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Shelley’s Eagle Rufous Owl Exciting Packet Is it a 2015 Owl News ? Vol. 30 No.1 See page 20 See page 25 See page 14 See page 29 September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 1 Early Birdlife Issues of the Commonwealth - S (part 2) By John Graham

South Georgia and South Orkneys - (Falkland Islands Dependencies) 14.7.1941. SGB3 (146 Falkland Islands). 2d. Black and Carmine-red. Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus). Recess - Bradbury, Wilkinson. Perf. 12. Wmk. W9 - Multi Script CA. Designer - G. Roberts. The Black-necked Swan is the largest waterfowl native to South America, and breeds in Chilean Southern Zone, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and on the Falkland Islands and is found in freshwater marshes, lagoon and lake shores. In the austral winter, these migrate northwards to Paraguay and southern Brazil. Like its nearest relatives the black and mute swan, this swan is relatively silent and, also, unlike most wildfowl, both parents regularly carry the cygnets on their backs. The female lays 4-6 eggs in a nest of vegetation mound. The diet consists mainly of vegetation, insects and fish spawn.

Sudan - (Anglo-Egyptian Condominium) 1.9.1951. SG124. 2mms. Black and Bright-blue. Whale-headed Stork (Balaeniceps rex). Typo. Perf. 14. Wmk. W7 - CA over Crown. Chalk-surfaced paper. Designer - Colonel W.I. Atkinson. The , or Whale-headed Stork, is distributed in freshwater swamps of central tropical Africa, and occurs in extensive, dense freshwater marshes. Although their distribution seems to correspond with the distribution of papyrus in , theys seem to avoid pure papyrus swamps and are often attracted to areas with mixed vegetation. More rarely, the has been seen in rice fields and flooded plantations. are largely piscivorous but are predators of a considerable range of wetland . Preferred prey include marbled and Senegal bichir, as well as various Tilapia species and catfish. Other prey include frogs, water snakes, monitors and baby crocodiles. More rarely, turtles, snails, rodents and small waterfowl have reportedly been eaten.The shoebill is normally silent, but they perform bill- clattering displays at the nest.

Western Samoa - (United Nations Trust Territory) 10.3.1952. SG223. 5d. Brown and Deep-green. Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris). Recess - Bradbury, Wilkinson. Perf. 13. The Tooth-billed Pigeon, also known as the manumea, is a large pigeon confined to undisturbed forests of Samoa in the Pacific. Natural habitats in Samoa include the Central Savai'i Rainforest, Tafua Preserve, Fagaloa Bay – Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone on Upolu Island, and Nu'ulua island. Little is known about the ecology and biology of this bird but it is believed to feeds on the fruits of Dysoxylum, a tree in the mahogany family. Manuscripts from the 1800s suggest chicks arenfined to the forest floor. It has no close living relative, but it has been shown to be genetically close to the (Didunculus means "little dodo"). The species was found in late 1839, by the United States' Exploring Expedition under Commander Wilkes. This species is listed as Critically Endangered.

Page 2 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 Seychelles - (Crown Colony) 21.2.1962. SG196. 5c. Multicoloured. Black (Coracopsis barklyi). Photogravure - Harrison. Perf. 14½ x 13½. Wmk. W12 - Multiple St. Edwards Crown Block CA. Designer - V. Whiteley. The Seychelles Black Parrot is a sombre-coloured parrot endemic to the Seychelles, and is found only on the island of Praslin where it inhabits woodland, scrubland and gardens. The diet is mostly fruit, both wild and cultivated, as well as flowers and buds. This bird breeds in deep cavities of old tree trunks with good cover, where they lay 1-3 eggs. Since 1988 it has been recorded on neighbouring Curieuse where it has been seen feeding, but there is no evidence of breeding.

Swaziland - (British Protectorate) 24.4.1962. SG96. 5c. Red, black and Orange-red. Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne). Photogravure - Enschede. Perf. 13 x 14. Wmk. W12 - Multiple St. Edwards Crown Block CA. Designer - Mrs. C. Hughes. The Long-tailed Widowbird is found in , Botswana, the Democratic , , Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, , and southern Zaire, and are usually found in swampy grassland in flocks consisting of one or two males and a number of females. The diet consists of seeds, supplemented occasionally by beetles, cicadas, aphids and spiders. When flying, the males are readily visible due to their extremely long tails. Between 6-8 of their twelve tail feathers are approximately 20 inches long. The tail during flight display is expanded vertically into a deep, long keel below the male, measuring between 20 to 78 inches, as he flies with slow wingbeats above his territory.

Singapore - (Internal Self-Government) 10.3.1963. SG74. 50c. Multicoloured. White-rumped Shama (Copsycus malabaricus). Photogravure - Harrison. Perf. 13½ x 13. Wmk. W12 - Multiple St. Edwards Crown Block CA. Gum Arabic. The White-rumped Shama is a shy and a very territorial bird native to South/Southeast Asia. They have been introduced to Taiwan where they are considered an , eating native insect species and showing aggression towards native bird species.Their habitat is dense undergrowth, especially in bamboo forests. They breed from January to September laying a clutch of 4-5 eggs in a nest placed in the hollow of tree. The nests are made of roots, , ferns, and stems, and incubation lasts between 12-15 days. During courtship, males alight above the female, give a shrill call, and then flick and fan out their tail feathers. This is followed by a rising and falling flight pattern by both sexes. If the male is unsuccessful, the female will threaten the male, gesturing with the mouth open.

