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VOLUME 12 267" INDEX OF AUTHORS AUMANN, T. DEBUS, S.J.S. and CZECHURA, G.V. Prey at a Brown Goshawk's nest in the You The S9uare-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura: a Yangs Range, Victoria . ... 134 revtew . 81 The breeding behaviour of a Brown Goshawk DEBUS, S.J.S. and SILVEIRA, C.E. Accipiter fasciatus didimus pair. 156 The Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura in BAKER-GABB, D.J. Victoria 118 Breeding and other behaviour of the Black- DUNN, Roy breasted Buzzard Hamirostra Wild birds of Melbourne Zoo . 44 melanostemon . ................... 231 Hybridisation between Black-tailed Native-hen Notes on breeding Black Falcons Falco and Eurasian Coot . 261 subniger . I 0 I EY, Allan An annotated list of records of Plains­ Nesting of the Little Tern, Sterna albifrons at wanderers Pedionomus torquatus 1980-89 249 Elliott River, North Queensland . 201 BALLINGALL, Betty Parental care and feeding of nestlings in the FISHER, Keith and FISHER, Lindsay Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum . 174 Laughing Gull Lorus atricilla: a new record BALMFORD, Rosemary for Australia . 34 Beach Thick-knee in north-west Queensland 203 FRANKLIN, Donald C. and ROBINSON, John L. BASS, D.A. Territorial behaviour of a Regent Honeyeater Seasonal changes in the behaviour and at feeding sites . 129 abundance of Pied Currawo" gs Strepera FRITH, C.B. and FRITH, D.W. graculina and the consequences for seed Miscellaneous notes on the Bowerbirds dispersal . 78 Chlamydera cerviniventris and C. BERULDSEN, Gordon lauterbachi (Ptilonorhynchidae) in Papua Cape York in the Wet.................. 209 New Guinea . 6 BOLLEN, Chris Notes on the nesting biology of the Great Notes on Little Eagles breeding on the Bowerbird Chlamydera nucha/is Southern Tablelands of New South Wales 65 (Ptilonorhynchidae). 137 BUCKINGHAM, Rex Notes on the nesting biology of the Spotted Observations on aerial insects in the diet of the Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata Pacific Black Duck and of the Australasian (Ptilonorhynchidae) . 218 Grebe............................. 236 GIBBONS, Dale CARTER, Mike and REID, Tim Nest defence by Powerful Ow I . 58 A Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii in GRAHAM, Hope and GRAHAM, Don Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 A Great Bowerbird near Alice Springs, CARTER, Mike, REID,Tim, and LANSLEY, Peter Northern Territory 263 Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui, a new species for Australia . 39 HOBBS, J.N. CHATTO, Ray A nesting association between the Weebill Consistent large brood rearing by Maned Smicromis brevirostris and the spider Ducks... ..... 132 Badumna candida . 253 CHESHIRE, N.G. HYETT, Jack A Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii off north- The Australian Birdwatcher, thirtieth eastern Australia . 61 anniversary COVENTRY, Peter JANSEN, Amy Notes on the Scarlet Robin . 68 Large-billed Scrubwrens co-operatively rear a COVENTRY, Peter cuckoo . 198 Comments on airborne sightings of White- JOHNSTONE, Joy throated Needletails Hirundapus Some notes on Lewin's Rail. 70 caudacutus . 36 KLAPSTE, Jaroslav COX, John B. Movem~mt of Brown Falcon Falco berigora The story behind the naming of Cox's frorri Victoria to Tasmania. 123 Sandpiper . 50 DEBUS, S.J.S. KLOOT, Tess Plumages and moult of the Little Eagle Founding editor of The Australian Bird Hieraaetus morphnoides . I 03 Watcher Roy Percy Cooper (1907-1906) 3 A Comment on the calls of Horsfield's Bronze­ The value of references and bibliographies . 257 Cuckoo......................... .. 135 LENZ, M. Reviews: - Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo using A Garden of Birds: Australian Birds in nests built out of pieces of fence wire . 193 Australian Gardens - Graham Pizzey . 204 Regular double-brooding by Clamorous Reed­ Birds of New South Wales, A Working List Warblers Acrocephalus stentoreus in the - Ian A. W. McAllan and Murray D. Bruce 168 Canberra region . 73 Ecology of Birds: An Australian LEWIS, M.J. Perspective: Hugh A. Ford . 206 White-tailed Tropicbird offWollongong, New A Correction and Apology 207 South Wales . 125 AUSTRALIAN 268 INDEX OF AUTHORS BIRD WATCHER LEY, Andrew J. RAYMOND, Ann and MORRISON, Virginia Notes on the Regent Honeyeater Xanthomyza Encounter between Square-tailed Kite phrygia............ 171 Lophoictinia isura and Wedge-tailed Eagle Two breeding records of the Pacific Baza in Aquila audax . 238 Inland New Soutb Wales . 258 RICHARDS, Keith A McALLAN, Ian A. W. Review: Observations on tbe Green-backed Honeyeater World Birdbase: computer program, disks Glycichaera fallax . 20 I and user's manual . 169 An agressive display of tbe Yellow-footed ROLLAND, Bill Flycatcher Microeca griseoceps 239 324 species photographed .. McCULLOCH, Ellen M. Parental feeding behaviour of the Noisy ROSS, T., OLSEN P., OLSEN J. and METCALF R. Friarbird Philemon comicu/atus 226 Incubation period of the Collared Sparrowhawk. 59 MACKAY, Roy D. The bower of tbe Fire-maned Bowerbird ROWLEY, Ian Sericulus bakeri .