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AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY Volume 22, 2005 215 INDEX OF AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY Volume 22, 2005 215 INDEX OF ARTICLES Bowerbird, Great, Chlamydera nuchalis, Mimicry of human voices by the 51 Bowerbird, 'Rawnsley's', A living,-An adult male resulting from a hybridisation in the wild between a Regent Sericulus chrysocephalus and a Satin Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Bowerbird .... .. .. .... ..... .... ........... 53 Bristlebird, Rufous, Dasyomis broadbenti, Notes on the behaviour of the 147 Brolga, Crus rubicunda, Breeding and flocking: Comparison of seasonal wetland habitat use by the, in south-western Victoria ......... 5 Corvids, Australian, Some vocal characteristics and call variation in the 72 Crows, Torresian, Corvus orru, Chick-provisioning and other behaviour of a pair of ...... .... .. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. ... ... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... .... .. ..... ... .. ... 207 Falcons, Black, Falco subniger, Breeding behaviour and diet of a pair of, in northern New South Wales ........................ .. ...... ... .. ........... ... .. ...... 165 Flycatcher, Restless, Breeding behaviour of the, near Armidale, New South Wales ... ........ .. .... .. ..................... .. .................. .. .. .... .. ... .. ....... ........... 22 Honeyeater, Striped, Breeding displays and calls of the, at Baradine, New South Wales ... .. ... .. ....................................................... .. .................. 152 Honeyeaters, Striped, Nesting and foraging by a pair of, at Baradine, New South Wales .............. .. .. ........ .. ............................................ .. ........... 88 Kite, Black-shouldered, Elanus axillaris, Foraging, habitat use and nesting of the, in the Australian Capital Territory .. ... .. ...... .. .. .............. 58 Kite, Whistling, Breeding diet at two, nests near Canberra ........... ........ 122 Kites, Black-shouldered, Elanus axillaris, Observations on parent/ young behaviour in a pair of............................... ...... ... .. ... .... .................. 109 Lorikeets, Rainbow, Trichoglossus haematodus feeding on psyllid lerps 42 Needletail, White-throated, Hirundapus caudacutus: A new bird for Christmas Island .... ............................................................... .. .. .... .. ... .. .... 104 Notice: Changes to Rarities Editor and Editorial Board............... .. .... ... 66 Owl, Powerful, Diet of a, roosting in the Royal Botanic Gardens, central Melbourne ... .... .. ......... .. .............................................................. 83 Owl, Powerful, Ninox strenua, A feeding technique of the ..................... 38 Owl, Powerful, Ninox strenua, Historical records of the, in Sydney and comments on the species' status......... .. ...... ... .. ........ .. ............................. 29 Owls, Barking, Ninox connivens, Breeding behaviour and diet of a family of, in south-eastern Queensland..................................... .. .. .... .. .. 182 Plover, Red-capped, Charadrius ruficapillus, A first breeding record of the, for Wallacea and notes on other waders observed at Tasi-tolu, Timor-Leste ................................... .. ............ .... .. ... .. ........... .. .. .. 1 Raven, Forest, Corvus tasmanicus, Arboreal foraging and food- caching by the ........... ....... ...... .. .... ...... ...... ... .. ...... ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. ...... 67 Raven, Little, Corvus mellori, Behaviour of the, on Phillip Island, Victoria .................................. .. .. .... .. ......... .. .... .. ....... .. ... ............................ 137 Ravens, Little, Corvus mellori eating Feijoa Acca sellowiana flowers.. .. 146 Raven, Northern Forest, Corvus tasmanicus boreus, Breeding biology and behaviour of the................... ........ ................ .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .. ...... ......... 126 Reviews: Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by G. Kaplan ....... .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .. ............. .................... 162 Fabulous Feathers, Remarkable Birds by R. Low .. ....... ... ...... .... 107 Fairy-wrens and Grasswrens: The Maluridae by I. Rowley & E. Russell ................................. ....... .. ... .. ... ........................... ..... 158 AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY 216 Volume 22, 2005 Reviews: Kookaburra: King of the Bush by S. Legge ................................ 164 The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand by T.H. Worthy & R.N. Holdaway ......................................... 160 The Min Min Light, The Visitor Who Never Arrives by F. Silcock ................................................................................... 106 Robin's, Scarlet, The, red breast: An indigenous narrative .................... 213 Scrubfowl, Orange-footed, Megapodius reinwardt, The, as an urban bird in Darwin, Northern Territory........................................................ 48 Sparrow, House, Passer domesticus, Innovative foraging by the............ 46 Storm-Petrel, Kermadec, Pelagodroma (marina) albiclunis, The: An overlooked Australian taxon................................................................... 201 Toads, Cane, Learning about: Response to Donato & Potts (2004) ...... 210 Whipbird, Eastern, Psophodes olivaceus, The whipcrack vocalisations of the, on the southern Atherton Tableland, Queensland................... 12 Whistling-Duck, Spotted, Dendrocygna guttata, First breeding record of the, in Australia ................................................................................... 196 INDEX OF AUTHORS Barnes, C.P., Rose, A.B. & Debus, S.J.S.. ............................................................................ 182 Barnes, T. ...................................................... .......................... ................................................... 58 Barrand, P.D . .......................... ........... .............................................................................. ........ 104 Blunt, D. & Frith, C.B ...................... ........... ....................................... ...................................... 53 Debus, S .......................................................................................................... ......... 106, 107, 164 Debus, S.J.S. & Lollback, G .................................................................................................... 22 Debus, S.J.S., Hatfield, T.S., Olde, G.S. & Rose, A.B . ............................................... ... ..... 165 Elphick, J ....................................................................................... .. ... ................... ......... .... ..... 158 Endersby, I. ............................................................. .......... .. .... .................................................. 42 Franklin, D.C . ................................ ... ......... ............................. .......................................... ...... 210 Franklin, D.C. & Baker, B ....................................................................................................... 48 Fuentes, E., Olsen, J. & Rose, A.B ....... ... ................. ...................... ...................................... 122 Fulton, G.R ...................................................................... ..... ............ ...................................... 213 Gould, S. & Barnett, M ................................. ........................................................................ 196 Hubregtse, V. .... .................. .... .. ......... ............................. ................ ....................... ................. 146 Lawrence, C .......................................................... ..... ..... ..... ..................................................... 72 Ley, A. ........................................................... ................. ................................................. 160, 162 McAJlan, I.A.W. & Larkins, D ............................... ........................................................... 29, 38 McAJlan, I.A.W., Cooper, R.M. & Hobcroft, D ................................................................. 201 McGuire, M ...... ...................................... .................................................................................. 12 Menkhorst, P., Buckingham, R. & Loyn, R. .......................... ...... ............... ........................... 83 Olsen, J. & Trainor, C.R ................................................................. ........................................... 1 Peter, J.M ................................................ .. ..... .... ............. .................... ....... ............................. 147 Read, D.G ........................ .................. .......... ...... .................. ..... ..... ........... ..... ......................... 109 Secomb, D ............ ...... ..................................................... .......................................... 67, 126, 207 Sheldon, R.A ...................... ......................................................................................................... 5 Shelley, N . ........................................................................................... ...................................... 46 Shingleton, K .......................................................................................................................... .. 51 Swinburne, N. & Jessop, R. ... ................................................................................................ 137 Wood, K.A. & Ley, A.J .......................................
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