Samoa - (Independent) 29.12.1965. SG263. 8d. Multicoloured. Red-tailed Tropic bird (Phaethon rubricauda). Photogravure - Harrison. Perf. 14½. Wmk. W61 - Kava Bowl (sideways). Designer - L.C. Mitchell. The Red-tailed Tropic bird nests on oceanic islands, from the Hawaiian Islands to Easter Island, and across to and Reunion Island. When breeding, they form large colonies, mainly on coral atolls with low shrubs, nesting under- neath them or occasionally in limestone cavities. After breeding is com- pleted they disperse widely; birds ringed in Hawaii have been found as far away as Japan and the Philippines, and their range is from the Red Sea to New Zealand and Chile.They feed off-shore away from land, singly rather than in flocks, and are plunge-divers that feed on fish, mostly flying fish, and squid. Strong winds can blow them inland on occasions, ex- plaining why some sighting records are away from the coast and their preferred habitats.

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 3 Solomon Islands - (British Protectorate) 12.11.1975. SG285. 1c. Multicoloured. Golden Whistler (Pachyc- ephala orioloides). Lithography - Questa. Perf. 14. Wmk. W12 - Multiple St. Edwards Crown Block CA. Designer - G. Drummond. (obliterating bars over ‘British’. The Oriole Whistler is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family, endemic to the Solomon Islands, and the islands of Bougainville and Buka in far eastern Papua New . It is considered a of the widespread Golden Whistler. The Oriole Whistler is found throughout the Solomons, except in the Santa Cruz Islands where the males are white-throated. No further information available.

Sri Lanka - (Republic) 13.12.1979. SG684. 10c. Multicoloured. Ceylon Blue Magpie (Urocissa ornata). Lithography - German Bank Note Printing Co. - Leipzig. Perf. 13½ x 14. The Sri Lanka Blue Magpie is endemic to Sri Lanka whose habitat is mostly dense, wet, evergreen temperate rain forest but is declining due to loss of this habitat. It is mainly found in small groups of up to six or seven birds and is largely carnivorous, eating small frogs, lizards, insects and other invertebrates, but it will also eat fruit. The cup-shaped stick nest is made in a tree or shrub where 3-5 eggs are laid. The eggs are white heavily spotted with brown. The Sri Lanka blue magpie has a variety of calls including mimicry, a loud chink-chink and a rasping krak-krak-krak-krak.

Sierra Leone - (Republic) 29.1.1980. SG622. 1c. Multicoloured. Knysna Touraco (Tauraco persa). Lithography - Format. Perf. 14. Wmk. W14 - Multiple Crown CA Diagonal (sideways). Designer - J. Waddington. The Knysna Touraco is found in forests of West and Central Africa, ranging from Senegal, east to DR Congo and south to northern Angola. Often inconspicuous in the treetops, it is approximately 43 cm long, including the long tail. The plumage is largely green and the tail and wings are dark purplish, except for the crimson primary feathers that are very distinct in flight. This is a common bird found in climax forest with plentiful tall trees where it feeds on fruit and blossoms and lays two eggs in a tree platform nest. The call is a loud cawr-cawr.

Seychelles Outer Islands - (Zil Elwannyen Sesel) 4.7.1980. SG9. 1r. Multicoloured. Madagascar Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis). Lithography - Walsall. Perf. 14½ x 14. Wmk. W14 - Multiple Crown CA Diagonal. Designer - G. Drummond. The Madagascar Red Fody is a small bird native to Madagascar. It measures only about 5 inches in length and weighs 14–19 grams. The male is bright red with black markings around each eye, and its wings and tail are olive-brown. The female's upper body is olive-brown and its underbody is greyish-brown. This is a common bird found in forest clearings, grasslands and cultivated areas but can be regarded as a pest to rice cultivation. It has been introduced to other areas of the , included the Amirantes, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion.

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Page 4 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 CONTENTS

PAGE FEATURE AUTHOR

Colour Section

2 EARLY BIRDLIFE OF THE COMMONWEALTH John Graham

Standard Section

7 EDITOR’S NOTES Editor

8 NEWSBRIEFS AND REPORTS Secretaries

20 WHOSE BIRD?.….…….…Sclater… Bruce Poulter

22 EARLY BIRDLIFE OF THE COMMONWEALTH John Graham (continued)

24 RECENT BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Chuck Braun

27 IDENTIFICATION PARADE Roger Chapman

28 UPDATES TO THE CLEMENTS LIST Roger Chapman

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

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 5 THE BIRD STAMP SOCIETY

(www.birdstampsociety.org) Founded August 1986 The Bird Stamp Society was formed to cater for the large number of collectors who specialise in bird stamps and relevant material

