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One hundred and one years ago, in August 1911, two bird collectors from the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Leo

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To date, just 14 Fuertes's Parrots, including 3 juveniles, have been discovered, surviving in just a few dozen hectares of forest. The critical requirements of the species appear to be tall mature trees, where they feed on berries amongst the epiphyte-laden canopy branches and find vital nesting cavities. The rediscovery of the long-lost Fuertes's Parrot is a great achievement for ornithologists and conservationists in Colombia, and underscores the fact that so many parrots linger on the brink of extinction. Redisooverd Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi- Photos by Jorge Velasquez. ©2002 Furideclorl ProAves- Colombia ThematiX '13 BRITAIN'S NATIONAL THEMATIC STAMP SHOW Will be held on Friday 12th a. Saturday 13th July 2013 Friday 10.30 to 17.00, Saturday 10.00 to 16.00 at King George Field Indoor Bowls Club, Jubilee Way, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1TR

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Page 83 FLIGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 CONTENTS I PAGE FEA TURE AUTHOR

Colour Section

B1 REPUBLIC OF GUINEA - illustrations Graham Burrows

82 MISSING...... REDISCOVERED Julian Dempster

83 BIRDS OF THE INDOMALAYA ECOZONE Mike Riser

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87 EDlTOR'S NOTES Editor

88 NEWSBRIEFS Secretary

90 POSTBAG Varlous

90 NEW MEMBERS Packet Secretary

92 EARLY BIRDLIFE ISSUES John Graham

94 REPUBLIC OF GUINEA - Article Graham Burrows

95 BIRDS OF THE INDOMALAYA ECOZONE Mike Roser

97 WHOSE BIRD _ L is for (Part 2) Bruce Poulter

100 RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Chuck Braun ('BiophHately')

105 UPDATES TO THE CLEMENT'S CHECKLIST Roger Chapman

110 IDENTIFICATION PARADE Roger Chapman et al.

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

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Chairman Bruce Poulter Secretary & Graham Hors ran, 17 Church Lane, Auction Sec., 23a East Main Street, Westbare. Canterbury BIac:1

Annuapl Sulpsqriptlons [Renewable 31 Jqhfl UK members £15.00 European members £22.00 (or Euros 26) Overseas members £27.00 (add E 5 bank charges of paid in foreign rateichq) ' e-mall " Subscrlbers £5.00 {UK I Worldwide for BOTH Flight & Auction)

The Society Journal "Flight" is published quarterly - early In March, June. September and December. Material should be sent to the editor by the middle of the month preceding publication - at the latest. Members are Invited to consult the editor in advance regarding the submission and format of material. Beck numbers of Wight" available from the Siecretgiry @ £2.50 plus P&P.

Page 85 FLIGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 Despite increasingly urgent appeals covering the last FIVE YEARS the Society is still seeking a volunteer to join your Committee to fill the post of SECRETARY wcnswmseommw

In addition to his demanding work as Auction Secretary, Graham Housman has nobly covered the vacancy for all of that period.

He has my full support in declaring that 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH? and he intends to stand down from his acting role at the end of I\/larch 2013

The recent updating of our Constitution, and the Publication of a Five Year Plan, should significantly reduce the load on our Secretary.

Graham has estimated that an average of one hour spent per month should be sufficient successfully to complete the Secretary's revised duties

So, please, please step forward and help your Society out of a potentially 'end of the road' situation

There must be someone with sufficient time and interest to help us out of this difficult situation!

Bruce Poulter, Chairman

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I I I I I I I Happy New Year to you all - Year of the Snake!! You will have noticed the theme on the front cover of this issue. lt really does show the diversity and ingenuity of bird life to think that some specialise in serpentine supper.

II 1-'r1=1'.l;@ I do hope that you enjoy the fantastic articles from two w ll .. | I . Liu II new collaborators this issue. The two letters this issue A. also really demonstrate how different all of our II a -.»-*T collecting habits are. I hope that you will all be inspired to share just II. a Ilttle of your wonderful collections over the next few months. I have 84 material for the next one or two issues but am always on the look out I for more material - just drop me an e-mail if you are unsure of what to send.

I I I I I I I I I I II II I I have tried to use this issue's colour section to expand on articles in the rest of the magazine - I hope you don't find this too disruptive to the flow whilst you are reading. I think it really brings out the beauty of the material.

Just a short note from Graham Housman to say that he is currently In hospital so the auction may be delayed slightly - he asks you all to stick with him. Best wishes Graham!!

H Let's hope the Spring will finally be upon us very soon. Happy bird stamp I l I I I I I I I I I I I collecting!

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Page 87 FLIGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 HEWSBRIEFB By the Secretary

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May I wish all members and their families a belated happy new year.

Still no volunteers for the Secretary's Post although l did receive a call from a member who felt unable to take on this post as he did net have a PC or access to the internet. This is fair enough as both are necessary.

'Friere is little to report from the past quarter but I would like to thank the large number of members who sent me their wishes for a speedy recovery from my broken neck. I was scheduled to have major surgery either just before Christmas or early in the New Year as the scan I had on 6th December showed no healing. I didn't receive the phone call before Christmas and over Christmas my halo frame came loose so I had it repositioned again on 28th December followed by a scan on 29th December. This scan showed a tiny bit of healing and my surgeon has booked me in for a scan on 27th February. All l would say to members is that surgery is still a possibility so If this happens and coincides with the next auction on the 27th April, then please bear with me.

On behalf of the membership I would like to thank Mike Gurr for all his hard work relating to the Packets - a job he did with much enthusiasm and great diligence. I would like to welcome David Mace as our new Packet Secretary.

AUCTION SECRETARY'S NOTES -» AUCTION 100 _ 19 JANUARY 2013

For whatever reason a few of the regular bidders did not bid for lets in this auction. Either they forgot, spent too much money over Christmas or couldn't find anything to tempt them. Despite the fall in the number of bidders the accounts are below. Sales amounted to £1637.30 which generated £163.73 commission. The estimated profit is just over E60.

I am in need of stock as a couple of my vendors are now ex members who want rid of their stamps so the seen twice and the return rule is waived . They still have a large number of items to sell but I wait for 2 x auctions to pass before their stock is resubmitted. I also have quite of lot of duplicate stock and stock from countries which are unpopular - Austral- ia, Venda, South West Africa, Canada and the early sets from Mali, Mauritania & Central African Republic are areas that readily spring to mind. I have only been able to create a 550 lot auction for April although I have been promised a large number of items hom one of the members so the July auction should be back to 650 lots. If you have items to sell then please send them either to David Mace for circulation via the packets or to me for in- clusion in our auctions.

Graham Hors ran

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Page 89 FLIGHT March 2013 vol 27 No. 3 Dear Julian, t 4l_'l POST I have followed with interest the 'methodology' employed by other members BAG with regard to the cataloguing of their stamps. My collection is based upon the ecozones of the World: Paleartic - Eastern and

Western, A frotroplc, Australasian, Naartic, Naotropic, Oceania'1 Antarctica, and lndcmalaya. These are further sub-divided into countries within those zones. As a personal interest diary, I then document country selections, majoring on those I have visited or where there are themes that can be developed around societies, people and places. On occasion as a result of travels, I incorporate my sketches and watercolours to create for me, a meaningful birding picture I find 'Clements' checklist invaluable, and indeed many of the global Field Guides. 'Recent New Birds in the Philatelic Aviary' in Flight is always an enjoyable read, and like many others I look forward to an up-to-date version of CBOS for cataloguing purposes. Too much time spent in the field birding, means there is always a surplus of material to mount and catalogue but guess this is all part of the great avian mix which has given me a lifetime's enjoyment. Many thanks for the new colour version of 'Flight' and for the considerable efforts required to bring lt together.

With best regards Mike Roser

Thanks Mike, it's always great to hear how members arrange their collections end how other bird related interests intiuence how and what we al! confect. There are a further 3 pages from iL4'ike's coitection in this issue of Fright magazine, fofiowing on from the 3 coiour pages in the last issue. JD

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March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 90 Dear Julian, I have been a member of the Society for a few months new, and am thoroughly POST enjoying ell of the features end Information in the issues of 'Flight'. I unfortu- BAG nately had to stop working some 10-years ago due to a long-term spinal and .. muscular disorder that has regrettably worsened of late. With so much time on my hands, l eventually resorted to my childhood hobby of philately. I have put together a considerable 'Wildings' collection, but was looking for something else equally challenging. I decided in 2011 to start a collection of Bird stamps and instantly became 'ho-oked'.

I have enjoyed every minute since and my former interests have now taken second place. I have always bean interested in nature, birds in particular, and I have found that putting together such a collection with my original interest, blends together nicely. When I receive an issue, I place them onto card about 6"x-4" which I then slot into photo album pages, 4 each side. I then 'write-up' the species using Wikipedia, which l have found extremely useful along with a web-site called 'Bird Themes'. Much of my material comes from E-Bay, as well as from Approvals and Auction sites. I have also had considerable useful material from your own Auctions which have considerably complimented my fledgling collection.

I am aware of the need for members too urgently assist in the running of this worthwhile Society, and I regret that I would be unable too assist in such a manner due to the nature of my condition and the manner in which it affects me on a day-to-day basis. It would render me an 'unreliable' group member which you would not want. However, I would like to try my hand at submitting some materiel for possible inclusion in 'Flight' and am happy to send this too you for your consideration. I have tried to put together a listing of all the first ever bird commemoratives issued by various countries You will see that I have started with Common- wealth countries first, placing them in date of issue order, as l would wish to see how it was welcomed before progressing. My thinking was on the lines of breaking it down alphabeti- cally, a letter or letters per issue, which could then be expanded world-wide if interest proved it worthwhile.

