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Australian Field Ornithology, Volume 32: Index Australian Field Ornithology 2015, 32, 211–224 Australian Field Ornithology, Volume 32: Index INDEX OF ARTICLES Bird community in the Pilliga Forests, New South Wales, between 1918 and 2004, Changes in the ........................................................................................... 118 Bird community, The, of an Acacia-dominated secondary rainforest: A brief case study ............................................................................................................. 59 Crow, Torresian, Corvus orru, Exploring possible functions of vocalisations in the .............................................................................................. 201 Cuckoo, Long-tailed, A recent specimen of a, from Lord Howe Island ................. 53 D. L. Serventy Medal 2015: Citation - Stephen J. S. Debus ................................... 167 Eagles, Wedge-tailed, Aquila audax, Observations of the killing of large macropods by ....................................................................................................... 160 Editorial: A new look, new platform and new era for Australian Field Ornithology from 2016 ........................................................................................ 57 Fantail, Dimorphic, Rhipidura brachyrhyncha, Nest and egg of the, and a review of clutch-sizes in New Guinean passerines .............................................. 69 Frigatebird, Christmas, Fregata andrewsi in the Northern Territory, Australia, Additional records of ........................................................................................... 113 Gerygone, Brown, An expansion of the range of the, in Victoria, 1977–2009 ....... 26 Grebes, Australasian, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae, Responses of brooding, to other waterbirds .............................................................................................. 176 Honeyeater species, Meliphaga, The ecology of the Australian sandstone ........... 38 J. N. Hobbs Medal 2015: Citation – Lynn Pedler ................................................... 209 Kestrel, Nankeen, preys upon Western Bearded Dragon ....................................... 187 Kestrels, Nankeen, Falco cenchroides, Diet of, at Brisbane Airport ...................... 15 Kite, Square-tailed, More on the, as Australia’s honey-buzzard ............................ 98 Monarch, Black, Symposiarchus axillaris, Incubation behaviour and parental care of a nestling in the ........................................................................................ 87 Notices: Apology: BirdLife Northern NSW contribution to Australian Field Ornithology ......................................................................................... 97 New editors for Wallacean, New Guinean and Melanesian birds ......... 97 Thank you, Stephen Debus .................................................................... 168 Owl, Powerful, Ninox strenua fledglings in suburban Sydney, Development of independence in .................................................................................................. 143 Owl, Powerful, Ninox strenua, Male combat in the ............................................... 190 Owls, Eastern Grass, roosting in a wheat crop in inland New South Wales .......... 154 Penguins and other pelagic bird species in the Balleny Islands, Antarctica, Observations of .................................................................................................... 169 Pygmy-goose, Green, Nettapus pulchellus, First record of the, for Sumbawa, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia .................................................................................... 183 Ravens are a key threat to beach-nesting birds ...................................................... 100 Review: Flocks of Colour ......................................................................................... 56 Stork, Black-necked, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, The conservation status of the, in New South Wales .................................................................................. 108 Tern, Fairy, breeding on French island, Western Port, Victoria ............................ 1 212 Australian Field Ornithology INDEX OF AUTHORS AFO Editorial Board ................................................................................................ 168 Amin, S., Suana, I.W. & Iqbal, M ............................................................................ 183 Appleby, G. & O’Brien, M ........................................................................................ 26 Boles, W.E., Tsang, L. & Sladek, J ........................................................................... 53 Clancy, G.P. & Kingsford, R.T ................................................................................. 108 Cleland, E.D ............................................................................................................. 118 Dahlem, M ............................................................................................................... 154 Donaghey, R.H......................................................................................................... 69, 87 Fitzsimons, J ............................................................................................................ 57 Fitzsimons, J., Lill, A. & Ford, H ............................................................................. 167 Freeman, A.N.D ....................................................................................................... 59 Fuentes, E. & Olsen, J .............................................................................................. 160 Fulton, G.R .............................................................................................................. 187 Lacey, G. & O’Brien, M ............................................................................................ 1 Leach, E., Jones, D., McBroom, J. & Appleby, R .................................................... 15 McCaig, T., Brown, M. & Jones, D.N....................................................................... 201 McMaster, D., Rayner, T.S. & McMaster, C.A ........................................................ 113 Miller, E.T. & Wagner, S.K ...................................................................................... 38 Mo, M., Hayler, P. & Hayler, A ................................................................................ 190 Mo, M. & Waterhouse, D.R ..................................................................................... 143, 176 Optland, W. .............................................................................................................. 98 Paton, D., Copley, P., Garnett, S. & Joseph, L ........................................................ 209 Reaney, L ................................................................................................................. 56 Rees, J.D., Webb, J.K., Crowther, M.S. & Letnic, M ............................................... 100 Tidemann, S.C., Walleyn, A. & Ryan, J.F ................................................................ 169 INDEX OF BIRD SPECIES Each species is listed in this index for the first time it is mentioned in each individual article, except where all species are mentioned in an appendix or table in that article. Nomenclature generally follows the BirdLife Australia Working List (2015, v. 1.2, www.birdlife.org.au) for Australian birds and IOC World Bird List (2015, v. 5.2, www.worldbirdnames.org) for other species. C = front cover, * = includes photograph.
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