Chairman: Bruce Poulter Secretary Tony Statham, 17 Church Lane, Ashlyn’s Lodge, Chesham Rd Westbere, Canterbury Berkhamstead, Herts Kent CT2 0HA HP4 2ST ( 01227 719115 ( 01442 876995 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Auction Secretary: Graham Horsman, 23a East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 7QR ( 01506 651029 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-Chairman: Doug Blake Treasurer: Mike Smith 10 Bradsole House, 22, Oxmoor, Abbey Park, Park Road, Abbeydale, Gloucester Beckenham, Kent GL4 5XW BR3 1PN ( 020 8650 8016 ( 01452 503904 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Membership Sec.: Graham Horsman Packet Secretary: David Mace, Details as above 9, Weird Wood, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7HT ( 01474 705160 E-mail: [email protected] Flight Editor: Julian Dempster Flight Distributor: Rosie Bradley, 5, Delrogue Road, Ifield, 31 Park View, Crawley, West Sussex, Crossway Green, Chepstow RH11 7GG ( 01293 614231 NP16 5NA E-mail [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

New issues Roger Chapman Committee: Ker Macrosson & website editor: 5, North Street, 9 Swinton Close, Ipswich Cambuskenneth, Stirling IP2 9RL FK9 5NB ( 01786 471161 ( 01473 682989 E-mail: [email protected]

Annual Subscriptions (Renewable 31 July) UK members £15.00 European members £22.00 (or Euros 28) Overseas members £27.00 (add £ 5 bank charges if paid in foreign rate/chq) " e-mail " Subscribers £5.00 (UK / 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. Back numbers of "Flight" available from the Secretary @ FOC plus P&P.

Page 6 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 Flight Editor’s Notes

Well September is now upon us. I do hope that you all had a great Summer. It seems a long time ago now that I went to Dorset with my young family. We did manage to get a bit of birding in though. A trip to Arne where some passage waders were already making their way back to Africa and an exciting dusk time walk with my son in heathland behind our campsite. The wonder when he heard the first churr, the nightjar’s song and the rewarding view of the bird’s ghostlike flight.

I am hoping someone may volunteer as the new editor soon. I look forward to passing on some of my experience and in not too much of a rush!

Please don’t forget that the AGM is later this month. Let any member of the committee know if there is anything you want raised or discussed or even think of attending. It’s usually a lively session and gives an opportunity to visit a stamp exhibition with all its stall holders. My son is looking forward to our visit already!

This quarter’s Flight magazine has some great articles - John Graham’s “Early Birdlife” A to Z continues, reaching S, Bruce also gives the letter S his special treatment. Some interesting new issues detailed as well

Please keep the material coming in so I can continue to make Flight your magazine!

Happy bird stamp collecting! Julian Dempster

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 7 SECRETARY’S NOTES - SEPTEMBER 2015 Following my references in the last issue of Flight about stamps being consigned to the appendix section of Stanley Gibbons catalogues, I realise that many of the thematic subjects are banished thus leading to a complete outbreak of “appendicitis” for collectors of these items. As mentioned before, this has the merit of controlling the issuance of “un-necessary” stamps but has the drawback that many attractive and, in one sense, entirely collectable issues are lost to view unless one is able to pursue them to the darker corners of philately. The generic suggestion that issues might be recognised as valid at a later date seems rather unlikely. However, while the inconvenience of no catalogue numbers or “official” values is a handicap, it is still possible to acquire many of these Cinderella items at fairly modest prices.

I have written in the past about collecting criteria and the purist might want to consider how these issues should be managed within a collection. The true philatelist will typically ignore them; others might place them at the end of the relevant section of a collection (a la Stanley Gibbons). There will however be others like myself that give them a place in the main body of their collection recognising them as a curiosity with limited commercial appeal but still assigning them the status of miniature works of art and in our area of speciality a forum for displaying species of birds not seen elsewhere. Most have gone through similar phases of development as any valid stamps although I do realise there are some pretty nasty examples, especially those using poor photographs, which cannot be considered attractive in any sense of the word.

I guess this argument also supports the idea of including domestic birds and doves of peace in everyone’s collection but as I have said before, the ultimate choice lies with the individual and what they wish to assemble as “their collection”. In fact, one could go so far as to assemble a collection of just domestic species of poultry and/or a collection of doves of peace which by now must run into several hundred.

In some countries and some cultures, domestic species play an important role in their society, the most obvious being as a source of food. Chickens, descendants of the Red Jungle Fowl, now comprise a significant proportion of world diets – why not celebrate that by illustrating the birds on stamps?

Members will know that the Chinese astrological calendar includes the Year of the Rooster and numerous postal authorities celebrate this New Year by the issuance of stamps bearing various images of domestic chickens. The last Year of the Rooster was 2005 and thus the next (a twelve year cycle) is scheduled for 2017; if you collect poultry stamps – be warned! For the record you might wish to accuse me of being biased as I was born in a Year of the Rooster but that is not such a handicap for someone with a life-long interest in birds and everything associated with them.

Page 8 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 Last year, the ornithological world celebrated (bemoaned?) the of the Passenger Pigeon that had been hunted as a pest, for sport and food before the last specimen died in Cincinnati zoo; there are several stamps bearing the image of this species but that is probably OK as it was a “wild” bird.

Returning to the start of this article, I took the trouble to telephone Stanley Gibbons to seek clarification on how stamps are reviewed for catalogue entry or only merit a listing in the appendix. I was given rather short thrift and quoted the standard mantra with mumbled references to what stamps are available to locals and criteria governing where stamps are printed. I also decided to pursue the never-ending question of when or even whether a new edition of Collect Birds on Stamps might appear. Despite agreeing with me that it is probably the most popular thematic subject and acknowledging that there are various website alternatives actively updated on a regular basis, this premier supplier of philatelic materials apparently neither has the resources or willingness to give the matter any priority. From a position of a few months ago suggesting a new edition might be available in “about eighteen months” it now appears that such an event is unlikely in the foreseeable future. Ho hum!