On the subject of moneylll, and obviously speaking for my self, I can say that I would bs perfectly happy to pay a little more in subscription charges annually if it would help the Society, my Society when I think about it, I feel that £15 per annum is a very small amount to pay for the privelige of being a member. In this day and age I do not feel that £18-19 per annum would be an extortionate sum. The fact that you are prepared to hold that price for 5-years says an awful lot.

Although I do not enjoy them myself, I did wonder about the inclusion of a 'bird theme' Crossword each month, with a small cash prize to the winner(s). I dorl't know if this has bean considered in the past, but I feel that it could possibly be a regular feature I also wondered about inviting readers to tell about their most Interesting rewarding find. Was it something they got for £1 on E-bay and it's worth a fortune, or have they been chasing an item for 10-years and then found at the local car-boot sale, a feature along those lines where members can tell others about what was unique for them.

I hope that all of this may be of some value as I feel it important too support in some way such a terrific little magazine and such a useful Society. If any of this is of any value then I shall be delighted, and I hope that I haven't bored you too muchllll.

Page 91 FUGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 John, a really great letter with some great ideas. Thank you very much. If would be great to hear further comments from el! the avid Flight readers - what do we al! think? Johri's eriicie now follows - I hope you el! find it ee informative es I did! JD

Early Birdlife Issues of the Commonwealth

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xii! I n!~\.'u'»TH I l Au stralia (Western Agsfraila] 1.8.18S4. SG1. id. Black. Black Swan (Cygnus stratus). Engraved W~

I Humphreys. Recess - Perkins, Bacon. 'Swan wink (sideways). imperf. Without 1

I 1I I r . gum. This bird breeds mainly in South-Eest/W'estAustraliaI is nomadic with erratic - I migratory patterns dependent on ciimaie state. In New Zealand they were hunted lllllll II 'Ill I I I I I I I to extinction but have since been re-irMroduced.

Australia (New Seulh ween 1.9.188B. SG254. 2d. Prussian Blue. Emu (Dromalus noveehollandiae). P12x11.5, P12. Part of series, Commemoration of Centenary of New South Wales. Design. Miss Devine. The largest native Austreiian bird, common over most of Ausiraiie, earl sprint et 70km/T1 (43mph). Being nomadic they travel Ierge distances too Find food. Emus require pebbles and stones to assist in the digestion of the pient material.

Australia (Oommonwealthl 26.B.1914. SG19. Bd. Claret. Kookaburra. P11. No Wmk. Des. R.A.Harrison. Engraving & Recess Printed - Harrisons. Kookaburras are carnivorous being known iv. to eat the young of other birds, snakes, insects and smart reptiles. They wiki even take small finches if they are lucky enough! to catch them. The Laughing Kookaburra, native to Esatem parts is the most commodity know, but the Blue-winged Kookaburra

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Ascension (Dependency of St. Helena) 1*l LILLL1.'.l .l.]-'[1 2.7.1934. SG28. l sh. Sooty Tern and Wideawake Fair (Onychoprion fuscatus}. P.14. Wmk. MultiScript CA. Recess - DLR. This is a bird of . 31 lropfce! oceans and breeds on numerous islands throughout the region. "ii £:n\n'4 lt is locally known as a 'wldeaw8ke', which refers to the incessant noise I ¢ In-.411 l.. . made by a colony, as does the Hawaiin name of 'ewa 'ewa.

l l lllllllllll c8.t Britain 11.6.1946 SG492. 3d. Dove of Peace. P15x14. Des. R. Stone. Doves, i.e. domestic Rock Pigeons, are a traditional Christian symbol of love and peace. According to the biblical story, a dove was released by Noah after the Hood in order to find land, it came back carqrirtg an olive tsar in its beak, telling Noah that, somewhere, there was land. Christians used HnnrninI n I I I this dove as e peace symbol.

Antique (Crown Colony) 16.2.1951. SG118. Bas. Arms of University showing Brown Pelican {Peleoanus occidentals). P14xi4.5. Wmk. MultiScNpt CA. Recesss-Wsterlow. One of only 3

species of peficsn found in Western Hemisphere, if is Me only one feeding by diving nu, into the water, and is the mailer of the spades. A single adult pelican can eat up to 1.8 kg (4.0 Tb) each day.

March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 92 Australian Antarctic Territory (including Maciiiuarie, Davis, Mawson and Wilson bases) 6.12.1959. sos. 2s. So. Antarctica map and Emperor Penguins (Apte nodules forster). P14x14.5. Recess printed. Date of issue on Islands, Macquarie 26.12.1959, Davis 30.1.1es0, Mawson 10.2.1960, Wilkes 13.2.1960. Emperors' dist consists mainly offish, but they also ear crustaceans, such as kristi, and cepnaiopods, such as squid. When hunting, they can remain submerged up to 18 minutes and can dive to a depth of t,755 ft. They are endemic to Antarctica, breeding In the coldest ,all

1'-l.lJln~q."!n I. environment tor birds.

Australia ( Cocos-Keelinq-lslands) '11.6.1963. SG6. 2s.3d. Deep Green. White Tern {Gygis alba). P1-

Australia (Christmas Island) 2B.8.1963. SG19. 50ct. Green. Christmas Island Frigate Blrd [Fregata Ecccos missneiel ISLANDS l andrews). Design. B Stewart. P14.5 Recess printing - Nota Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australla, Melbourne. Christmas Island became an Australian territory on 15.10.1958, as formerly a Colony of Singapore. I This bird, endemic to the Christmas Islands, does not walk or swim but is a very aertat bird, obtaining its food by picking up live prey from beaches " ""°'°°°'"'°" """" or the watersurfece, and the aerial piracy of other birds. It is estimated that the peputatiorr wit! decline by 80 percent in the next 30 years due to predation of the young by the introduced yetty crazy ant,which has devastated island wildlife.

Abu Dhabi 30.3.1965. SG12-14. 20, 40n.p, 2 rupee. P14.5. Des. VWhiteley. Falconry series showing Saker Falcon (Falco biarmious). Since the colfapsa of the Soviet Union, the UAR has been the destination for thousands of Savers caught illegally, changing hands for very large sums. They are susceptible to avian infiuanza. A Hungarian mythological bird, ha Turul, was probably a saker falcon rerl

Anqullla (Independent) 4.9.1967. SG11. 25et. White-Crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala). P14. .is Des. V. Whiteley. Photo-Harrison. Optd. Independent Anguilla. This bird inhabits northern and central parts of the Caribbean and is a resident breeder throughout the W.!ndles. its main threats are habitat toss and hunting. A very skittish bird, It wttf abandon e nest if encroeched upon.

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Barbuda (Antiqua Depenqlenw] 6.1.1975. SG197. $5. Magnificent Frigate Bird(Fregata magnihcens). BAHBUDA Des. G Drummond. Litho-Questa. P13.5 (This was re-issued again on 24.715, but Perfs. 14x14.5.) 45x25mm size horiz. The Magnificent Frigetebird feeds mainly on fish, but shacks other seabirds to force them to disgorge their meals. They never land on wafer, always fake food In flight, end are silent flyers. They can cover 223+krrls before needing to land.

Page 93 FLIGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 ND. 3 I Redondo (Antigua Dependeggy) ll}(1.Alll('b w.l.nllLI3 C 11 .¢. 1- 8 16.S.1980. Series: Birds of Redonda. Be. Barbuda Warbler (Setophaga subita). These stamps were Issued In anticipation of commercial and tourist development, postal mail being handled by a bureau in Antigua. However, the Island was uninhabited at the time of u- ,r issue, but the stamps were valid for the pre-payment of postage in "'+;~=tlorld Et Antigua. The Barbuda Warbler is endemic to Barbuda in Antigua and Barbuda. its natural habitat is tropical dry shrubiand near wetland areas, but is seriously threatened by habitat loss.

Republic of Guinea - Proclamation of Independence 1958 (Rose- ringed Parakeet) By Graham Burrows

The former French colony of Guinea, in West Africa, Gambia-= declared its independence on October 2 1958, with Sekeu 1 Guinea I r Torre as the new nation's first reader. Graham, who

I I | \ *Q speciatises in stamps of African birds, bought the folio wing

' ~ . ~ . items a number or' years ago. i think that they make a 1 unique and interesting article - Thanks Graham JD Tarra I so 11 'C F This essay (1) was prepared by Thomas de la Rue & I Company in 1959 to commemorate the Independence of Liberia i Guinea from France on 2 October 1958. The designer, -l!l'II.U4B!l "w initials AD, is unknown, but presumably was an in-house designer from the company. The bird shown (2) is described as a Senegal long-tailed Parakeet. lt is now more commonly called a Rose-ringed Parakeet, and is endemic to Africa. Feral populations of the parakeet are found in South Africa, and particularly in Durban It is the only parakeet occurring naturally in Africa. This stamp uses the roseringed Parakeet as the subject for the 100fr stamp, and was never used (3). In its place a stamp showing the President, Ahmed Sekou Toure, and a dove of peace was used for the independence issue (4) The stamp (5) from neighbouring Gambia shows an example of the Roseringed Parakeet (referred to as a Long-tailed Parakeet.)

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Vietnam was visited from mid to late September 20 lo. The vast National Park at Bach Ms is located in the Hue-Danang provincial frontier at an elevation of 1-450m. The 22000hs of dense forest and jungle stretches to the Laos border. Among the birds of the area are severe] species of hornbills.

Following reunification of the country in 1976, the `Rare Birds` stamp issue of 1977 was the first issue depicting birds of the new Socialist Republic. Seven species of hornbill are illustrated on the stamps. Revision of classification and nomenclature has meant some changes to the original names; as well as some clarification of species identity.

