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INDEX OF AUTHORS

Andrews, M. & Brickhill, T...... 115 Ley, A.J ... 77 Appleby, G., Farnes, R., & Griffith, M. 34 Loyn, R.H...... 128 Beruldsen, G.R. ; & Uhlenbut, K. 3 McAllan, I.A.W. .... 43 , 79, 175 Britton, P.L. , & Britton, H.A... 349 McCrie, N. 91 Brooker, B., & Saffer, V.... 302 McNabb, E.G ...... 267 Campbell, B., & Rose, A.B. 349 Mees, G.F...... 132 Carmichael, G.G...... ·' . 84 Olsen, J. , & Stevenson, E. 205 Carter, M...... 344 Peter, LM ...... 120 --, Farnes, R., & Pamment, N. 21 Quin, B.R., & Reid, A.J...... 250 Chan, K.. II Robinson, D...... 171 Collins, P...... 130 Rose, A.B ...... 327, 339 -- & Jessop, R...... 126, 298 Scambler, E ...... • .. . 219 --, -- & Minton, C. . 217 Secomb, D .. 75 Courtney, J...... 236 Silveira, C.E ...... 96 Czechura, G.V., & Czechura, R.E. 41 Smith, L.F...... • . . . 78 Davis, W.E. Jr, & Recher, H.F. 303 Smith, L.H...... 85, 169 Debus, S.J .S...... 46, 82 , Taylor, P. , & Taylor, P .. 39 87, 114, 133, 167, 235, 260, 300, 305, 352, 353 Traill, B.J., Collins, E. , Peake, P. , & Evison, S. , & Daly , G.... 165 Jessup, S. . 309 Eyre, T.J. & Schulz, M...... 296 Tremont, S. 79 Ford, H.A. 173 Tzaros, C.L...... 221 Franklin, D.C. , & Alley, J.C. . . . . 71 van Tets, G.F. , Sim, R. , & West, D.. 88 Frith, C.B. , Frith, D.W, & McCullough, Watson, D.M...... 166 M...... 49 Wood, K.A...... 58, 68, 152, 211 Gosper, D.G. & Gosper, C.R. . . 255 Wright, A.J., Jaensch, R., Woinarski, J. , Gynther, I. C...... 145 & Soulos, P . ... 110 Hodgon, J. 332 Zinunermann, U.M .. 161 Kavanagh, R.P., Debus, S.J.S., Rose, A.B. , & Turner, R.J. . 137

INDEX bF SPECIES

The scientific and common names used in this index for Australian are those of The and Species of Birds of Australia and Its Territories (Christidis & Boles 1994) and of the RAOU Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds vols l-3 (Marchant & Higgins 1990, 1993; Higgins & J)avies 1996) . Where synonyms have been used in this volume for either scientific or common names they are shown in brackets. For extra-limital birds the names used are those of the text or where either scientific or common names have been omitted those of A Checklist of the Birds of the World, Edward S. Gruson, Collins, 1976, are used. Minor dif(erences in spelling, if any, have been disregarded. The species names are arranged in alphabetical order of genera. Only the first reference in any one paper is listed except where there is a tabular list, or lists, which includes the names of all birds mentioned in the paper, when this is the reference used.

ACANTHAGENYS ACANTffiZA cont'd rufogularis Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater pusilla Brown Thornhill 72 17, 224, 319 reguloides Buff-rurnped Thornhill ACANTHIZA 223, 320 chrysorrhoa Yellow-rurnped Thornhill uropygialis Chestnut-rurnped Thornhill 22, 224, 320 320 lineata Striated Thornhill . 17, 223, 320 ACANTHORHYNCHUS nana Yellow Thornhill tenuirostris Eastern Spinehill 224, 320 14 , 321 AUSTRALIAN 358 INDEX OF SPECIES WATCHER