A few notes for your diaries to advertise that the following all have events in October or November – please contact me for details if you need them:

October 10th – Sussex PS South of England Stamp Fair, Ardingly October 17th – Redditch PS Stamp Fair October 17th – HAMPEX Hampshire Federation Convention, Wickham October 24th – Bromley & Beckenham PS Stamp & Postcard Fair, Beckenham October 24th – CORNEX, Liskeard October 31st – Bolton Society Stamp Fair, Horwich November 20/21 – Leeds Annual Stamp Fair November 21st – Kent Federation of PS Seminar, Wainscott

Last and by no means least, don’t forget our Annual General Meeting at 1:00 pm on Saturday 19th September in The Business Design Centre, Islington, London during Autumn Stampex. A short presentation on African Bird Stamps will be given after the business of the meeting and I hope several members will be able to join us.

NB - The agenda for the AGM was published in the June issue of Flight but I can get copies to members on request.

Tony Statham

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 9 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY’S NOTES - ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 31 JULY 2015

As at the time of writing these notes (4 August 2015) our membership stands at 155 which includes out 2 x associate members. Over this past subscription year we have sadly lost 3 x members through death, 3 x formal resignations and 6 x members failed to renew their subscription by 1 January 2015. On the plus side 10 x new members have joined the fold.

Again as at today’s date only 38 x members have not renewed their membership so hopefully by the time our September Flight magazine reaches members this figure will be down to very few. Of course, if they haven’t renewed, then they will not be reading these notes until such time as they do.

Over the past year I have been adding to our master membership list e_mail addresses, phone numbers and details of who has/has not paid their subscription and by what method this renewal was paid. The master membership list is sent to those Committee members who need details of our members. Should you move house, change your phone number and/or change your e_mail address, then please let me know.

It is anticipated that of those members who have not yet renewed their subscription, some will, despite being sent a reminder letter simply ignore this so their membership will lapse on 1 December 2015. We also hope to gain some more members to keep our membership stable at 150-160 x members. Graham Horsman

AUCTION SECRETARY’S NOTES - AUCTION SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 JULY 2015

Members will instantly recognise from the individual income & expenditure accounts below that the Auction continues to flourish and over the past year I have passed back, to those participate in the auctions, a portion of the profits by way of a reduced commission on sales of 7½% and a reduction in postage & packing charges of 25%. However running an auction can be a bit of a lottery as the one thing I cannot possibly control is sales from which the commission is deducted. Other than donated stock, commission is the only income. I do however have some limited control over expenditure and broadly speaking I know what the expenditure will be for each and every auction. 2 x more members have switched over to e-mail so the number of hard copies we order is now down to 70. Of those70 catalogues, about 10 x members are regular bidders. This means that of the 32 x auctions I have run, and assuming each catalogue is 12 x back to back pages, then 23000 x pages of paper have been printed and thrown in the bin. Once again if there are members who have no intention of ever bidding then please let me know and I will add you to 5 x members who have already asked us not to send them a catalogue. Any member, no matter if they have never bid and may never do so in the future can receive their catalogue by e-mail. It costs us nothing to send them by e-mail but it does cost a bit in terms of printing and time to package them up with Flight. I look forward to receiving an e-mail or 2 in the coming months but then I am the eternal optimist!!

Page 10 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 I have had a large number of members who have sent me very kind messages for the work that I do in order to make the auctions as interesting as possible. These thanks should be passed onto our vendors who continue to supply me stock as without them I would be out of a job. I have been very fortunate this past year in so much as a rather large collection that belonged to one of our deceased members has been passed to me for processing via auctions over the past year & coming years. Another large collection has just been left with me from one of our members who has decided to remain a member but has now ceased collecting. Both these collections contain some very interesting material and I have been very careful to make sure that their allocation does not exceed that of the other vendors. As a result I have been able to increase the size of the auctions. The future of the auction looks very rosy as I will have enough stock to continue to produce fairly large auctions. Add to that the continuous receipt of stock from the regular vendors then the auction should flourish for the next year and some. Running auctions is time consuming and I would urge participants to let me know of any problems as soon as they are found rather than wait a few months. Once I have paid the vendors it is quite a bit of extra work adjusting all the accounts, producing new stock reports and so on. For every item returned late it takes me about 30 minutes to do all the necessary adjustments. I do make mistakes which I acknowledge but I do try my best. Thanks again for your continued support and I hope to be able to continue running these auctions for your benefit for the foreseeable future. Graham Horsman

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR AUCTION 110 – 11 JULY 2015

Printing of Catalogue 47.75 BSS Sales – donated stock 25.20 Non-recoverable Postage 1.62 Recoverable Postage 92.39 Recoverable Postage 92.39 Commission on Sales 160.77 Cost of discounted postage 29.63 Sale of 2012 Catalogues 32.00 Ink/paper/envelopes etc 19.25 Cheques/reports to Vendors 6.94 Write off (See Note 1) 2.50 Postage for Auction catalogues 18.45 (See Note 2) Postage for cheques to Bank 2.16 (See Note 3) Postage to return stock to Spain 1.52 Profit 88.15

Totals 310.36 310.36

Notes

1. An item sent to an overseas member was reported as defective but this was not reported until some time after I had paid the vendor who also lives overseas. I agreed a £2.50 discount and have treated this as a write off.