SGl35 1'i.*x Great (Indian) Hornbill Buceros bioorrrfs is resident from the lowlands of India to sw China; SE Asia, and Sumatra. This stamp also shows the emblem of' l species protection. SGL36 12x TickeIIls Hornbill Ftiloeornus dckeili is now known as the Rusty- checked Hornbill Anorvhfnus fickelli which does not occur in Vietnam. This bird is present only in s Myanmar and se Thailand. However, the Brown Hornbill Anorrhfnus austen which occurs in Assam, M3-rnarnar, sw China, to Thailand and Indochina.. appears to be the confusion species. The Rusty-cheeked Hornbill is not listed in Birds of South-east Asia--Robson 2007; but does appear in Checklist of Birds of the World-Clements 20071 In the former volume Brown Hornbill appears as Annorhinus tickelli---1lurther research is required.Heard in Each Ma NP SG137 20x {L4n1g-crested Hornbill) White~crowned Hornbill flierenicorhis Oorttohls} Aceros comalus is found in extreme s Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. soils 30x Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulotus is an uncommon resident, and is seen on occasion in Bach Ma NP. It is a wide ranging species; from ne India to sw China; SE Asia and the Greater Sundas.

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March 2013 VuL 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 96 Whose Bird -Number 13 Layard...... Leach...... Legge...... Lilian By Bruce Poulter I

Edgar Leopold Layard (1824 - 1900) was born in Italy. : ...... Ha spent 10 years in Ceylon before going to South : QeemWMm

Africa as a civil servant in 1854. One year later he E * .° : g became Curator of the South African Museum in his E g : spare time. Later he worked in Brazil, Fiji and New : E E Caledonia Layard's Parakeet (Psittacula c alth orpae) E tamaunnumuunl x E (Sri Lanka, 1987, 50 cents) was not only named for him : "'*--'*': but also his first wife, whose maiden name was Calthorp.

William Elford Leach (1790-1836) was a British zoologist. He studied, but did not practice medicine. Instead he was employed by the British Museum, where he became a world-renownsd expert on crustaceans. He also worked en birds, mammals and insects. Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodrorrra I* !sucorh_o§1.}. . .£Q?.'1-;aQs.». .2129 48 cents) was named after him 4 I : when he found it in a collection .1 £18 (_ A N A DA l 5 of specimens which he 'I 4 .| 4 E purchased. The Blue~winged I £5 l 4 §2 11 : Kookaburra (Dacefo leachii) I 1 1 I• E (Papua New Guinea, 1981, 60 I nooui-l~ll.lll-nuuiion#-l--lo=ll-l-so-l .: toes) was once named Leach's Kingfisher.

The poet, traveller and artist Edward Lear (1812-1888) was - perhaps best-known for his nonsense verse, limericks and stories, such as 'The Owl and the Pussycat'. He was, |' however, also one of the most talented of bird illustrators in

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he began two year work I Q I illustrating the parrot family. He QWe. u worked for Lord Stanley, .J President of the Zoological J Society of London and, later, for

Awe 4 uv- many of the book publishers of the time 1' particularly ""'""'°°" "°°"" John Gould. He contributed to monographs on the families of toucans and trogons. He is believed to have been the first bird illustrator who preferred to draw from life specimens rather than from skins. Lears Macaw (Anodorhynchus leant) (Tanzania, 1998, 4101-) is named after him

Page 97 FLIGHT March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 Charles Rene Augustin Leclancher (1804-1857) journeyed to Jordan and Arabia in about 1841. Later ha was a French ship's surgeon aboard the Bayonnaise from 1847 ...... until 1850. Little more seems to recorded about Z 1*\l.1I'l ma : .l W. PAKal T him, but two birds are named after him . They 21 are the Orange-breasted Bunting (Passerine is

Ieclancherii) (Mali, 1995, 50 france) and Black- 5- -1 . chinned Fruit Dove (Ptifinopus fedanderi) • "`""""""" : (Philippines, 2007, 7 plsoe). "

Wllllam Vincent Legge (1841-1918) was born in Tasmania, but educated in England, France and Germany. Ha was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1$62 and then served in Melbourne before moving on to Ceylon. Here he reorganised the museum at Colombo and made a large collection of birds. He was a military commander in Tasmania for thirteen years before retiring from the army. He was a founder and first President of the Australian Ornithologists Union. He wrote the 'History of the Birds of Ceylon' in 1 eeo and assisted in | | | I I I I I the compilation of the 'List of Vernacular Names for *'*'""" 1 .OO Australian Birdsi The bird skins he collected in Ceylon were presented to Hobart Museum in Tasmania in 1902. The White-throated Flowerpecker (Dieeeum vlncens) (Sri 'I Lxrsnuwsn-:crm Lanka, 1987, 1 rupee), which is named after him, is a Sri Lankan endemic

Francois Le Vaillant (1753-1824) was a French traveller, explorer, collector and naturalist. Born in Surinam. the son of the French consul there, he became interested in birds at an early age and spent a lot of time collecting specimens. He went to Cape Province in South Africa in 1871 and became the first 'real ornithologist' to visit the area. There he collected and explored and published a classic six-volume work on African ornithology. A large collection of his specimens is said to have been lost when a Dutch ship was attacked and sunk by the English. It is, however, rumoured that he 'invented' a number of birds by putting together pieces of other species Two birds named after him are Levaillant's Cisticola (Cistfcola flnniens) (Comoro Republic, 2009, 125 francs) and Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) (Botswana, 1967, 1 rand OTSWANA rnnmi nlvnnun

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II 1|- I Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein (1780-1857) was a German -u. physician, explorer, herpetologist and ornithologist. He travelled in Africa from 1802-1806 where he became the personal physician to Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. As a result of his publications in South Africa, he was appointed Professor of L.....,.¢ """"" Zoology at the University of Berlin in 1811 and Director of Berlin Zoological Museum in 1813. Here he studied many specimens sent to him by others, but he did so without consulting the most recent English and French literature. He thus caused much unnecessary confusion and trouble to others! He died after a duel fought at sea off Kiel, Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinib (Eritrea, 1998, 3 nekfa) was named after him.

I I I | \ 1 I l I I. I I 4 U ll'l l Theodor Gerard van Lidth do Jaude (1788-1863) was a I 300 r T? J I | Dutch zoologist. He was Director of the Austrian Veterinary -L 4

1 College, the first school where veterinary medicine was .~ 1v 1 4 l taught in the Netherlands He was Rector of Utrecht : .| 4 University and owned property in the Tivoli Gardens. He *_;.,_. lv1|- . _ IJ I .low published extensively in Holland, mainly on veterinary S-||n.||||-.|.|.n|¢.|- matters. including an account of the bone structure of horses' heads. LIdth's Jay (Gerrulus lidthi) (Malagasy Republic, 1975, 300 francs) - a bird of the northern Ryukyu Islands - is named after him.

Lilian Elizabeth Lutley Sclater (1875-1957) was a British naturalist who accompanied her brother, William Lutley Sciater, on an expedition to Nyasalarid (now Malawi). They collected Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lifianae) (Malawi, 2009, 3 x 115 kwacha), on that expedition and duly named it after Lilian. This attractive little bird is legally trapped in large numbers for the international cage-bird trade.

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RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Adapted from articles by Chuck Braun in Biophilatefy

I I I I l As with the an new issue listing, species numbering follows (Clements 5th odltion] and [Howard & Moore 1980] although names reflect Clements 6th edition.

NICOBAR SCRUBFOWL, Megepodius niisoibariensis Megapodlldee (330120) [33001 sub-sp.) India, 2012, F27f3. 5 rupees Length: 17 inches. sexes alike, resident. Brown above and greyish-brown below with a short brown crest. Habitat: Dense forest undergrowth. Range: Nicobar Islands, India.

l'nl1»1 1*-l'§l a.. 11\11-1 \1l.Ir Ii Fa'eferenf:e: del Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargatal, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the Werfd, Volume 2. HIMALAYAN QUAIL, OPf'!l']»"Sf& superoitiosa Phasianidae {4300} l.61'UUI'~l.'I lr' ['r"'>~ [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, F27ll2, is MT *J-u a Length: 10 inches, resident. The male is black-streaked grey with brown wings and : a patterned face, the female is black-streaked brown with a pinkish face. E l Habitat: Long grass and brushwood on hillsides. Range: Formerly western . Himalayas. lt became extinct in 1876. Reference: Ali, S. and S. D. Ripley. Handbook of the Birds of India end Pakistan, Volume 2. -*""'°"""""""-nEweLL's SHEARWATER, Puf'i'irrfJs e uricwarfs newell l6.0Ur.n F¢6»u~ E -1-1 5 Procellarildae (110670) [11064] : i Mozamblque, 2012, F27i'2 as subspecies of Townsend's Shearwater, 15 MT (upper §ibm:r) E E Length: 13 Inches, sexes alike, disperses. Black above and white below, including 5 Ethe undertail. E ii: .5 Hab~ltat: Marine. Breeds in areas covered with ferns. Range: Breeds on Kauai, : : Hawaii.

i.l.l.1..11ou¢i¢»ilOll¢ Reference: def Homo, J., A. siren' and J. Sergetal, Eds. . I l l6.UUrn'l l Handbook of the Birds of the Wood, Volume 1. PALLAS'S CORMORANT, Phelacrocomx perspiciliatus Phalacrccoracidae [3400] [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, F27;2. 16 MT Length: 30 Inches, sexes similar. Resident. Black with red front, chin and spectacles.

| Habitat: Coasts. Range: Formerly on islands in the Bering Sea. II became extinct In II I Q _ 1852, ¢1o1o..l1.l1..llo.l.lu R eferenr:a: Day, D. Vatlished Species. INDIAN VULTURE, Gyps ind-cus Aoolpllridae (300501) [30049] Mozambique, 2012, F27r2, 16 MT 16.00nl~I E E Length: 38 Inches, sexes alike, resident. Brown, paler below with a white ruff at I E the base of the neck. : : Habitat: Countryside and the outskirts of villages. Range: Pakistan and India E 5 E south of the Ganges.