ACCIPITER APUS cirrhocephalus CoUared Sparrowhawk affinis House Swift 222, 315 41 fasciarus Brown Goshawk pacificus Fork-tailed Swift 126, 315 6, 41 novaehollandiae Grey Goshawk AQUILA 126, 315 audax Wedge-tailed Eagle ACRIDOTHERES 3, 292, 315 javanicus White-vented Myna gurneyi Gurney's Eagle 63 4 tristis Common Myna ARDEA • 58, 68, pl. 19, 341, 346 alba Great Egret ACROCEPHALUS 132, 149, 314 stentoreus Clamorous Reed-Warbler ibis Cattle Egret 324 314 AEGOTHELES interrnedia Intermediate Egret cristarus Australian Owlet-nightjar 314 296, 319 pacifica White-necked Heron 314 ALAUDA arvensis Skylark ARDEOTIS australis Australian Bustard 323 185, 316 ALCEDO ARTAMUS azurea Azure KingfiSher cinereus Black-faced WoodswaUow 319 323 ALECTURA cyanopterus Dusky Woodswallow lath ami Australian Brush-turkey 323 3, 296 leucorynchus White-breasted Woodswallow ALISTER US 322 scapularis Australian King-Parrot personatus Masked Woodswallow 317 322 superciliosus White-browed Woodswallow AMAURORNIS 322 olivaceus Bush-hen 4 ATRICHORNIS clamosus Noisy Scrub-bird AMBLYORNIS II macgregoriae Macgregor's Bowerbird 49 AYTHYA subalaris Streaked Bowerbird australis Hardhead 49 314 AMYTORNIS BIZIURA barbatus Grey Grasswren lobata Musk Duck 183 313 ANAS BURHINUS castanea Chestnut Teal grallarius Bush Stone-curlew 313 pl. 52, 317 gracilis Grey Teal BUTORIDES 36, 128, 313 striatus Striated Heron platyrhynchos Mallard 145, 349 313 CACATUA rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler galerita Sulphur-i:rested Cockatoo 313 162, 238, 248, 274, 317 superciliosa Pacific Black Duck leadbeateri Major Mitchell's Cockatoo 313 238 ANHINGA pastinator Western Corella melanogaster Darter 238 314 roseicapilla Galah 140, 205 , 238, 317, 346 ANSERANAS sanguinea Little Corella semipalmata Magpie Goose 242 3 tenuirostris Long-billed Corella ANTHOCHAERA 242 carunculata Red Wattlebird CACOMANTIS 14, 320, 348 castaneiventris Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo chrysoptera Little Wattlebird 5 14, 348 flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo ANTHUS 5, 233, 318 novaeseelandiae Richard's Pipit variolosus Brush Cuckoo 23, 323 318 APHELOCEPHALA CALIDRIS leucopsis Southern Whiteface acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 79, 320 316 VOLUME 16 INDEX OF SPECIES 359