2. The issue of the June Flight was slightly delayed and discussions between myself, the Secretary and Flight distributor decided that auction catalogues should be sent independent of Flight to those who were regular bidders, especially to those who live overseas.

3. For many years the Auction Secretary has posted cheques to the Alliance & Leicester Clearing Bank using prepaid envelopes. Santander now own what was the Alliance & Leicester and Santander no longer provide prepaid envelopes.

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 11 BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT BSS AUCTION AS AT 31 JULY 2015 Balance as per Bank Statement 1666.03 Plus Paid In Not Yet Credited 335.33 2001.25 Less Cheques paid Not Yet Presented 148.16 1853.09 Postage Account Balance 466.07 Reserves of Donated Stock 52.00 2015 World Catalogues Cost £87.50 (written off at cost) 0.00 Auction Debtors 48.57 Total Current Assets 2419.73 Auction Creditors 495.88 Net Worth of Auction as at 31 July 2015 1923.85

Notes: 1. The reserves of the donated stock is that as recorded on the database. As and when these items sell the total sales will never be equal to £52 as some will sell for more than their reserve and those that do not sell will have their reserves reduced or be combined with other unsold items and put into the auction as a ‘job lot’ with an appropriate reserve which will be lower than the sum of the reserves of these unsold lots.

2. Auction Creditors are for the overseas members who sell and bid on the auction. They maintain a running balance and I clear down these balances when they request payment. A few UK members both sell and buy so I operate running accounts for them and carry forward a credit or debit balance. I am not one for asking for a cheque to clear a debt of 56p when I can add that onto their next invoice.

3. The 2015 World catalogues cost £175 (Retail at over £300). The Auction made a 50% contribution to these catalogues which I also use them for my own purposes. This contribu- tion was approved by the Chairman. The 2012 catalogues, which were also paid for equally by the Auction and myself, were sold for £32 at a public auction. All the income was credited to the auction account.

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR AUCTION 109 – 11 APRIL 2015 Printing of Catalogue 47.75 BSS Sales – donated stock 15.70 Non-recoverable Postage 0.54 Recoverable Postage 73.01 Recoverable Postage 73.01 Commission on Sales 121.99 Cost of discounted postage 17.74 Loss 42.53 Ink/paper/envelopes etc 18.67 Cheques/reports to Vendors 8.02 Contribution to 2015 catalogues 87.50

Totals 253.23 253.23 (Continued overleaf)

Page 12 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 Note – The Society owned 2012 catalogues are now way out of date and I have purchased the 2015 stamps of the world catalogue for £175.99 (Retail £300). These catalogues are used jointly for my own purposes but mostly for BSS auction activities as I describe about 50% of all items received from vendors. I have placed the 2012 catalogues into an auction in Southampton and the proceeds will be credited to a later I&E account. Although this purchase resulted in a loss for this particular auction all previous auctions have made profits way in excess of this loss.

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR AUCTION 108 – 17 JANUARY 2015 Printing of Catalogue 49.12 BSS Sales – donated stock 14.50 Non-recoverable Postage 1.59 Recoverable Postage 88.58 Recoverable Postage 88.58 Commission on Sales 180.57 Cost of discounted postage 19.52 Ink/paper/envelopes etc 18.99 Cheques/reports to Vendors 6.27 Profit 99.58

Totals 283.65 283.65

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR AUCTION 107 – 10 OCTOBER 2014 Printing of Catalogue 46.00 BSS Sales – donated stock 18.80 Non-recoverable Postage 2.12 Recoverable Postage 67.17 Recoverable Postage 67.17 Commission on Sales 114.61 Cost of discounted postage 22.46 Ink/paper/envelopes etc 18.49 Cheques/reports to Vendors 6.80 Profit 37.54

Totals 200.58 200.58

Note - Commission was reduced to 7% for members but remained at 10% for non-members and 0% for donated stock. Non members sold £45.50 generating £4.55 in commission. Had they paid 7% they would have contributed £3.19. The cost of reducing the commission for 10% to 7% was £46.97. The cost of only charging 75% of the full postage was £22.46.

Total Net Profit for year ending 31 July 2015 £182.74

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 13 PACKET SECRETARY’S NOTES - BSS EXCHANGE PACKET - ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2014-15