: to MO IQUE * Reference: AH. S. and S. D. Ripley. Handbook of the Eirds of Indie and

:isollallllllrinuouuooaoeoo: Pakistan, Volume 1.

March :ma vol. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 100 \ r • • l .* I • I un 92.(}U:.1'1 \~l4ml1 i WAKE ISLAND RAIL, Geflfralfus wakensis Rellidee (4400) [Extinct] Mozambique. : 2012. F27/2, 92 MT . I | I I Length: 11 inches, sexes alike, resident. Ashy brown with a grey supercllium, neck I and breast and barred belly. Habitat: Shrubbery. Range: Fomlerly Wake Island. It was hunted to extlnetlen In I 1944 by the Japanese that were garrisoned there. Reference: Ripley, S. D. Rails of the World. lllilliltuiullq I 16.00141

Fomvu LAYSAN RAIL, Porzana palmed Rellidee [490-D) [Extinct] pu'n m Mozambique, 2012, F2rl2 - wrongly Ilsted as Lateen Creke, 16 MT

I 4 Length: E inches. sexes alike, resident, Black-streaked sandy above end grey below I I with a grey face. | Habitat: Grass and reeds. Range: Formerly Layean Island. Extinct in 1944. Reference: Ripley, S. D. Rails of the World. l..ll.l.ll*il§ Lil ~---uilIsuu1I1l1s-1.1»\.1 15.UUr.1l . HAWAIIAN RAIL, Plorzane s andwichensis Rallidee 15000] [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, F27f2 - wrongly listed as Hawaiian Crake, 16 MT Length: 6 inches, sexes alike, resident. Smoky rufo4Js brown above end reddish brown below with a brownleh grey throat. 5 Habitat: Open grassy country. Range: Formerly Hawall. Extinct in 1834. Reference: Ripley, S. D Rails Of the World. ---..------.-m..~ TAHITI SANDPIPER, Ptlesebenia leucoptere Scclopecldae (5500) (Extinct]

Mozambique, 2012, F27f2, 66 MT s of-in esnom s w-uw I' Length: 5 inches, sexes alike, resident Brown above, russet blow with a white spot behind the eye and a white band In the wings. Habitat: Near small streams. Range: Formerly Tahiti and Moorea. Became extinct in the 19* century. . w : Reference: Harman, P., J. Merchant end T. Prater. Shorebirds. BLACK-BILLED GULL, Crococephafus barren Laridae (670110) [62036] Nlorambique, 2012, F2'N2, 1BMT (lower bird - See Newell's Shearwater, above, for Image) Length: '14 to 15 Inches, sexes alike, migretofy. Grey above and white head and below with e slender black bm. Habitat: Coasts, rivers, lakes . parks and ploughed fields. Breeds on rod cy islands. Range: Breeds on eastern South Island, New Zeeland, winters in ooastel New Zealand. Reference: dei Homo, J., A. Efiioft and J. Sergefaf, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 3.

16.00r~AT y PERUVIAN TERN, Sfemule loree Laridae (680240) [62074] Mozambique, 2012, ) r I F2w2, 16 MT - lower bird . Length: 9 inches, sexes alike, resident. Pa's grey, lighter below with a black-tipped yellow bi!! end black cap and lores. Habitat: Coasts. Range: Central Ecuador to Chile Reference: del Homo, J., A. Elliott end J. Se rgatsf, Eds. Handbook of the Hires of the World, Volume 3.

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. [66142 8ub-gp]4 omlnloen Republic, 2012, Fzw3, 20 p Length: 11 inches,_,W resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is purplish above and grey below with a white forehead, grey head and buffy-clnnemon flanks, The femme has a dark forehead. Habitat: Evergreen forest. Range: Dominican Republic.

Reference: dei Homo, J., A. Effort and J. Sergetel, Ede. HMM*M£8l¢00l2 I Handbook of the Birds of the 1 Won id, Volume 4. CHOISEUL PIGEON, Microgoura rneekf Columbkiae (6300) [Extinct] Mozambique, 21112, F2w2, 16 MT : Length' 12 Inches. sexes alike, resident. B»Iue-grey heed, back end breast, bright E rufous-cinnamon abdomen and brown wings. E

Habitat: Cloud forest. Range. Choiseul Island, Solomons. '¢"."ll UW 5 Il6»60Urlmmm"I. Reference: Dey, D. Veralshed Species. :...... I...... I : RED-MOUSTACHED FRUIT-DOVE, Ptffinopus rneroerff Columbidee E (722440) [66233] Mozambique, 2012, F27J'2, 16 MT

'. : Length: 9 Inches. sexes similar, resident. E Habitat: Forest canopy. Range: Formerly Nukuhive and Hivana, Marqueses Islands. : Extinct in the early 20117 century. E Reference: de! Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sergent, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the

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01 RAIATEA PARAKEET, Cyanorhamphus uifatanus 65.00r.n* Pslttacldae (7050) [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, F27l2, 66 MT Length: 10 inches, sexes alike, resident. Brownish green above end yellow blow with e blockish brown head and red rump. Habitat: Deep forest valleys. Range. Fonmeriy Retetee Island, Society islands. Extinct. Reference: d'upont, J. E. South Pacific Birds.

:'°'°"""'°"°°""°: MASCARENE PARROT, Mas oarinus rrrescaria (Re-rlemed oocllnnollniulflou : l : by Clements es Greater Vase-Perrot, Mescarinus vase) g : Pslttacdae (7400) [Extinct] Mozambique. 2012, F2T/2, 175 MT

E .¢..,... E Length: 14 Inches. sexes alike, resident. Greylsh brown, paler below with a lilac : : head, black face end bread brown tall. l I E Habitat: Unknown. Range: Formerly Reunlon Island. Extinct since 183-4. E - Reference: Day, D. Vanished Species. : : PARADISE PARAKEET (or PARROT), Psephotus pulcherrimus Psiltacldae : MOQAMBFQUE : (71001 [Extinct] Mozambique, 2012, 1=2w2, be MT \llilllll\.l.l\§lllllll l I 2...... au1r»--MIAA--..I Length: 10 to 11 Inches, resident. The male (shown on the I • stamp) is earth brown above and turquoise blue below (and |- I face) with a red forehead, shoulder patch and vent and a black crown and naps; the I I female is pale brown above and blue below, with a blackish-brown crown and nape Nam; | ='our |» l and red shoulder patch. I I . I Habitat: Open savannah woodland and scrubby grasslands. Range. Formerly . southeastern Queensland, Australia. Extinct since 1930. Reference: Slater, P. A Field Guide to Australian Birds, Volume One.

March 2013 Vo!. 2? No. 3 FLIGHT Page 102 1?'.°00°§.{5 RODRIGUES owL, Mascarinotus murfwof8 strigadae (Hsu) [Extinct] : Mozambique, 2012, F2w2, 175 MT - upper bird . Length: 9 Inches, sexes alike, resident (?). Known only from I-eg and beak -u : fragments. I Habitat: Forest. Range: Formerly Rodrigues. Extinct. vm; Reference: Day, D. Vanished Species. I " " HePANIOLAN NIGHtJAR, Caprfmulgus cubanenets ekmenf -1' I . !.l ~`ll l (Greater Antillean t -'r1$dh. 4 -w »| .J Nightjer, Antrostomus cubarrensis sub-sp.) Caprimuigidee (B30280 sub-sp.) [78024]

Dominican Republic., 2012, F27f3, 20 p .I 10. I- 's Length: 10 to 12 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is speckled blackish above end buff-spotted brown below with broad white tail tips, the female has butt tail ttpe. Habitat: Pine forest. Range: Hiepanlole. \ Reference: del Homo, J., A. Ego!! and J. Sargatai, Eds. Handbook of the Efrds of the I I I I I World, Volume 6. eRAcE's EMERALD, Chforosfihbon brace! Trodnilidee (seas) [Extinct] : Mozambique, 2012, F27H2, 66 MT I Length: 4.5 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp } Is green above E and below: the female is browf1ish~grey below. pqi--.a-. E Hebitet: Forest. Range' New Providence, Behemes. he Reference: de! Homo, J., A. Errerr end J. Sargetal, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5. HISPANIOLAN PEWEE, Contopus hlspenioiensis Tyfenmfdae (1162390) [108152 subep] lllllllllll lull-

lluunnr /J | Dominican Republic, 2012, F27!3, 2D p Length: 6 inches, sexes like, resident. Greyish-olive above and gray and yellowish-buff below with a grey throat. Habitat: Woodland and forest edges. Range: Hlspanlola. Reference: do Homo, J.. A. Elliott and J. Sergetal. Eds. Handbook of -1111 II lllllll | the Birds of the Worifd, Volume 9. (HISPANIOLAN) PALM CROW, Corvus palmarum patmerum Corvidae nseosso sub-sp.) [175093] Dominican Republic, 2012, F27f'3, 20 p J Length: 16 inches,sexes alike, resident. Blade with 8 short,stoul, sharp-pointed bill and welt developed nasal bristles. Habitat: Forest and brush. Range: Hlsparaiola. Reference: del Homo, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargetel, Eds. Handbook of the Btlrds of the World, Volume 14. lllllllllldllllllnllil l'\f* ,.r"i.J*\'- . CHATHAM FERNBIRD, Megaiurus obscene Sylvlldae (9900) [Extlnct]' g4 mt *hy'Q HI' Mozambique, 2012, F2?'f2, 16 MT : Ii!iw Length: 8 indies, sexes alike, redolent. Brofwn above and white below with a diffuse E white superclltum. Habitat: Shrubs and grass. Range: Formerly Chatham Island, New Zealand. Extinct strrce 1900. Reference: def Hoya. J., A. Enron and J. Sargataf, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the

World, Volume 11. *ll\lll

Page 103 FIJGHT March 2013 Van. 27 No. 3 . "L "l BUGUN LIU-CICHLA, Lfodchfa bugunomm Umaliidae (1490531) [132- New sperms] India, 2012, F2?J'3, 25 rupees Length: 9 inches, resident The male (shown on the stamp) is Greyiehezmllve with a bled( cream, yellow wing patches, Ieree and poet-ocular spot, the female lacks the wing patch.