CALLOCEPHALON CHTHONICOLA fimbriatum Gang-gang Cockatoo sagittata Speckled Warbler 236, 305, 317 pl. 43 , 221, pl. 46 , 319 CALYPTORHYNCHUS CINCLORAMPHUS banksii Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo cruralis Brown Songlark 239 324 baudinii Long-billed Black-Cockatoo matbewsi Rufous Songlark 245 324 funereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo CINCLUS 243, 317 cinclus Conunon Dipper funereus funereus 163 Northern Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo CIRCUS 244 approximans Swamp Harrier funereus xantbanotus 3, 126, 168, 315 Southern Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo assimilis Spotted Harrier 245 126, 167 , 186, 315 lathami Glossy Black-Cockatoo cinereus Cinereous Harrier 239 168 latirostris Short-billed Black-Cockatoo cyaneus Hen Harrier 240 168 CARDUELIS ranivorus African Marsh Harrier carduelis European Goldfinch 168 323 CISTICOLA chloris European Greenfinch exilis Golden-headed Cisticola 22, 63 10 CEREOPSIS CLIMACTERIS novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose picumnus Brown Treecreeper 88 15 , 226, 319 CERTHIONYX COLLOCALIA niger Black Honeyeater spodiopygius White-rumped Swiftlet 166, 321 41 variegatus Pied Honeyeater vanikorensis Uniform Swiftlet 321 6 CHARADRIUS COLLURICINCLA alexandrinus Kentisb harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush 91, pl. 27 15 , 143 , 169, 224, 322 leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover 91 COLUMBA mongolus Lesser Sand Plover Iivia Rock Dove 91 65 , 317 peronii Malaysian Plover oenas Stock Dove 91 128 ruficapillus Red-capped Plover CORACINA 91, pl. 27 novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike CHENONETTA 322 jubata Australian Wood Duck papuensis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 300, 313 226, 322 tenuirostris Cicadabird CHERAMOECA 10, 322 leucosternus White-backed Swallow 181 , 323 CORCORAX melanorhamphos White-winged Chough CHLAMYDERA 159, 323 cerviniventris Fawn-breasted Bowerbird 49 CORMOBATES guttata Western Bowerbird leucophaeus White-throated Treecreeper 50 14, 224, 319 lauterbachi Yellow-breasted Bowerbird CORVUS 49 coronoides Australian Raven maculata Spotted Bowerbird 77' 80, 230, 305, 323 49, pl. 13-14, pl. 16-17 mellori Little Raven nuchalis Great Bowerbird 77 ' 79, pl. 23, 274, 323, 348 49, pl. 15-17 orru Torresian Crow CHRYSOCOCCYX 77 , 305 basalis Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo tasmanicus Forest Raven 224, 318 77 lucidus Shining Bronze-Cuckoo COTURNIX 226, 318 pectoralis Stubble Quail minutillus Little Bronze-Cuckoo 186, 313 5 ypsilophora Brown Quail osculans Black-eared Cuckoo 313 233 , 318 CRACTICUS russatus Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo nigrogularis Pied Butcherbird 5 323 AUSTRALIAN 360 INDEX OF SPECIES BIRD WATCHER

CRACTICUS cont'd ENTOMYZON quoyi Black Butcherbird cyanotis Blue-faced Honeyeater 10 pl. 20, 75, 320 torquatus Grey Butcherbird EOPSALTRIA 323, 348 australis Eastern Yellow Robin CUCULUS 15, 169, 302, 321 pallidus Pallid Cuckoo georgiana White-breasted Robin 318 302 pulverulenta Mangrove Robin CYGNUS 8 atratus Black Swan 88, 313 EPTHIANURA albifrons White-fronted Chat CYPSIURUS 22, 36, 321 batasiensis Asian Pabn Swift tricolor Crimson Chat 42 177 DACELO ERYTHROGONYS novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra cinctus Red-kneed Dotterel 152, 274, 296, 319, 344 36, 218, 317 EUGERYGONE DAPHOENOSITTA rubra Garnet Robin chrysoptera Varied Sittella 224, 322 303 EUROSTOPODUS DENDROCYGNA mystacalis White-throated Nightjar eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck 165, 319 313 EURYSTOMUS DICAEUM orientalis Dollarbird hirundinaceum Mistletoebird 15, 319 323 FALCO DICRURUS berigora Brown Falcon bracteatus Spangled Drongo 186, 316 82, pl. 25, 163 cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel 100, 126, 316 DROMAIUS longipennis Australian Hobby novaehollandiae Emu 126, 218, 316 313 peregrinus Peregrine Falcon DUCULA 205, 316 aenea Green Imperial-Pigeon subniger Black Falcon 112 180, 316 bicolor Pied Imperial-Pigeon FALCUNCULUS 5, Ill frontatus Crested Shrike-tit concinna Elegant Imperial-Pigeon 17, 322 110 FULICA myristicivora atra Eurasian Coot Black-knobbed (Spice) Imperial-Pigeon 316 110 pacifica Pacific Imperial-Pigeon GALLINA GO 112 hardwickii Latham's Snipe perspicillata White-eyed Imperial-Pigeon 316 112 megala Swinhoe's Snipe pistrinaria Island Imperial-Pigeon 218 11 2 stenura Pin-tailed Snipe zoeae Zoe Imperial-Pigeon pl. 42, 217 5 GALLINULA tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen ECTOPISTES 148, 316 rnigratorius Passenger Pigeon ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen 175 316 EGRETTA GALLIRALLUS garzetta Little Egret philippensis Buff-banded Rail 120, 314 316 novaehollandiae White-faced Heron GALLUS 121 , 133, 314 gallus Domestic Chicken sacra Eastern Reef Egret 230 120 ELAN US GEOPELIA axillaris Black-shouldered Kite cuneata Diamond Dove 126, 314 218 scriptus Letter-winged Kite striata· Peaceful Dove 126, pl. 29, 314 317 ELSEYORNIS GEOPHAPS melanops Black-fronted Dotterel scripta Squatter Pigeon 22, 36, 218, 317 176 VOLUME 16 INDEX OF SPECIES 361