Another year has gone by so soon – and the packet continues to go from strength to strength. Elsewhere in Flight is my delayed article effectively declaring financial UDI for the Packet. This will bring it in line with the way the Auction has operated successfully for some years. The accounts show a variation as a result – I have calculated a sum to transfer to reserves rather than pay to central funds. If there are serious objections to the idea I can easily write that cheque in the future and revert to my old way of doing the accounts. As I have now published for my three year-ends as Packet Secretary, here are some basic figures in addition to the accounts showing how members have benefited. If anyone in the UK not on the Packet circuit would like to join, please get in touch. In the past year · Number of packets completed circulation 37. This is slightly down on last year mostly because fewer books were received for circulation. Do get hold of some booklets (I know a source) and let me try to sell those duplicates for you. · Number of packets in circulation now 4. Normally there are 6, one on each of the circuits I operate. (Packets only go to about 10 members at a time so any heavily sold books can be removed before they go too far) · Total sales from those packets to date £6416.21 – about 50% up on last year’s figure, so clearly more purchases are being made, doubtless as well as prices inevitably having risen. I am happy to report once again that no packets have gone astray this year so there has been no need to claim on the insurance. Please do continue to follow the insurance conditions – especially ringing the next recipient to ensure they’re available to receive the packet before posting and obtain proof of postage – and that includes when you send one back to me. Another new venture this year is the start of the e-Packet run by Paula & Philip Cant. You will notice a commission figure from that source on the accounts. The Cants are kind enough to send me 10% of sales to BSS members through the e-Packet – so if you sign up for that PLEASE let them know you’re a member as that’s the only way they know to send me the commission. The accounts for the year are as follows. Please do get in touch for clarification of anything you want to understand better – or ask me at the AGM. Happy collecting – especially through the packet! David Mace

Page 14 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 BSS PACKET 2014/2015 ACCOUNTS

INCOME & EXPENDITURE

INCOME EXPENDITURE £ £ Members' purchases Insurance 157.28 Cheque 4,054.55 Cash 13.09 Postage & Expenses 117.84 Net payments to vendors 3,031.44 Other Subscriptions paid to Treasurer 16.00 Collected Subscriptions 16.00 TOTAL 3,322.56 e-Packet commission 28.33 Surplus Income over expenditure 789.41

4,111.97 TOTALS 4,111.97

BANK RECONCILIATION £ £ Opening balance 2,717.94

Cheques deposited 4,082.88 6,800.82

Vendors' P&P 30.00 BSS total expenditure 3,322.56 3,352.56 Paid by cash 13.09 3,339.47

Closing balance 3,461.35

CALCULATION OF CONTRIBUTION TO RESERVES

INCOME EXPENDITURE £ £ Insurance 109.25 157.28 Commission 352.77 Sales of donated material 9.66 Sundries 44.33 16.00 Expenses 117.84 TOTALS 516.00 291.12

Contribution due £224.88

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 15 The Future Operation of the Packet It was proposed at the AGM last year that the packet might be run independently of the central BSS accounts in the same way that the auction already operates. At the time I was unsure of the wisdom of the idea, but have now reconsidered and I and the rest of the committee would now like to propose such a change.

It should be stressed that this change would make no difference whatsoever to the way in which the packet operates as a buying and selling vehicle. The change would simply mean that the Packet would have its own finances and not contribute its profits to central funds at each year end as has been the case hitherto. As indicated above, this would bring the Packet in line with the Auction, which has been run independently for some years now. It would also have the benefits of simplifying the annual accounting processes and providing better prospects of continuity of the packet in the event of changes elsewhere to the Society operations.

There are some risks attached to this idea. The committee have also agreed to some conditions that would attach to the change, i.e. · It is possible for the packet to suffer a sudden financial crisis. While this is not likely, something like a packet going missing in circumstances where the insurers decline to pay up would be an example. In any such circumstances a "bail out" would be available from central funds to cover the costs involved if necessary. · I will analyse the assets and liabilities pertaining to the packet periodically (maybe once per annum). If I find that I no longer have sufficient funds to cover the liabilities I can request funds from the Treasurer to maintain solvency. · If the Society as a whole has a need of additional funds at some future date I will be happy to consider providing same from Packet account reserves.

It should also be made clear that the recently initiated ePacket will provide a further source of income in the form of commission. This income will be paid to and retained within the BSS Packet account and should mitigate against the risks discussed above.

This article was omitted in error from June Flight so the changes have, in fact, taken effect from the end of last financial year. Nonetheless, in keeping with our Constitution, the changes will be made permanent following a period where you, the members, are invited to comment or object. If you wish to do so or to ask questions please feel free to contact me via [email protected] or 01474 705160. If there are no serious objections by the end of November 2015, these changes will be included in our operational rules and the year end accounting for 2014-5 will be confirmed. If necessary it will be a simple matter to provide a correcting payment to the Treasurer retrospectively.

David Mace, Hon Packet Sec

Page 16 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 17 E_Packet update Members will recall my article in December Flight outlining a proposed new ePacket scheme to run alongside the existing postal packet. To reiterate, the ePacket would be run by her husband Philip in association with one of our members Paula Cant. The December article invited comments, especially if anyone had views to express that were against the proposal. I received four comments, all in favour of proceeding as outlined. I advised Philip of this outcome some time ago and advised that he can go ahead as discussed. As a result the birds e-packet is now up and running. Please see his article elsewhere in this issue of Flight. If you are interested in joining the scheme I should remind you that I will have no part in its operation so you should contact Philip directly. I can forward emails to him if you wish. My email address is [email protected]. I look forward to this scheme bringing the opportunity for those who take part to enhance their collections while providing additional commission income to the BSS. With that in mind, please ensure that you advise Philip that you are a BSS member when signing up to ePacket. David Mace

Page 18 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 E-PACKET PROGRESS REPORT www.e-packet.co.uk

E-packet is the internet-based packet run by myself in conjunction with the Bird Stamp Society. Like the ordinary packet, the Society receives a 10% commission on all sales to Society members. It has been up and running now for nearly 6 months, and there have been 4 packets so far. Membership of e-packet is free to all Society members.