'l.'l* l\i'.ll annul |. 11 Habitat: Shrubby hillsides and refines. Range: Western Aruncha! Pradesh, northeaster India. Reference: de! Hoya, J., A. EHFOU end J. Sargefel, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of ha World, Volume 12.

copPER-TAILED GLOSSY- STARLING, Lampmtornfs cuprecceude Stumidee (1900880) [1 B603B] Guinea. 2012, E_.'§£__[Q. 5000 francs

Length: 7' inches, sexes alike 1 resident. Turquoise blue with a purple sheen on the | heed and s glossy brown tall and rump, Habitat: Forest end forest edges. Range: Sierra Leone to Ghana. Reference: del Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargataf, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 14. : 1<5.0uQ.T' SLEHDER-BlLl,,ED GnAc:Kua, Quisceiue pafusfris lcterideel |. *m L. I {150'il) [Extinct] Mozambique. 2012. F2W2, 16 MT : Length: 11 to 14 Inches, resident, The male is ell black; The female (shown on the i stamp) is cinnemon-buff with dark brown wings belly and tail. 'E Habitat, freshwater marshes. Range' Formerly the Rio Lerme In central Mexico.

I Eldlhcl in 1910 _ i"If mm Reference: Jeramwc, A. and P. Burke, New World Biecklbirds. L HISPANIOLAN CROSSBILL, .Lexie rnegeptage Frlngillldee u96n3e9) Dominican Repubtlc, 2012, F8'f3}, 20 p Length: 6 inches. resident. The male (shown en the stamp) is red with black wings withI 'v two white wingbars; the female is green with black wings with two white wingbare. Habitat: Montano plre forests. Range: Centre! Hispaniola. . Reference: dei Hoya, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargatel, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 15. 1320 iv---rr tiasuaaunonlows .I GREATER AMAKIHI, Hem ignernus segtwro strts Fringlllidae 65*gl]nwl |» . (1090) [Extlnctj Mozambique, 2012, F2712, 16 MT . | Length: 7.5 inches. sexes alike, resident. Ottve-green above and yeltowleh d..,_l.. I -111*dth : green below with a yellow forehead. .• . Habitat Brush to dense mountain forests. Range: Formerly the Hawaiian I l I l6IBI"ldS. Extinct in 1901. I 1 l.1U..l.1 Reference: Dey, D. Vanished Species. §""'"" ,"" 175.55-§ I'-1 I GREATER KOA FINCH, Rhodacanfhm pafmerl Frlrrglllldae {10Tl:l}~[Extln¢t] Mozambique, 2012, F27f?j 175 MT Length: B.5 Inches, sexes alike, rssldsnt. Red-orange head, yellow-orange below and a yellcvw~green back. Habitat: Koa forssts. anger: Fumarly the Hawaiian Islands. Extinct In 1896, Reference: Day, D, Veniehed Species. CMM BIQDE ill

March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 104 UPDATES TO THE CLEMENTS CHECKLIST htfp:/fwww.bfrds.cornel!.edu/clemen tschecklisf

Amendments to Clements' 6th edition - September 2012 The latest batch of amendments to the Ciemenfs' checklist is again big and complex and In this Hs! I have as usual focused on changes at species level that affect birds on stamps. have ignored changes to the testify structure and changes wtthfn species. Where species have been split I ern attnbuttng exernptes on stamps to new species by range if there are no other indicators, such as appearance and inscription, The spades numbers quoted are the 'CS' numbers that I use in the new fssue fisting, although they no tonger correspond comptefety with the sequence of either the 5th or 6th edition at Clements and should he regarded simply as an 'in house' reference system, I should wwetcome any comments or suggestions for change. Roger Chapman 7400 (Extinct) Mascarene Parrot (Mascarfn us mascadrrus) is embedded within the genus Coracopsls; the scientific name for this species changes to Mascannus vase. Change the English name to Greater Vasa- Parrot. 070090 Rockhopper Penguin {Moseley's) Eudyptes chrysocome Elevate this subspecies to species rank as 070091 Tristan Penguin Eudyptes rnoseteyf. Sometimes referred to as Northam Rockhopper, E.meseleyi apparently has a longer crest and darker under-fllpper pattern than Echrymocome. In range it is specific to Tristan do Cunha, Gough. SL Paul and Amsterdam Islands. All stamps issued by Tristan Da Gunha become Emoseleyi while all others remain E.cnrys~ocome. 110100 Tahiti Petrol Peterodroma rosfrata and 110370 Fiji Petrol Ptenadrome macglllivray Change genus to Pseudobulweria. 110310 Gould's Petra! Pterodroma leucoptera The subspecies brewpes is removed from Gould's Petrel {Pterodroma leucoptera) as a separate species (reverting to H&l'v1 1980 state), 110311 Collared Petrol (Pterodroma brewpes). The distinction in appearance is subtle and variable. Klribatl 1982 and Fiji 1985 are inscribed as Collared Petrel (Pterodroma baevlpes) so these should be split. The other example on stamps, New Caledonia 2008, remains Gould's Petrel Pfenodrom8 Ieucoptera. 300350 Solomon Sea~Eag1e Haliaeetus sanfiondi Change the English name to Sanford's Sea-Eagle 301D30 Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis Change the English name from Chinese Goshawk to Chinese Sparrowhawk. 301600 Whlte Hawk Leucoptemis albicoilfs Change the genus to Pseudastur 301720 Crowned Eagle Harpyh aliae tus comnatus Change the genus to Buteogaiius. 301T30 Grey Hawk Bufeo nitidus The norther subspecies, Buren nitidus piagiatus, is elevated to species rank as 301730 Gray Hawk Bufeo plaglatus, the three southern subspecies adopt the English name 301731 Gray-lined Hawk but retain the scientific name Buren nifidus. The Mexican conservation issues fTom 2002 to 2005 which show this species become Gray Hawk Buteo piagiatus. 301740 Roadside Hawk Euteo tnagnirostris Change the genus to Rupomis. 301820 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus and 301840 Variable Hawk Bufeo polyosorrna Change the genus lo Gerancaetus 302050 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquha pcmarlna, 302051, Indian Spotted Eagle Aqulia hastate and 302060 Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clangs are removed from Aquila. and placed in the genus Ciartga.

Page 105 FLIGHT March 2043 Vol. 27 No. 3 381230 Vietnamese Pheasant Lophura hatlnhensfs is deleted. This controversial species is not a valid axon, but instead apparently is based on inbred examples of 381220 Edward's Pheasant {f_opf1ura edwards). Vietnam 2005 thus becomes L. edwards. 460660 Platen's Rail Aremldopsls platens Revise the English name of Platen's Rail to Snoring Rail 700110 Xantus's Murrelet SynMfiboramphus hypoleucus Each of the two subspecies is elevated to species rank. The two newly recognized species are Scripps'e Murrelet (Synthllboremphus scn'ppsl} and Guadalupe Murrelet Synthllborampn us hypoleucus. The only example on stamps is Tanzania 1998 and this is renamed Guadalupe Murrelet Synth llboramphus hypoleucus purely by default. 720220 Ceylon Wood-Pigeon Columba tonrlngtoni Correct the spelling of the species name of the scientific name from torrlngto n i to torringtonlae 720570 Island Collared-Dove Strep fepella bflorquata Subsp-ecies is elevated to species rank as 720571 Philippine Collared-Dove Strep topella dusumieri, The only example on stamps is Kampuchea 1953, which remains Slmitorquata, by default. 721260 Purple»winged Ground-Dove Claravls go defrida The correct scientific name fer Purple-winged Ground-Dove Is Claravfs geoffroyi. not Ciaravis gcdefrida. 721930 Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora is split into six species: 721930 Srl Lanka Green-Pigeon [Trercn pompadora); 721931 Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon (Treron afflnis); 721932 Andaman Green-pigeon {Treron chloropterus); 721933 Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon (Treron phayref) ; 721934 Phllppine Green-Pigeon (Treron axlilarls, also including subspecies amadonf, canescens, and evereltfj; and 721935 Buru Green-Pigeon (Treron aromatlcus). Use only example on stamps is Sri Lanka 2003 which, by range, becomes 721930 Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon (T'eron pornpadera). 741170 Blue-crowned Racquet-tail Prloniturus discurus Subspecles rnlnderensls Is elevated to species rank as 741171 Nllndoro Racquet-tail (Prfonltums mlnderensls). All examples on stamps (all Phillipines} remain P.dlscurus. Pmlndorerasls sNows a shorter, darker blue crown. 741190 Yellcwleh-breasted Racquet-tail Prfoniturus flavlcans Revise lethe English name to Yellow- breasted Racquet-tall. 741700 Vase Parrot Coracopsfs versa becomes Greater Vasa-parrot Mascarinus versa. 741710 Black Parrot Ceraccpsls nlgra becomes Lesser Vase-Parrot Mascarlnus flora. Also, subspecies barklyl is elevated to species status as 741711 Seychelles Parrot, Mascarinus bartrlyi. All the Seychelles issues (and the B.I.CLT. 1968 overprint) become, by range. M. Bert-flyl. Other issues become M. nlgra. 74-2260 Blue-throated Parakeet Pyrrhura cruenfata The English name is changed from Blue-throated Parakeet to Cldire-marked Parakeet. 74.3170 Blue-fronted Parrot Amazons aestiva Change the English name from Blue-fronted Parrot to Turquoise-fronted Parrot. 743250 Vlnaeeous Parrot Amazona vlnacea Change the English name from Vinaosous Parrot to Vlnaceous-breasted Parrot. 7B0170 Philippine Scope-Owl Ours megalotis Is split into three species 780170 Philippine Scope-Ow1 {Opus mega-of!s], 780171 Everett's Scope-Owl (Otus everelfi), and 700172 Negros Scope-owl (Ofus nigrorum). Also, subspecies boholensis is synonymlzed with everett. Philippines 2004 (2) is labelled rifgrorum and shows the dwaracteristlo white eyestrlpe. Philippines 2010 (2) remain rnegalotlfs. 780680 Mindanao Eagle-owl Mlmlfzuku gumeyi The Mindanao Eagle-owl is embedded within the genus Opus. The English name is changed to Giant Scope-Owl, and the soientitio name is changed to Opus gurneys. 830170 Great Eared-nlghtjar Eurostopodus macrotfs This species is rerrloved to the genus Lyncomis. 830250 Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus caroflnensls and B30270 Greater Antillean Nlghtlar Caprimulgus cubanensfs become genus Antrostomus.