GERYGONE LARUS fusca Western Gergyone novaehollandiae Silver Gull 319 21 , 36, 212, 317 magnirostris Large-billed Gerygone LATHAMUS 5 discolor Swift Parrot olivacea White-throated Gerygone 318 5, pl. 2, 319 LICHENOSTOMUS palpebrosa Fairy (Black-throated) Gerygone chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater . · 5 13, 76, 224, 32

MICROECA ORIOLUS fascinans Jacky Winter sagittatus Olive-backed Oriole 18, 321 76, 322 griseoceps Yellow-legged Flycatcher OXYURA 8 australis Blue-billed Duck MILVUS 313 migrans Black Kite PACHYCEPHALA 260, 315 in ornata Gilbert's Whistler MIMUS 322 polyglottos Northern Mockingbird pectoralis Golden Whistler 304 15 , 224, 322 rufiventris Rufous Whistler MIRAFRA 14, 322 javanica Singing Bushlark PACHYPTILA 323 belcheri Slender-billed Prion MONARCHA 211 frater Black-winged Monarch crassirostris Fubnar Prion 9 211 MOTACILLA desolata Antarctic Prion alba White Wagtail 211 pl. 1, 21, pl. 7-10 salvini Salvin's Prion cinerea Grey Wagtail 211 21 turtur Fairy Prion citreola Citrine (Yellow-headed) Wagtail 211, pl. 41 21 vittata Broad-billed Prion flava Yellow Wagtail 211 21, 162 PARDALOTUS lugens Black-backed Wagtail punctatus Spotted Pardalote 21 15, 224, 319 MYIAGRA striatus Striated Pardalote cyano1euca Satin Flycatcher 15, pl. 6, 224, 319 322 PASSER inquieta Restless Flycatcher domesticus House Sparrow 18, 226, 322 22, 60, 137' 323, 340, 348 rubecu1a Leaden Flycatcher montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow 322 323 NEOCHMIA PELECANUS temporalis Red-browed Finch conspicillatus Australian Pelican 15, 22, 323 314 PETROICA NEOPHEMA goodenovii Red-capped Robin chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot 321 186, 252 , 318 macrocephala Pied Tit elegans Elegant Parrot 302 318 multicolor Scarlet Robin pulchella Turquoise Parrot 224 , 302, 321 250, 318 phoenicea Flame Robin NINO X 302, 321 connivens Barking Owl rosea Rose Robin 5, pl. 3, pl. 31, 137, 269 , 318, 332, pl. 56, 350 321 novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook PHALACROCORAX 269, 296, 300, 319, 339, 349 carbo Great Cormorant rufa Rufous Owl 314 297 melanoleucos Little Pied Cormorant strenua Powerful Owl pl. 30, 132, 314 142, pl. 49 , 267 , pl. 50, 296, 318 sulcirostris Little Black Cormorant NORTHIELLA 132, 314 haematogaster Blue Bonnet varius Pied Cormorant 141 314 NYCTICORAX PHALAROPUS caledonic\)s Nankeen Night Heron fulicaria Grey Phalarope 148, 314 34, pl. 11 lobatus Red-necked Phalarope NYMPHICUS 36 hollandicus Cockatiel 236, 317 PHAPS chalcoptera Common Bronzewing OCYPHAPS 176, 317 lophotes Crested Pigeon_ histrionica Flock Bronzewing 176, 317 128, pl. 37, 175, pl. 38-39 OREOICA PHASIANUS gutturalis Crested Bellbird colchicus Common Pheasant 322 65 VOLUME 16 INDEX OF SPECIES 363

