 1 45 66-293 NEW ZEALAND PIGEON(HémIpha3a novae9eelandIa)COLUMBIDAE

NIGERIA 2.941.0f & I in 5 40-13 STANLEY CRANE cAnthropoldes paradi5ea)GRUIDAE

Vol. 10 No. 1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 261 PAK1STg 13. 11.93 South and West Asia Portal Union 7 68- 1 Columba liva (domestic)

...... PALAU 1995 a 1 »! ,. 50 79-15 GREY-RLIMPPD SWIFTLET(Col1<.')c'3l1'»5l f`rancic~a)APODIDAE l' 50 117-37 (BARN}SWALLO£»l(H1rundo .>*ustica)HIRUNDINIDAE

I 50 78-41 JUNGLE I*lIGHTJAR(Ca~prImu15*us' ind1'clus)CAPRIMULGIDAE i 50 171-2 WHITE-BREASITED WOOD SWALLOW

3x29 62- Sterna so. not identified . n 2x29 62- Larks so. not identified

PORTUGAL 22.4.94 20th Anniversary of Revolution 75 66- 1 Columba Zivia

*3 PORTUGAL 22.2.96 European Year of Nature ConservatioN 2 of 3 't ii r 4-2 48- 2 GREAT BUSTARD(Qtis tardy)OTIDAE 1 90 1 OSPREY

ROMANIA 1994 10 66- I Columba Livia (domestic) flock and globe

......

I Q *Q ) ROMAN; A 5.6.95 European Year of Nature Q up observation 1 of 4

I\ 280 GREAT BUSTA°DtOtIs tarda5OTIDAE ......

x `\_ SAN MARINO 10. 95 European Year of Nature Conserver son 2 of 5 2 x600 Ants up. not identified

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...... I SAN MARINO 1995 zp 750 2 f 10 MUTE SWAN(Cgnus odor ANATIDAE ......

ST.PIERRE ET MIQUELON 1996

x 10 62-56 ARCTIC TERN

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/ ST o VINCENT .Sheet let of 12 X 75¢ f x 75 20-54 GREAT BLUE HERON(Ardea herodlas>ARDEIDAE l l 5 ...... 75 24-33 ROSEATE SPOONBILL

...... 75 .. . . 66-150 RUDDY QUAIL DOVE(Geotrygon Montana>COLUMBIDAE ......

7 ...... ,,. . =5.a maxlmus)LARIDAE ».;»...... 75 62-78 ROYAL TERNfThalasseus a i or.s 75 57-34 KILLDEER PLOVER(Charadrius voclferus)CHARADRIIDAE

. .J '1g ...... 1 75 29-1 OSPREY(Fandion ha1ia@tus)PANDIONIDAE s g 75 19-3 MAGNIFICENT FRIGATE BIRD(FTQgata magnificent)FREGATIDAE . . I . .. . 75 16-7 BLUE-FACED BOOBY(Sula dacty1atra>SULIDAE . 3 . . £ .. 75 20-36 STRIATED {GREEN} HERON(Butorldes striatum)ARDEIDAE . .¢ .. . § .. . 3 ... . 75 17-1 D0UBLg-CREqTED CORMORANT(Fha1acrocorax auritus) r 1 PHALACROCORACIDAE

'I ...... 75 15-8 BROWN PELICAN

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...... ST.VINCENT 1995 4x75 16-7 BLUE~FACE0 BOOBY(Sula dactylatra)SULIDAE M55 25-1 GREATER FLAMINGO(FWoenicopterus rubber)PHOENICOPTERIDAE ......