March 2013 Van. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 106 860970 Gllttarlrlg-bellied Emerald Chlorostllbcm auraoventris The correct scientific name for Glilterlng- bellied Emerald is Chforostifbon lucidus. not Chiorostilbon aureovsnfris. 863210 Calliope Hummingbird Stellwa calliope The genus Steihule Is merged into the genus Selesphorus, and so the sdentitk name of Calliope Hummingbird becomes Selesphorus cafficlpe. 890160 Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithece Revise the English name of Black-backed Klngflsher to Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher. 890190 Rufeus-backed Kingfisher Ceyx ru6dorsa Revise the English name of Rufouehacksd Klngflsher to Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher. 090200 Variable Kingfisher Ceyx Lepidus Revise the English name of Variable Kingfisher to Variable Dwarf-Kirrgisher. 800360 Whlte-throeted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensfs Subsp-ecies gufarfs is elevated to species rank as 890361 Brown~breasted Kingfisher [Halcyon gulanls). Philippines 2007 becomes H. Gularis on grounds of range and smaller white area on upper breast. All other issues remain H smymensls. e20170 Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops vlrfdfs Subspecies americenus is elevated to species rank as 920171 Rufous-crowned Beefeater (Merops am ericanus}. All species on stamps (ell Singapore) remain M.virldis - by range. 1042000 Common Flameback Dinopiumjavanense Subspecies everett' is elevated to species rank as 1042010 Spot-throated Flareback (Dlnopium evereltl}. All Philippine issues become D.everettf. All other issues remain D.javanense. 1042030 Greater Flareback Chrysocolapfes fucldus Is split into six species: 1042030 Greater Flareback (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus, also Including subspecies socialis, chersonesus, and andrews}; 1042032 Javan Flameback (Chrysocolaptes strlctus, also Including subspecies kangeenensis); 1042033 Luzon Flameback [Chrysocolaptes haemafrfbon); 1042034 Yellow-faced Flameback (Chrysocolaptes xanfhocephalus); 1042035 Buff-spotted Flameback [Chrysocolapfes lucius, also Including subspecies rufopunctafus and montanus); and 1042036 Red-headed Flameback (Chtysocolaptes erytnrocephalus). All examples on stamps become 1042030 Greater Flsmeback {Chrysoeolaptes gurfacftstatus based on range and head markings. 1092030 Scale-backed Antblrd Wlllisornis poedlfnows Su bspecies nrgngula and vidua are elevated to species rank as 1092030 Xlngu Scale-backed Antblrd lwllllsomis vidua) Also, the English name fer Willfsomfs poeofllnofus Is changed from Scale-badced Antbird to Common Scale-backed Antbird. The only example on stamps Ls Meyreau 2111 which remains P.poecJHnofus as inscribed. 1150550 Thrush-like Schiftomis Schiffornls furdina is split into time species: 1150553 Ollvaeeous J Schlffomts {Schifl'omis dh/aces). 1150501 Northam Schiffomts (Schtfiurnls veraepaels). 1150504 Foothill Schlffornls (Schiffomis aenea), 1150502 Rufous-wlnged Schiffomls (Sehlffornis stanornyncha}, and 1150500 Brown-winged Schiffomls {Schiffornls turdlna). The only example on stamps is Surinam 2011 M'lich remains Slurdlna (by range) and is renamed Brown-winged Schiffornls. 1100080 Banded Pitta Pitts guyana Is split into three species: 1180081 Malayan Banded-Pitta (Pitts Irena), 1180082 Bornean Banded-Pitta (Pitts schwaneri). and 1180080 Javan Banded-Pitta (pure guqfanal. There are two examples on stamps: Malaysia 19B5 and 2005. The former becomes P.schwamen because it shows only a small area of blue belly, The latter shows an orarngy eyebrow more extensive blue belly. becoming P.irena. 1250220 New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrlke Coracfna analls Change the genus to Analisoma 1250240 Blue Cuckoo-shrlke Corrina azures Change the genus to Cyanograucafus.

Page 707 FIJGHT March 2013 vi. 27 ND. 3 12503100 Clcadabird Corrina tanufros trls Re-name as Common Clcadablrd Edolieoma fenuirostre. Subspecles admlralltatis and salomorris of this species are elevated to species status as Manus Clcadablrd Edotisoma admlrallfatls and Nlakira Clcadablrd Edolisorna salomonis, respectively. The only examples on stamps are Palau 1990 and Micronesia 1991 and they remain E.tenuirosl'ris by range. 1380440 Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guftata Change the genus to Geokichfe. 1380950 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichfa Hts ipsirupa Correct the spelling of the species name from Ntslpslrupa to Iitsitsirupa. 1401060 Eastern Ollvaceous Warbler Hlppolafs pallida and 1401110 African Yellow Warbler Cnloropeta netelensls Change the genus to dune. 1401130 Papyrus Yellow Warbler Chlo rope ta graciliroslris Papyrus Yellow Warbler lflhlorepeta gracilirostris) is placed in the rncnotypic genus Calamonasfides, and revised to 'Papyrus Yellow-Warbler". 1440030 Blue-heeded Faritall Rhipidura cyaniceps Is split into three species, 1440030 Blue-headed Fantail Rh ipldura cjraniceps, 1440031 Tables Fantall {Rnipidura saul), and 1440032 Vlsayan Fantail [RrUpldura aibfvenrrfsl. The only example en stamps is Phllipplrles 1992 which remains Rqnanlceps. by default. 14T0270 Golden Whistler Pac hycephala pecforalis This species oenlalns 64 sub-species, spread over Indonesia, Australia and the Western Pacific. Elght groups of sub-specles have been split off, leaning the residue as Ppectolralis. The new species (with attendant stamp issues ldenllfied mainly by range and 1nscription)are: 1470271 Black-chlnned Whistler p. Mentalls, 14T0272 Yellow-throated Whistler Rmechrerhyncha 1470273 Rusty»breasted Whistler P.i'ulvotincl'a, 1470274 Bismarck Whistler P.F:itreogaster and 1470275 Oriole whlstlsr P.or1toloides (All Solomon Islands issues). 1470276 Rennell Whistler p.f'emlnlne 1470277 White-throated Whistler P.viUensls (Fiji 1995), 1470278 Fill Whistler P.greeffi! (Micronesia 2004). 1470300 Black-tailed Whlstler, P.me!anua receives Golden Whistler sub-species fergussortls. All ether Issues remain Golden Whistler P.pec1oraUs. 1470500 Morningblrd Cnlluricincla tenebrosa is transferred to the genus Pachycephala, 1490320 Chestnut-capped Leughlngthrush Garrulax mitratus is split into two species, Chestnut- capped Laughlngthrush (Garrulax stratus) and 1490321 Chestnut-hooded Laughlngthrush {Garrulax rreeoheri). The only example on stamps is Grenada 1999 (issue for Australia is). It remains G milratus. Glreacherl shows a full chestnut hood, coming further forward on the head. POHNPEI RAIN FOREST J ..l.r.l.u.I. (hall nu 1.»ur4».'.l15wu.

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|' 1490550 Red~face~d Lioclchle Llocichfe phoenlcea is split into two species, Red-faced Lloclchla (Lioclcnfa pnoenlfceej and 1490551 Scarlet-faced Lie-clchla (Lloclchfa rlpponl}. The only examples on stamps are Bhutan 1968 81 1969. These remain Lphoenicle by range. 1660210 Purple-naped Sunbird Hypo g ramma hypogrammlcum becomes Arachnofhera hypogrammicum. Change the English name from Purple-naped Sunbird to Purplemeped Spiderhunter. 1661240 Llttle Splderhunter Arachnothere longirostra Subspecies flamrrllfera and randi are split as 16*B1241 Orange-tufted Splderhunter Aracnnothera fie mmifera. Also. subspecies dilrMbr is split as 1061242 Pale Spiderhunter (Arachnothera drrurror). The only example on stamps is Bhutan 1989, which remains Alonglroslra by range and lack of orange pectoral feathers , 1760230 Common Fiscal Lanius collar's is split Into two species, Northern Fiscal (Lanius humerals) and Southern Fiscal (Lands collar's) The only example on stamps is Zimbabwe 1992 which becomes Southern Flscal L.collaris, by range. 1870160 Princess Stephanie's Astrapla Astreple stephaniae Revise the English name from Princess Slephanle's Astrapia to Stephanle's Astrapia.18li'0190 Carola's Parotia Parotla Carolee Subspecies berfepschl is elevated to species rank as 1070191 Bronze perotia {Parotia berlepschl). The three examples of this bird-of-paradise on stamps are from Papua New Guinea, 19?'3. 1992 and 1993. They remain P.carolae. P.beriepschi has more heavily bronzed plumage and lacks the eye ring. 1870290 Black-billed Sicklebill Epimachus afbertisi Change the genus to Drepanomis. 1870340 Wallar.:e's Standardwing Semioprera walled! Revise the English name from Wallace's Standerdwing lo Standardwing Bird-of-paradise. 1910021 Italian Sparrow Passer italiae There is widespread recognition that spsrrows (Passer) of the Italian peninsula represent a population that originated from hybridisation between 1910020 House Sparrow (Passer do mes!lcus} and 1910030 Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispanloifensis). Clements now reoognlze Italian Sparrow (Passer Hellas). with range "Italien Peninsula, Corsica, Siolly. and Crete". P.ii'a!fae males shew s chestnut crown and while cheeks. All examples on stamps remain Rdomesticus. Or Rhispanidensis as hitherto. 1930060 Gray-heeded Negrofinch Nigrita can ic apillus Change Me English narrate to Gray-headed Nlgrlta. 1900200 Purple Finch Cairpoefacus purpureus and 1960210 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Change the genus to Heemorhous. 1961170 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrnuls pyrrhula The subspecies rnurtrra Is elevated to species rank as 1961171 Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhuia murine). All stamps Issued by Azores become P.rnunna.