PHILEMON PORZANA citreogularis Little Friarbird fluminea Australian Spotted Crake 320 316 corniculatus Noisy Friarbird pusilla Baillon's Crake 14, 320 316 tabuensis Spotless Crake PHYLIDONYRIS 316 nigra White-cheeked Honeyeater PROBOSCIGER 8 aterrimus Palm Cockatoo PITIA 238 erythrogaster Red-bellied PSEPHOTUS 8, 39, 161 haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot gumeyi Gurney's Pitta 318 164 iris PSEUDOCHELIDON 161 sirintarae White-eyed River-Martin schneideri Schneider's Pitta 42 164 PSOPHODES sordida Hooded Pitta olivaceus Eastern Whipbird 39, 161 169 soror Blue-rumped Pitta PTILINOPUS 161 regina Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove superba Superb Pitta 4, 298, pl. 51 164 superbus Superb Fruit-Dove versicolor Noisy Pitta 4 8, pl. 12, 39, 161 PTILONORHYNCHUS PLATALEA violaceus Satin Bowerbird flavipes Yellow-billed Spoonbill 56, 323 314 PUFFINUS regia Royal Spoonbill tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater 314 180 PLATYCERCUS PYCNOPTILUS adscitus Pale-headed Rosella floccosus Pilotbird 344 169 elegans Crimson Rosella 14, pl. 5, 205, 288, 317, 344 PYRRHULA elegans flaveolus Yellow Rosella pyrrhula Bullfinch 140, 317 236 eximius Eastern Rosella QUELEA 15, 139, 205, 318, 344, pl. 59-61 quelea Red-billed Quelea 197 PLECTORHYNCHA lanceolata Striped Honeyeater RALLINA 71 tricolor Red-necked Crake 4 PLEGADIS falcinellus Glossy Ibis RHIPIDURA 314 fuliginosa Grey Fantail 15, 224, 322 PODARGUS leucophrys Willie Wagtail oceUatus Marbled Frogmouth 15, 322 44 rufifrons Rufous Fantail ocellatus plumiferus Plumed Frogmouth 322 43 strigoides Tawny Frogmouth ROSTRATULA 44, 143, 296, 319, 332 benghalensis Painted Snipe 316 PODICEPS 'SCYTHROPS cristatus Great Crested Grebe novaehollandiae Chanuel-billed Cuckoo 314 79, pl. 22 POECILODRY AS SERICORNIS superciliosa White-browed Robin beccarii Tropical Scrubwren 9 5 POLIOCEPHALUS frontalis White-browed Scrubwren poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe 17, 233, 319 314 SMICRORNIS POMATOSTOMUS brevirostris Weebill superciliosus White-browed Babbler 224, 319 322 STAGONOPLEURA temporalis Grey-crowned Babbler guttata Diamond Firetail 321, 344 323 PORPHYRIO STEGANOPUS porphyrio Purple Swamphen tricolor Wilson's Phalarope 316 36 AUSTRALIAN 364 INDEX OF SPECIES BIRD WATCHER