\ ST.VINCENT 1995 I 2 .I MS6 43-111 PURPLE GALLINULE(Gal1inula martlnf can>RALLIDAE on stamp ; /' and on the surrounds 43-11 PURPLE GALLINULE(Gal1inula mar tunica)RALLIDAE 43-106 MOORHEN(Galllnula chloropus>RALLIDAE

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ST.VINCENT 1995 Parrots of the World, sheet let of 9x$Uf all PSITTACIDAE. 1 69-252 MEALY AMAZON(Ama2ona farinose) 69*158 NANDAY CONURE 1 69-130 SCARLET MACAW(Ara macao 1 69-145 RED~MASKED CONURE(Aratinga erythrogenys> 1 I 69;223 BLUE-HEADED PARROT(FIonu$ menstruus) ? g 1 69-122 HYACINTH MACAW(Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) ¢»~"" l 69-126 BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW(Ara ararauna> ¢'> 1 69-151 SUN CONURE(Aratinga solstitialis) 'x 69-170 WHITE-EARED CONURE(Pyrrhura leucosis)

SWEDEN 17.3.95 M I 7. 50 27- Ariser up. "Scanian Goose" x 7. 50 27- Ants up. "Yellow Duck" §

SWITZERLAND 15.3.94 'Books and the Press' Exhibition of 3 a 60 32- Falco up.

`\ SWITZERLAND 1995 \ f ! a 1.20 73-101 LITTLE OWL(Athene no@¢u3)STRIGIDAE '*<,

TANZANIA 1995 ? MS probably from an orchid set MSlOOO 151- Sunbird up. not identified Identified on MS as Rufous-win8ed Sunbird

V/,, TANZANIA 1995 100 30-196 GOLDEN EAOLE(AquI1a chrysaetos)ACCIPITRIDAE

...... TOKELAU 1995 4 values 25¢,40¢,$1 & $2 all show 3 I 66-264 PACIFIC PIGEON(Ducu]3 paciflca)COLUMBIDAE (" gr _. c UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK) 1994 1 73-101 LITTLE OWL(Athene noctua)STRIGIDAE Cam;

UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS (NEW YORK) 24. 3.95 Endangered species 1 of 4 ) va 32 30-38 AMERICAN BALD EAGLE(H%1laeetus 19UCOcEph81 US)ACCIPITRIDAE

UNITED NATIONS (GENEVA) 24.3. 95 Endangered species 1 of 4 ,H 80 73-38 GIANT SCOPS OWL(M8MiZUkU gUtDeYi)STRIGIDAE

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Vol.10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 263 (' ""-p UNITED NATIONS (VIENNA1_ 24.3.96 Endanger@d epeciés 2 of 4 7 69-140 GOLDEN CONURE(Aratinga guarouba)PSITTACIDAE 7 166-I07 YELLOW-BILLED OXPECKER(Buphagus africanus)STURNIDAE on the Rhino I UGANDA 1995 xsheetlet of 16%2oo7- 200 27-7 WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK(Dendrocy8na vlduata\ANATIDAE 200 27-99 COMMON SHOVELLER(Anas c1ypeata>ANATIDAE 200 73-49 VERREAUX' s EAGLE owL(Bubo lacfeus)STRIGIDAE 200 27-53 HARTLA § § pUCK(Pteronet$a her t1aublf>ANATIDAE 200 54-1 4 S$§bTPLOCEIDAE 200 122-31 BLACK-HEADED GONOLEK(Lanlarlus erythrogaster)LANIIDAE 200 9-14 GREAT CRESTED GREBE(Podiceps crlstatus)PODICIPEDIDAE 200 43-122 RED-KNOBBED COOT(FUlf c8 crlstata>RALLIDAE i 200 84-50 WOODLAND KINGFISHER(HB1cyon senega1ensls)ALCEDINIDAE

...... 200 27-87 PINTAILRALLIDAE ,aw " f 200 18-1 AFRICAN DARTER,< Anhinga ruff)ANHINGIDAE 200 49-2 AFRICAN JACANAIACANIDAE »we** . _ ,,>'"" ms2500 27-56 AFRICAN PYGMY GOOSE(Nettapus aUrltUs)ANATIDAE MS2'500 27-4 FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK(Dendrocy3na blco1or)ANATIDAE

u. S. A. l99¢ The. "G" .Rate make-up stamp 66-1 Columba Livia (domestic) dark blue 66- 1 Columba livia fdomestif> light blue

u. S. A. 3. 10.94 Wonders of the Seat 2 of 4 2 x29 Larks up. (small)