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Predation of Feather-tailed Glider by Grey McKILLIGAN, N.G. and McCONNELL, P. Shrike-thrush . 126 Evidence suggesting a case of bigyny in the SHURCLIFF, K.S. and McKEAN, J.L. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia . 98 The status of ducks (Anatidae) in the Darwin McLAUGHLIN, John area, Northern Territory 1974-1986. 243 Black-shouldered Kites Elanus notatus active SEDGWICK, Eric H. M~hl ID Notes on the Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes MEREDITH, Peter occidentalh 196 Encounters between Wedge-tailed Eagles and SMITH, Fred 'T. H. hang-gliders . !53 A Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius at METCALF, E.C. Lake Connewarre, Victoria . 30 The breeding biology of tbe Australian Hobby SMITH, L.H. Falco /ongipennis . 20 Feeding of young Pallid Cuckoo by four METCALF, E.C., ROSS, T. and METCALF, R. passerine species . 99 Nest structure of the Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus . 32 SQUIRE, J.E. Some southern records and otber observations MOORE, Denise and RAYMOND, Anne of the Buff-Breasted Button-quail Turnix Aggression and egg destruction in White- olivei 149 winged Choughs, Corcorax me/anorhamphos . 127 STOKES, Tony MORRJS, Alan K. Confirmation of Yellow Bittern record from Further notes on the Turquoise Parrot and Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. 165 Blue-winged Parrot on the South Coast of The post-juvenal plumage of the Red-tailed New South Wales...... 124 Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda . 259 OLSEN, P.O., DEBUS, S.J.S., CZECHURA, G.V. TALMAGE, Mary Ellen and MOONEY, N.J. Albinism in the Superb Fairy-wren . 164 Comparative feeding ecology of tbe Grey THOMAS, Evan B. Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae and Earlier sighting of a Little Bittern at Lake Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus . 178 Kununurra, Western Australia. 67 GENERAL INDEX TO VOLUME 13, 1989-1990 Page Baza, Pacific, Two breeding records of the, in Inland New South Wales 258 Bittern, Little, Earlier sighting of, at Lake Kununurra, Western Australia 67 Bittern, Yellow, record from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Confirmation of .. ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... .. .... .. .. .. 165 Bowerbird, Fire-maned, Sericulus bakeri, The bower of the . .. ... 62 Bowerbird, A Great, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory . .. 263 Bowerbird, Great, Chlamydera nucha/is (Ptilonorhynchidae), Notes on the nesting biology of the ...... ........ .. ... .. .. 137 Bowerbird, Spotted, Chlamydera maculata (Ptilonorhynchidae), Notes on the nesting biology of the ....... ... .. .. ...... .. 218 Bowerbirds, Chlamydera cerviniventris and C. lauterbachi (Ptilonorhynchidae) in Papua New Guinea, Miscellaneous notes on the 6 Button-quail, Buff-breasted, Tumix olivei, Some southern records and other observations of the . .. ...... .. .. .. 149 Buzzard, Black-breasted, Hamirostra melanostemon, Breeding and other behaviour of the . .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. 231 Cape York in the Wet . .... .. .. .. ..... .. .. ... .. 209 Choughs, White-winged, Corcorax melanorhamphos, Aggression and egg destruction in .. .... .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. .... 127 Cormorant, Great, Phalacrocorax carbo, using nests built out of pieces of fence wire . ... .. .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. ... 193 Corrigenda .... .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .... ... 80, 241 Cox's Sandpiper, The story behind the naming of .. .. .. 50 Cuckoo, Bronze, Horsfield's, A comment on the calls of .. .. .. ... 135 Cuckoo, Pallid, Feeding of young, by four passerine species . .. 99 Currawongs, Pied Strepera graculina, Seasonal changes in the behaviour and abundance of, and the consequences for seed dispersal . .. 78 Duck, the Pacific Black, Observations on aerial insects in the diet of, and of the Australasian Grebe . ... ... .. .. ... ........ ... 236 Duck (Anatidae), The status of, in the Darwin Area, Northern Territory, 1974-1986 ... .. ..... .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 243 Ducks, Maned, Consistent large brood rearing by .. ... .... ... .. 132 Eagle, Little, Hieraeetus morphnoides, Plumages and moult of the . .. 103 Eagles, Little, Notes on, Breeding on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales . .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ..... .. .. 65 Eagles, Wedge-tailed, and Hang-gliders, Encounters between . .. ... 153 Egret, Intermediate, Egretta intermedia, Evidence suggesting a case of bigyny in the . .. ... .. .. ... 98 Fairy-wren, Superb, Albinism in the . .. .. ..... .. .. 164 Falcon, Brown, Falco berigora, from Victoria to Tasmania, Movement of 166 Falcons, Black, Falco subniger, Notes on breeding . .. ....... ..... 101 Flycatcher, Yellow-footed, Microeca griseoceps, An aggressive display of the .. .... .. .. .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 239 Friarbird, Noisy, Philemon comiculatus, Parental
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