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Page 109 FUGHT March 2013 VOL 27 ND. 3 IDENTIFICATION PARADE As members are invited to write to me on any point concerning the identification or description of new issues no matter how tentative their judgment may be; confirmation is sought especially for alternative identifications in the 'CORREC TiONS' section and 'BTI these in the 'GUERIES' section of this feature as Wei! as br identifications marked with a '?' in the New Issue Hating. Corrections are expressed in terms of Clements 5th edition (C5) no matter what reference numbers and names are used by the contributors. r continue to refer ase to Howard a Meera (1980) (HM) numbers, Roger Chapman

naninn_--uuu-p-----n-n-nuu u¢-u---~--u----4 CORRECTIONS ISSUE COUNTRY VALUE NUMBER IDENTIFICA new SOURCE F2at2 SOUTH AFRICA or 301720 (C5) CROWNED EAGLE, 30156 (HM) Harpyhafiaetus coronatus Cornecfed to: 302350 (C5) CROWNED HAWK-EAGLE. 30216 (HM) Stephanoetus coronatus KS FEE!-4 CURACAO 2012 30043 250010 (05) AMERICAN FLAMINGO, 25001 (HM) Phoenlcuptarus rubber Date correction to: 11.4.11 KS F26f4 IRAN 14.12.11 w.w.F. Native owls. The single stamps have a white frame while those in the sheet do net. F2644 MOZAMBIQUE 20.8.11 Eagles - Sheet of 6. 16m 302050 (05) LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE, 30t90 (HM) Aquffe pomarfna and 66m 302070 (05) TAWNY EAGLE. 30192 (HM) Aquila rape/ The Identliicstlons have been transposed and :should be reversed. KS F27f2 MOZAMBIQUE 30.4.12 Extinct birds of Africe 66m 461130 (05) ALLEN'S GALLINULE. 43110 (HM) Pofjnhyrmb 8f,fgn} Cornacfed to: 5100 (05) REUNION GALLINULE, EXTINCT Perphyrio ceerulescens KS Sources: KS Kj'ef!SF:haming n ** _.- -vi I »1 l \ II I ' uunn4l»'u*ot1 in »1111 'u»l-il l4»o1\1 . _.l Tllill Au-.¢.Llilh A-HTAHU dnuun ri,pqln1.¢. or

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March 2013 Vol. 27 No. 3 FLIGHT Page 110 NEW ISSUE LISTING CLEMENTS 5th edition {C5} numbering but with names from CLEHENTS 6th edition (GB) where different C5 Ho. I-l&M(19*8l}]

AZERBAIJAN 5.11.12 Poultry. Shirt of Ev 109 270000 Domestic Goo=se 27000 209 350010 Wild To rkey Mbmeagds gadlvwaw 35001

B525 309 380000 Domestic Poultry 35000 409 390030 H-almated Guinoafowl Numida nwieagds 35207 LH- 5051 270870 Mallard Ants piafyrhynchos 27079 EDS 380560 C-ommon Quail Cofurnb: cotumix 35116

BAHRAIN 16.12.10 National day. iv. too, 200 & 25Df {diff.} 720001 Peace Dove 65000

BAHRAIN 16.12.11 National day. 1 of as. 2001 ?20001 Peace Dove 66000

BELGIUM 16.4.12 Pets. 2 of self-adhesive booklet of 10. 1 (National) 1960750 Island Canary Sertnus cananfa 163007 1 (Naibnrlal) 741020 Budgerigar Meiopsiilfacus undwafus 69075

lH9I'H BURUNDI 31.8.12 Air pollution and birds. Sheet of 4 + MS. 10li'0f 760150 Common Cuckoo Cucufus canons ?1014 10?Ctf 430130 Whoc-ping Crane Grus americana 40006 3000f 3443440 Great Curassow Crux rubra 3-4037 ggggf 1950580 Red Siskirl Sinus cuculllaw 163048 T50'Clf MS ?3'D1-40 Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacarua sullphurea 68008

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CHAD 3.9.12 Seabirds and lighthouses. dv. Also, each stamp exists alone on a sheet. March March :-so-0f 160020 Cape Gan net Moms eapsnsfs 1600Q 300f 170340 Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrooomx metanoleuc-os 17026

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CHINA [HONG KONG] 30.9.00 Wetlands. Sheet of 2v. Stamp Imprint "2DDO". Originals listed in F1zf1. $1.30 2020290 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza auneoia 154027 $2.50 a surrounds 620520 Great Knot Cafidris Ne rnfinostris 58064

CHINA (HONG KONG) 30.9.00 Wetlands. Sheet of 2v. Stamp imprint "2004J". Originals listed In F1 ZH . $3.10 270730 Falcated Duck Anas fafcata 27069

FLIGHT FLIGHT $5 240310 Black-faced Spoonbill Pfafafea mirror 24029

CHINA IPO) 2-.3.12 Joint issue with Israel. 2v. 1y20 1310010 Bohemian Warxwing BombywcuMla Q-8n'g{U8 124001 mo 720001 Peace Dove e6000

CHINA (TAIWAN) 22.11.12 Ancient Chinese painting. Bran Wen jin. sheer of as. $5 1890450 Azure-winged Magpie Qfanopica cygnus 175061 1310030 Japanese Waxwing Bvmbycalfa iavnonba 124002 $10 1250790 Scarlet Minlvet Pericnzmcutus Hammers 119068 1961210 Yellow-billed Grosbeak §~E58&'°*"'* migratory 163114

sub-species 'minor' 1600380 Great Tlt Pams fftaivt 1450133 1491990 Red-billed Leiothrbt Lewiolhrix lures 132193 120015

0525 1260180 Light-/vented bulbul Pymwnnoum sinensis $12 1381100 Eurasian Blackbird Turufus merufa 130267'

ZH- 1710220 Japanese Whiteeye Zosfenups japurlfcus 152002 1890450 Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopuica cygnus 175051 1960450 Common Redpoll Acanthus flan mea 163063 The right-hand border of this 3-stamp minisheet shows a faded image of the birds on the $70 sheet listed bdofw. CHINA {T,e.rwAn) 22.11.12 Ancient Chinese painting. Bien Wen jin. MS. $?0 1381100 Eurasian Blackbird Turdus remly 13-0257 1250790 Scarlet Miniver FEff{2J*DGDtU»5 fiammeus w9068 1490170 Black-thrnated Laughlngthrush Gamriax cNlnensis '132155 1890450 Azure-winged Magpie Cyannpica cyrus 175061 2 1310030 Japanese Waxwing BombymVa japonica 124002 q;m -a. 1380150 Rufous-tailed Rock -Thrush Monhlc:1oMa saxanws 130188 -a. u 1421800 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsydrus saularis 130079 1900430 Crested Myrna Acrfdouheves GJ'lls!watsHus 166092 1380120 Rufous-tailed Rock -Thrush Mon¢1'cuu'a sawatlWs 130188 1910190 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer monfanus 155038

CHRISTMAS ISLAND 1.11.12 Christmas. zv. 55c. $1.60 {diff.) cartoon 190020 Chri8flm8s Island Frigateblrd Fnegata andrews 19002

cHRlsTuAs ISLIMID 1.11.12 Christmas. MS. 55c: & $1.60 In ms 190020 Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrews 19002 In slurrounds: 740000 Species of Parrot 69000 140030 whine-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon fepturus 14003

'?? species 160080 Red-footed Booby Suns sea 16008 IHSITJ IHSITJ CHRISTMAS ISLMID 1.11.12 Christmas. Self-adhesive booklet of 5. so: 190020 Christmas Island Frlgateblrd Fnegata andnsuw 19002

REPUBLIC 191112 Endemic birds. Shed of 10 + 2 labels. noIa:nlcAr4 .-* . it L'.~ _.-.n .' 5 re B30280 Greater Antillean Nightjar Anfnzastramus cubanensis ?ao24 _ 20p 1152390 Hispaniolan Pewee Continuous hfspanriMsnsis 108152 sUb-ap 2-I_ 20p 2010610 Black-crowned Palm-Tanagsr pnéenmuphnus paknarum 157062 \-----.» 162039 20p 2040570 Hispaniohn Orlole \ uterus domrhiceflsis March S 20p 1960399 Hispaniolan Cros8bill Loxfa mevanfasa 153106 s-Jb'3`»==_ --

20p 2010540 Eastern Chat-Tanager Cafyptophiius frugivwus 157054 »-_-.