VIETNAM 1995 World Stamp Exhibition '95 MS 35-}?4 SWINHOE' PHEASANT ( Loph ura §wnh@ii%PHASIANIDAE 7 kw f ii' A /01 w/"x £.iu.g1'r ¥'¢-.,:¢'5 ) I

"*-.1 s z' VIETNAM 1995 '~\

r 400 73-54 BROWN FISH OWL(Ketupa "9Y1oN@uSfSlSTRIGIDAE• I / 1000 73-114 TAWNY OWL(Strix alco)STRIGIDAE /'2000 73-121 GREAT GREY OWL(Sttix n@bU1Q53)STRIGIDAE ; 5000 73-111 SPOTTED WOOD OWL(Strix se1oputo>STRIGIDAE 2 x e*"" OWL(Ofu5 \ 5 10000 73-35 WHITE-FACED SCOPS 1eucot i55STRIGIDAE '. 5 x MS12500 72-2 BARN owL

MALTA 1995 Postcard 14-30¢ 66-1 Columba lfvia (dome3tic5

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1995 Aerogramme 50 150-49 TIT BERRY PECKER(Oreocharis arfakI>DICAEIDAE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1995 Aerogramme 160 32-56 GYRFALCON(Fa1co rustlcolus)FALCONIDAE

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Illustrations, continued from front page The Ghana "Ducks of Africa" set is a composite sheet showing a not particularly convincing representation of the water's edge somewhere or other.

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¢uu»G-uw-Wvva ITALIA As usual, the Israeli Trumpeter Finch stamp (left) bears a tab. Neither the two perching birds on the stamp nor the flying birds on the tab seem to be pairs; they are all shown with the 60 *x xGNE CEN£R NO male's red beak and upper tail israeiMlmknnw'• • • \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 5%5%§t\$$%\%%$%\%%$\\\\\i\\ • • \ » • • c • • ITALIC The Italian 4x600l set (right) shows a good variety of groupings of birds and settings. With the flight silhouettes shown as an inset on each stamp, the design seeks to aid identification as well as giving 600 NC/JELLO ALP1NO an attractive appearance We are back to water birds again with the Nevis set NEVIS illustrated below $3.00

Vol. 10 No.1 September 1995 FLIGHT Page 265 The limited colour range on this m/s of the Portuguese "Year of Nature Conservation" set gives both the Osprey and the Great Bustard a washed-out sepia look about them.

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1 111' rvvv I I I l The Swiss Little Owl (left) is sharp enough, but it is a straight "studio portrait" without any indication of its natural surroundings or scale, it is no bigger than a Song Thrush.

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.= . this familiar bird on a stamp from an ..= exotic country does not (necessarily) mean that the postal authority is taking foreign bird stamp collectors for a ride - though it can still entail buying a largely unwanted set if you aim to make a complete collection of your local bird species. Looking at the rest of the set, only the Brown Fish Owl and the Spotted Wood Owl are to be found anywhere near Vietnam. The other two Strlgidae are deadly northern birds and the White- faced Scops Owl is African, so the issue gets only a 50% marking for local relevance. There are about three dozen races of Tyro alba, many of which are probably indistinguishable from the nominate T.a.a. in the field. Possibly this Vietnamese bird is intended as T.a.javaru'ca which Howard a Moore attributes to a range from Burma to Indochina & Java to Timor Is.

Page 266 FLIGHT Vol.10 No. 1 September 1995 ......