So far the Society has received, or is due to receive, a total of £68 commission on e-packet sales – a useful chunk of income, with 14 BSS members having signed up so far. Much income has, however, come from non-UK members, because, unlike the main BSS packet, e-packet is available to non-UK members. It now has Society members in Canada and Singapore.

At the same time the “Just In” facility was introduced. Just In is more like a shop. E-packet is a packet, so every member waits their turn. Just In does not work this way. Any member can order whenever they want. The Society receives a 10% commission on sales from Just In as well.

Just In shows new issues that have actually been received. The decline in the hobby and the proliferation of new issues has meant that the magazines have been unable to provide both accurate and timely information about new issues. Too often the magazines are behind and only alert collectors some months after the issue was actually released, by which time dealers have sold out, and replacement stocks are so frequently unavailable (several major wholesalers now only stock 6 months’ worth of issues). The converse is also frequently true. The magazines alert the collectors to a new issue, which then doesn’t appear for months. Just In is intended to help solve this problem.

It is a good start, but new members, whether UK or overseas, are very welcome. If you are not a member, why not give it a try. It costs you nothing.

If this is of interest to you, why not email me at [email protected] to obtain membership, and the password that you will need to access the packets. If Just In is of interest, you do not need a password. You can view it straight away, and email me with any requirements. [Note from Packet Sec – please ensure Philip knows you are a BSS member when signing up for either offering – he has no other way of knowing that you are a member and hence that commission is payable to me on your purchases!]

Many thanks and best wishes to you all

Philip Cant E-Packet for the BSS

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 19 WHOSE BIRD - Number 23 ...Sclater... by Bruce Poulter

Dr Philip Lutley Sclater (1829-1913) was an Oxford graduate who practised law for many years. He was the founder of The Ibis, the Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union, a publication he edited from 1858 to 1865 and again from 1877 to 1912. He was also the Secretary of the Zoological Society of London from 1860 to 1903. It was his study of bird populations that resulted in the classification of the biogeographical regions of the world into six major categories. With his son, William Lutley Sclater, he named no fewer than 913 species, 714 of them . Sclater's Monal, (Lophopphorus sclateri), (Bhutan, 1968, 2 chetrum) is one of the birds that was named after him. ECH Seimund was a British taxidermist who collected in South Africa, Fernando Pό, Thailand and Malaysia between 1899 and 1916. Specimens fromhis last expedition are held in the Raffles Museum in Singapore. He presented the Yellow-vented Green Pigeon, (Treron semundi), (Vietnam, 1990, 1 dông), to the Kuala Lumpur Museum. There is also a race of monkey with an honorific for Seimund in its trinomial.

The Reverend John E Semper was a parish priest and amateur ornithologist who was resident in St. Lucia. He collected Semper's Warbler, (Leucopeza semperi), (St. Lucia, 2004. $1), in 1872 on an expedition with the above-named PL Sclater. This extremely rare warbler is endemic to St. Lucia and without obvious close affinities among other West Indian warblers. Apart from an unconfirmed sighting in 1989, it has not been since 1972. It is undoubtedly on the brink of extinction.

Captain George Ernest Shelley (1840- 1910), a nephew of the famous poet, was a geologist who became interested in ornithology. He was educated in England and in Versailles before joining the Grenadier Guards in 1863. After his retirement from the army, he collected in Africa, Australia and Burma but could not continue his travelling after 1906 when he suffered a paralysing stroke. His books included the Birds of and a review of sunbirds. Shelley's Eagle-Owl, (Bubo shelleyi), (, 1997, 50 cents), is one of several birds 'bearing his name.

Dr Philipp Franz Balthazar von Siebald (1796-1866) was a German physician and naturalist. who served as a medical officer to the Dutch East Indian Army in Indonesia and Japan. He collected in Japan and wrote books on Japan's natural history and language. By 1861 he was the chief negotiator for the European nations trying to establish trade links with Japan. The White-bellied Green Pigeon, (Treron sieboldii), (Vietnam, 1990, 12 xu), was named after him.

Page 20 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 Dr Sir Andrew Smith (1797-1872) was a Scotsman, famed for his scrupulous accuracy, who started his professional life as a ship's surgeon. He led the first scientific expedition into the South African interior from 1834-1836 and wrote 'Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa'. He stopped his interest in natural history study after returning to Britain, later in life becoming a British Member of Parliament. Much of his private collection is now in the Royal Museum of Scotland. The Cape Shoveler, (Anas smithii), (Botswana, 1997, 70 thebe) is named after him.

Dr Gideon Smith (1793-1867) was an editor and friend of Audubon, who named Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), (Niutao-Tuvalu, 1985, 15 cents). after him. Audubon's friends, E Harris and JG Bell, were the first to first discover longspur. This stamp was issued to commemorate Audubon's birth bicentenary.

Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring (1755-1830) was a German anatomist and a noted freemason. He was the author of a number of anatomical works and was interested in many aspects of science and philosophy. It does not seem clear why the Copper Pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii), (Laos, 1986, 6 kip) was named after him.