2013 20p 721491 whim-fmnted Quail-Dove Geofrygon Ieucometopia 66142 sub-ag.-' 4-* J 157102 I -.- 20p 2011160 Hispaniolarl Spindalis spindaas dominiuensis .5-1?ii . ` H'

Vol. J - 1890950 Palm Cow Corvus pa imarum 175093 209 .v"""""' -l".` _.J 27 20p 770120 Asher-fanned owl Two QISUGGIDS 72002 aub-sp. No. Labs unidentified

3 Label unidgntiied

FALKL1HlJ'»ID ISLANDS 14.12.12 Colour In nature. 2 of set of 4. 30p 200370 "'1d-crowned Night-Heron Nycficorax nymbmorax 201123 75p 7'81870 =-.norteared Owl Asia #amadeus 7312? 2.11.12 .layaway for penguins. I'S. 70040 Amelia Penguin Fygroscalfs anlelfae T004 __._ F

GREUILT BRITAIN 6.11.12 Christmas. 1 of set of 7. Selhadhesive. Also 1 of 7 In olg us.

March March £1.28 cartoon with star 1421250 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 130031

GUINEA 30.8.12 Gandhi. 1 of shed of 3. 2013 2013

200CHJf 381530 Indian (Common) Peafowl Pave Cf'i-SI8IIIS 35202 VOL VOL GUINEA-BISSAU 10.4.12 Lighthouses Set oi4 + MS.

27 27 500f 670300 Audouin's Gull lchthyaefus a¢JdowmT 62011

No. No. sour 680050 Sandwich Tem Thafasseus sandWmensis 62083

3 3 500f 680140 Common Tam Stems hiraundo 62055 500f 680340 Whiskered Tern Ch ATdONi8S hybrids 62047 2'l:!I0'l:!If MS 680050 Sandwich Tam Thalasseus sandvioensis 62083

GUINEA-BISSJULU 10.4.12 Waterbirds. 5-Bt of 4 + MS. 5oof 240240 Glossy Ibis Piegadis faiczinsrius 24024 soot 620180 Common Snipe Gahflnago QaHM=s.2O 55051 SEIDEL' 620450 Common Greenshank M1198 nenurarna 58017 '500f 271070 Garglaney Aras quefquaduia 27093 15001 FLIGHT FLIGHT 2000f MS 150010 Great White Pelican Pellecanus onocrulahns

INDIA 16.10.12 Biodiversity. 2 of set of dv Also In sheet form. 5r 330120 Nicobar Scrubfowl Megalpodius nfcobarfensvls 33001 sub-sp. S 5r 1490531 Bug un Liocichla Uodchia bugunomm 132 NEW an-D-* 5

IRELAIIID 9.8.12 Definitive. Animals & marine life 1 of strip of 4. Self-a4:lhashre. 320250 Eurasian Kestrel Falco finnuncurus 32028

Konan {NORTH] 30.6.12 Set of 3. (As booklet listed nn F2w2.)

19600-30 8rambling - Fringilia monrifringilfa 163003 1710200 Chesmut-flanked White-eye Zosnerops efythmp.l'eurus 152001

90w 1951330 Long-tailed Rosefinch Ufagus sibkicus 163077 .-1_-~

MOROCCO Wed 9.10.12 iv. Joint issue with Qatar. 8.4-0d 320620 Peregrine Falcon Falco p6r6gHnus 32060

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""ngloaAln B»QuE 30.4.12 Extinct birds. Sheet of 6 4- MS. L .. S' _. _'Him 1030 Reunion Starling Fregllupus varies EXTINCT I"T6m T650 Guadeloupe Amazon AFUBZDHB viufacea EXTINCT S _,.--*'fE»m 1380730 Kamas My8desfes myadestinus EXTINCT S MOLHLM BIQUE 30.4-.12 Extinct birds. Sheet nil + MS. (continued) *,,»»"'66M :a-100 Pallas's Cormorant Phatacfvcnrax peuf.-spicrMarxls EXTINCT ..,..-""'56m 5900 Rodriguez Solitaire Pezophaps suhiarrka E)-=rrlncT *.,.-456m 461120 Takahe PD~rpf7t*i=1' manr=e1W 43113 '75M MS T610 Jamaican Green-and-yt Macaw Are ef).-Thtucephab EXTINCT

aBed MOZAMBIQUE 30.4.12 Extinct birds. Sheet of 8 + HS. /f 15m 1060 Lesser Kea-Finch Rnuman8nuws Haviceps EKTINCT

so /16m 9910 Kosrae Starling Apiunis corvzina EIHCTINCT I1EITI 1040 Benin Grosbeak ChaunopnocNus ferreonostws EXTINCT /16m 9700 Kioea Chaetifa augwsqpruma EK'I'1NCT /16M 103-0 Reunion Starling Fregitupus Darius E>=rrlncT /16m 1080 Kg-na Grosbeak Chinddops kana EXTINCT /92m 1110 Ula-ai-hawane Cfridops Anna EJ-FFINCT /92rn 8500 Benin Thrush Zoofhera rerreusnris EXTINCT /175m MS 9400 Robust White-eye Eolstemps stemus EXTINCT

nodoz¢u»\BH:uE 30.4.12 Extinct animals. 1 a sheet of B. /see 5700 Great Auk PirrgWnus .fmpennls EXTINCT

JJ4sn=: MOZAMBIQUE 30.6.12 1 of sheet of6 + MS. 16m 6.50150 Arctic Tam Soma parsdisaea 52055 175m ms 680150 llLrc'tic Tem Srema paradisaea 62056

MOZAIJUIBICIUE 30.6.12 Dean Arthur Amadcm (ornithologist). Sheet of 6 + MS. 1E+m 300410 Stellar Sea Eagle Hatiasetus peragicus 30040 16m 300830 Northern (Hen) Harrier Circus cyaneus 30077 16m 301740 Roadside Hawk Ruporm3 magnirnstnfs 30161 Et-Em 301360 Groper's Hawk Aaclomer nooperfi 30132 March 300030 Norther (Hen) Harrier Circus cyxaneus 3007? 66m 30000-0 white-tailad Eagle Harfaeetus arbmfffa 3-0039

2013 EBm 301420 Northern Gorshawk Ampmef .gentiles 30088 1?5m MS 301330 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accfpihar shriatus 30104 Vol.

5.6.12 Definitive. iv. 27 480010 Kagu Rhlmochetos justus 45-001 .-_ ND. J?

3 23.9.12 ?1 of sheet of 3.

/' 110f 18904300 Fruit Courvus moneduforties 17507T In surrounds: 6843110 am Sterna sumatraina 62064 890610 hngfnsher Todframphu: Sanctus 84057 250011 Qlamingo pngenfgwlems rose's 25001 sub-sp. o

NEWZEJULLJUHHD 4.7.12 Tiki tour. 2 of sheet of2I:L TUG 740540 Kna Henna' notabMs 69001

70~C 100020 Royal Albatross Diomedea epomopnora 10002 March March u;c§mlRAGuA 2012 Rlo San Juan. 2 of sheet of 6v 11 »1400r 851690 Steely-vented Hummingbird Amazfffa sauoernoNel 81154 ¢-I-"* 2013 2013 S

5ODor 200130 Great Egfgt Andea al'ba 20049 Vol Vol QATAR 9.10.12 Joint issue with Morocco. iv.

27 27 zara 320620 Peregrine Falcon Falco perugdnus 32060 No. No.

SERBIA 3.9.12 Writers. 1 of sat of 3. 3 3 2nd 1891040 Carrlun Crow Cufvus GDFDLIZIE 175097

SINGAPORE 21.11.12 Joint haw with Brunei. 1 of set of 2. Also 1 of sheet of 3. $1 1660940 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugwiads 151047

SOUTH AFRICA 20.4.12 National symbols. 1 of sheet of B. 430D40 Blue Crane Anthmpoldes paradiseus 40013

SOUTH AFRICA 12.7.12 The big 5. Self*adhesive booklet. 2 (different parfsl of 2 sorts of 5. Airmail postcard 1901130 Rad-billed Oxpecker Bwphagus eryduorhyndvus 166105

_of . SOUTH. AFRICA 10.B.12 Sunbirds. Sheet Of 2 sis of 5.

lHE}IT:.f .:tAsk 1660870 White-brielSted Sunbird Cinnynfs falarafa 151066 /EASL 1660890 Dusky Sunbird Cirtnj.-'.ris fuscus 151058 1660580 Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi 151063 25 166-D040 Plain-backed Sunbird Annhreptes raftrh novi 151003 -F-_ F I"lsL 1660170 Collared Sunbird Hedydlpna collar's 151016

SYRIA 2012 Eagle iv 4 @£5o (do.} 302130 Garden Eagle Aquila chqnsaefos 30196

UGANDA 8.11.12 Secretarybird. Sheet of 4 + ms. 34005 310010 Secretary-bird Sagdtadus senuenfanls 31001 allied 3-4005 310010 Secretary-bird Sagittarius sefpenradus 231001

QU 41005 3100t0 Secretary-bird SagWfarius sefpenrarfus 31001 41005 310010 Secretary-bird Sagdharius sementarius 31001 83005 MS a In surrounds 310010 Secrecy-b-ird Saguitadus S€'J']5!€'!lfEI"f-(JB 31001 UGANDA 8.11.12 Birds of prey, Sheet of 4 + HS. 3400s 300470 Egyptian Vulture Neounnron percnopterus 30044 3-4005 300510 Ruappelfs Griffon Gap# mewwflw 30050 'It 41005 399510 Vulturine Guineafowl AcfyNffum vuftwfnum 35211

41005 300470 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopferus 30044 117 117 8300 MS 300610 Rueppell's Griffon GPPS meppeMfi 30050 In suirounds 300470 Egyptian Vulture Neophmn pemnopterus 30044

UGANDA 8.11.12 4100s 310010 Sagittarius serpentarius 31001 41005 310010 Sagiffarfus semenradus 31001 41005 310010 Sagittarius sefpentarius 31001 4100s 310010 SagufUarfus seriuentanbs 31001

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FAROE ISUUWDS 24.9.12 Street Art. 2 of 4 designs.

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