Flight

Index to Volume 9 I

Pa Accounts 1995-94, Bird Stamp Society 21 Feather Letter, Swedish 70-72 Aerogrammes - Royal Mail/RSPB 19...20,44 Former USSR 'Sub-State' Issues 46 A.G.l"I. Bird Stamp Society 22,55»69 Fossil Birds on Stamps 23-24 'Flighu', Hsfnia '94' Award 97,101-102, Birdpex '94 '1 184-1e5 Birdpex '94 Report 75-80 I Bird Stamp Society-Accounts 21 Guinea Audubon De-Luxe Sheets 191

.v .i. Bird Stamp Society .n A.G.M. 22.55.69 Hafnium '94' Award for Flight 97,101-102

' Chapman, Roger Hempel, William i . .. . ng Danish Christmas Seals 81-86,144 Chasing the Elusive Kingfisher 50.55 Colton, Tony Here and There é Howard & Moore-Changes between 1980- GB Pictorial Aerogrammes 19-20

. 1991 35_44,90-91 Royal Mail-Machine vended Composite Sheets 155,160 booklet, Danish Airmails, Christmas Aerogramme 75-74 1 Conservation Stamp, 1994-95 Habitat 5 Christmas Reply Postcards 151 Conservation 141 India Children's Day 185 Cox, David Howard & MOore-Changes between g Open Letter 6 1980 and 1991 editions 55-44»90- 5 Duck News 459 140 91 Former USSR 'Sub-State' Issues 46 Swedish Feather Letter 70-72 Johnson, Ted Cruickshank, Bruce What Col our is that Bird? 137-158

...... Recent New Birds in the Philatelic Meditations of a 70 plus 171-172 i ...... Aviary 25-28,87-89, USA Bird Set 1982 191 135-157,187-190 Guinea Audubon De~Lu~~o Eponymous Birds on Stamps- Sheets 191-192 § an Update with Phil Lanspeary) 195-201

J Kingfisher, Chasing the Elusive 50-55 Danish Christmas Seals 81-86,144 Duck News 45,140 Lanspeary, P.J. North American Birds on Eponymous Birds on Stamps or Whose Bird Stamps 7-18,59-689 is that? An update 193-201 105-113,161- 170 Extinctions in Birds and Endangered

, Species 175-181 Eponymous Birds on Stamps, An Update (with 193-201 Bruce Cruickshank)

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Macros eon, Ker Recent New Birds in the 25-28,87-899

. . . . Birdpex Report Philatelic Aviary 153-157»187-190 . . '94 . 75-80 ...... Marshall, Alan Royal Mail RSPB Aerogramme 23.8.1994 Czechoslovakian 'Sokol' (Falcon) 44 Stamps 142-144 Members' Birdpex '94 Exhibits Seabirds, Natural History (Birdpex '94) 122-150 Helen Davis 'Penguin Panorama' 114-121 'Sokol'(Falcon) Stamps of Eugene Wood 'Natural History Czechoslovakia 142--144 of Seabirds ' 122-150 Species on Stamps Meditations of a 70plus 171-172 (Philadelphia Vireo/Yel1ow- breasted Bunting) 132 New Issues 47_52992-96 Swedish Feather Letter 70-72 145-154,202-208 New Members 456,101,159 Newsbriefs 4,56,100-101, Conservation Stamp 141 158-159 u.8 .A. Birds Set 1982 191 North American Birds on Stamps 7-18959_68, 105-115,161-170 What Col our' is that Bird? 137-1 38 wills, Bob One Way (Note from Editor re lack of response to articles Hafnie Critique Sheet, in Flight) 158-1 59 Birds v. Stamps Membership Response 184-185 Open Letter from Secretary 6 Wise, Tony Fossil Birds on Stamps 25-24 Packet, The 58 Wisebits (An Israeli Peal, Ronald Bulbul, Kon Timi aids Extinotions in Birds and Bird Stamp Identification) 75 Endangered Species 175-181

...... Fenguin Panorama(Birdpex '94) 114-121 Philatelic World, The 69,139,186 Postbag Guinea Audubon Commemoratives (Ted Johnson) 5 Paradise Whydahs (A.J.Deohant) 57

Ornithology or Philately I (p.J. Lanspeary) 152 More Wallpaper? (Bill Smith) 184 Flight (Sam Moore) 184 Flight (m.J. Sedman) 185 'The Hafnium Critique Sheet (Bob Wilksl 184