STERNA TRICHOGLOSSUS bergii Crested Tern chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 28 255, 296 STICTONETT A haematodus Rainbow Lorikeet naevosa Freckled Duck Ill, 255, 348 313 TRINGA STREPERA nebularia Common Greenshank graculina Pied Currawong 218 80, 205, 296, 323 TURD US versicolor Grey Currawong merula Common Blackbird 226, 292, 323 63 , 324 STREPTOl'ELIA TURNIX chinensis Spotted Turtle-Dove pyrrhothorax Red-chested Button-quail 348 186 STURNUS varia Painted Button-quail vulgaris Common Starling 316 22, 58, pl. 18, 68, 141, 205, 324, 339, 348 velox Little Button-quail TACHYBAPTUS 186, 316 novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe TYTO 314 alba Barn Owl TADORNA 319, 327, pl. 55, 342 tadomoides Australian Shelduck capensis Grass Owl 313 186 T AENIOPYGIA novaehollandiae Masked Owl guttata Zebra Finch 142, 286, 350 218, 323 tenebricosa Sooty Owl TANYSIPTERA 142, 278 sylvia Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher URIA pl. 26, 115 lomvia Thick-billed Murre THINORNIS 196 rubricollis Hooded Plover 94 miles Masked THRESKIORNIS 205, 317 molucca Australian White Ibis tricolor Banded Lapwing 132, pl. 30, 314 317 spinicollis Straw-necked Ibis 314 XANTHOMYZA TODIRAMPHUS phrygia Regent Honeyeater pyrrhopygia Red-backed Kingfisher 320 319 ZENAIDA sanctus Sacred Kingfisher auriculata Eared Dove 319 194 TREGELLASIA ZOOTHERA leucops White-faced Robin lunulata Bassian Thrush 8 324 TRICHODERE ZOSTEROPS I cockerelli White-streaked Honeyeater lateralis Silvereye 8 16, 22, 224, 324 GENERAL INDEX TO VOLUME 16, 1995-1996

Page Bird community patterns in fragmented vegetation zones around streambeds of the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales ...... 11 Birds of Chiltern- a box-ironbark forest in North-eastern Victoria, Current and past status of the ...... 309 Boobook, Southern, Ninox novaeseelandiae, Diet of the, on the North Coast of New South Wales ...... 349 ---, ---, ------, Mating behaviour of the ...... 300 ---, ---,------,Notes on the diet of the, in New South Wales . 339 Bowerbirds, Great and Spotted, Chlamydera nuchalis and C. maculata (Ptilonorhynchidae) sympatric and interacting at each other's bowers . . . . . 49 Bronzewing, Flock, floating: transport of water in feathers?...... 128 ---, ---, Phaps histrionica, The, in New South Wales, with comments on its biology ...... 175 Cape York in the wet (part two) ...... 3 Cockatoos, Australian, The juvenile food-begging calls, food-swallowing vocalisation and begging postures in ...... 236 Corvids, Retrieval of cached food by, Editorial comment ...... 305 Crow, Torresian, Recovery of cached food by ...... 77 Cuckoo, Channel-billed, Young, being fed by Little Ravens...... 79 Editorial comment: Lyrebird, Superb, in Sherbrooke Forest ...... 87 Manucode, Trumpet, Southern records of the ...... 82 Retrieval of cached food by corvids ...... 305 Egret, Eastern Reef, The, in Victoria and Tasmania: past and present ...... 120 Fairy-wren, White-winged, Malurus leucopterus, Variation in the plumage of the 130 Falcon, Peregrine, Falco peregrinus, Female, replaces an incubating female and raises her young ...... 205 Feeding association between Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos and Australian White Ibis Threskiomis molucca ...... 132 Frogmouth, Plumed, Podargus ocellatus plumiferus, Southern records of the. 43 Fruit-Dove, Rose-crowned, Ptilinopus regina, Records of the, for Broome, north- western Australia ...... 298 Geese, Cape Barren, Do they bring shells to their nesting colonies as markers? 88 ' Harrier, Spotted, Circus assimilis, Aerial display by ...... 167 Heron, Striated, Additional sightings of the, on inland freshwaters ...... 349 ---, --- , Butorides striatus, A, inhabiting a freshwater section of the Brisbane River ...... 145 Honeyeater, Striped, Some observations of foraging and social behaviour of the, in south-western New South Wales...... 71 Honeyeaters, Black, in the Wimmera ...... 166 --- , Blue-faced, feeding Yellow-throated Miner nestlings ...... 75 Imperial-Pigeon, Elegant, Ducula concinna, First sighting of the, in Australia 110 Kites, Letter-winged, Records of, in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia 126 --, Square-tailed, Problems in identifying juvenile ...... 260 Kookaburra, Laughing, Dacelo novaeguineae, Roosting patterns of the ...... 152 Lorikeets, Exotic fruits and seeds in the diet of, in northern New South Wales 255 Lyrebird, Superb, Menura novaehollandiae, The, in Sherbrooke Forest: A comment on single-species management...... 169 A colnment on Smith (1994) ...... 84 Editor's note ...... 87 Response by Smith ...... 85 Magpie, Australian, chases and kills Southern Whiteface ...... 79 - - ; --, Nocturnal foraging by an ...... 78 ---, ---,------. ------another episode...... 219 ---, ---, Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis, A leucino, in Western Australia 303 Manucode, Trumpet, Southern Records of the, Editorial comment ...... 82 AUSTRALIAN GENERAL INDEX BIRD WATCHER

Miner, Black-eared, The ...... 96 Myna, Common, and Common Starling, Notes on roosting behaviour of the, at Wollongong, New South Wales...... 68 ---, ---, ------, Roost abundance and density of the, at Wollongong, New South Wales ...... 58 Nightjars, White-throated, Eurostopodus mystacalis (Caprirnulgidae), Do they make scrapes for their egg sites? ...... 165 Notices: Birdlog computer program ...... 307 Request for information: birds of paradise ...... ·. . 95 Southern Hemisphere Omithologic'al;,.Congress ...... 89 Swift Parrot Survey 1996 ...... 265 Thank you, Jack Hyett ...... 235 Thank you, John Cox ...... 353 The Atlas of Southern African Birds ...... 338 Welcome to John Cox, Sub-editor ...... 114 Whittell (1618-1950) Supplemented. Additions and Emendations to H.M. Whittell's The Literature of Australian Birds by Tess Kloot 144 Owl, Barking, Ninox connivens, Behaviour and diet of the, in south-eastern Queensland ...... 332 ---, ---, ------,Diet and habitat of the, in New South Wales 137 ---, Barn, Tyto alba, Notes on the diet of the, in New South Wales . .... 327 ---, Powerful, Ninox strenua, Northern range extension of the ...... 296 --. - , -.--, -----.--, Observations on the biology of the, in southern V1ctona ...... 267 Paradise-Kingfishers, Buff-breasted, Tanysiptera sylvia, Observations on parental and fledging behaviour of ...... 115 Parrot, Turquoise, Neophema pulchella, The, in the Yea and Yarra River Valleys, central southern Victoria ...... 250 Phalarope, Grey, Phalaropus fulicaria, A, at Port Fairy, Victoria ...... 34 Pitta, Rainbow, and other Australian , Displays and postures of the. .. . 161 Pittas, Noisy, Pitta versicolor, Observations on nesting...... 39 Plover, Kentish, Charadrius alexandrinus, First record of the, in Australia . . 91 Prions, Pachyptila spp., Seasonal abundance and offshore zonation of, off Wollongong, New South Wales...... 211 Reviews: Australian Birds of Prey, the Biology and Ecology of Raptors by Penny Olsen 352 Birds of Rottnest Island by Denis Saunders & Perry de Rebeira ...... 173 Birds of Southwestern Australia. An atlas of changes in distribution and abundance of the wheatbelt fauna by Denis Saunders & John Ingram . . 171 Cuckoos, Nightbirds & Kingfishers of Australia edited by Ronald Strahan . 133 Some Time with Eagles and Falcons by Jerry Olsen...... 46 The Gang-gang Cockatoo in Field and Aviary (A Literature Review) by L.E. Chambers ...... 305 Robin, Hooded, Melanodryas cucullata, A wing-flicking display preceding copulation of the ...... 302 Rosellas, Platycercus spp., Nesting,: innovative site selection and notes on repeat breeding and other behaviour ...... 344 Snipe, Pin-tailed, Gallinago stenura, A record of the, at Anna Plains Station, north- western Western Australia ...... · 217 Swift, House, Apus affinis, A sighting of the, from south-eastern Queensland 41 Wagtails, White, Motacilla alba in Victoria ...... 21 Warbler, Speckled, Chthonicola sagittata, Observations on the ecology and breeding biology of the, near Bendigo, Victoria ...... 221