Daniel Karl Solander (1733-1782), a Swedish naturalist and explorer, was one of Linnaeus's pupils. On Linnaeus' recommendation he went to London where he met Sir Joseph Banks. It was Banks' influence which resulted in him sailing with Banks on Cook's first expedition to the Southern Ocean. A monument in Botany Bay, New South Wales marks the spot where Cook, Banks and Solander landed in 1770. He is credited with an unpublished manuscript, written in 1767, which describes plants from various parts of the World. He died in London and his remains were removed in 1913 to the Swedish Cemetery in Woking. The Providence Petrel, (Pterodroma solandri), (Norfolk Island, 1999, 75 cents) was named after him.

M Soumagne was the French Consul in Madagascar in 1863. He discovered the Red Owl, (Tyto soumagnei), (Sao Tome and Principe, 2011, 32,500 dobra), in 1876. This owl was then unknown until 1993 when it was found by researchers from the World Wide Fund for Nature. The owl remains vulnerable because of habitat loss.

Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) was a British explorer. He was the first European to see and it was he who proved it to be the source of the Nile. He hunted to provide expedition food, but he also observed the behaviour of birds. Speke's Weaver, (Ploceus spekei), (Kenya, 2006, 25 shillings) was named after him. His own shotgun killed him when he stumbled over a stile when out shooting in England.

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 21 Continued from colour section

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 24.4.1987. SG161. 1p. Multicoloured. Southern Black- backed Gull (Larus dominicarus). Lithography - Walsall. Perf. 14½.Wmk. W16 - Multiple Crown Script CA Diagonal. Designer - T. Chater. The Southern Black-backed Gull, or Kelp Gull, breeds on coasts and islands throughout the southern hemisphere. They are omnivores and will scavenge as well as seek suitable small prey. They gather at landfill sites and a sharp increase in its population is therefore considered as an indicator for a degraded environment. Kelp gulls have been observed feeding on live Right Whales since 1996; it uses its powerful to peck down into the skin and blubber, leaving the whales with large open sores, some of which have been observed to be half a meter in diameter. At rocky sites along the southern African coast, Kelp gulls can be seen picking up shellfish and repeatedly flying up several meters and dropping them onto the rocks below in order to break them open.

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Page 22 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 As recorded in the minutes of last Year's AGM and in previous issues of FLIGHT, YOUR SOCIETY is seeking a volunteer to become the next EDITOR of FLIGHT.

Without such a volunteer, the June 2016 Issue of FLIGHT WILL BE THE LAST IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

If you do not wish to see this happen, and you would like to take on this role, please contact the Chairman as soon as possible to discuss your ideas. It may, for example, be possible to produce Flight in a simpler format which does not require the fully integrated approach which has been used so successfully in recent years.

FLIGHT is a most important and highly valued part of YOUR SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES, so please give this request your every attention.

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 23 RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Adapted from articles by Chuck Braun in Biophilately

As with the main new issue listing, species numbering follows (Clements 5th edition) and [Howard & Moore 1980] although names reflect Clements 6th edition. (Roger Chapman) BULWER'S PETREL, Bulweria bulwerii Procellariidae (110450) [11043] Maldives, 2014, F29/4, 70 Rf Length: 11 inches, sexes alike. disperses. Dark, with a pale bar on the upper wing. Habitat: Breeds on barren offshore islands; disperses to tropical and subtropical seas. Range: Tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Reference: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott and J. Sargatal, Eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 1. ZIGZAG HERON, Zebrilus undulatus Ardeidae (200500) [20018] St. Maarten, 2015, F29/4, 475 c Length: 11 to 13 inches, sexes alike, resident. Medium brown with dark barring. Habitat: Wetlands in tropical evergreen forest. Range: Eastern Colombia to central Brazil and northeastern Bolivia. Reference: ibid. SCALY-SIDED MERGANSER, Mergus squamatus Anatidae (271480) [27134] South Korea, 2015, F30/1, 2.50 w Also on a Bolivia stamp (F30/1). Previously on a Russian hunting stamp. Length: 21 to 25 inches, migratory. The male (upper bird) has a blackish head, neck and back, and white below with scaly sides and large white wing patches; the female (below) has a tan head, greyish back and small wing patches. Habitat: Breeds near fast-flowing water in forests; winters in freshwater lakes and rivers. Range: Breeds in southeastern Siberia, northeastern China and Korea; winters from coastal Siberia to China. Reference: Ibid. DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE, Harpagus bidentatus Accipitridae (300260) [30023] Surinam, 2015, F30/1, $5.25 Length: 13 to 15 inches, sexes similar. resident. Blackish above and rufous below with a grey head and white throat.. Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forest and forest edges. Range: Southern Mexico to eastern Bolivia and Brazil. Reference: Ibid., Volume 2.

PLUMBEOUS KITE, Ictinia plumbea Accipitridae Surinam, 2005, not yet cataloged, $7.25 Length: 14 to 15 inches, sexes alike, migratory. Blackish slate grey, pale grey head and below, Habitat: Tropical and subtropical lowland forest and forest edges. Range: Breeds from Mexico to Brazil; winters from Colombia to northern Argentina. Reference: Ibid.

Page 24 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 GREAT BLACK HAWK, Buteogallus urubitinga Accipitridae (301660) [30153] Surinam, 2015, F30/1, $3.75 Length: 20 to 16 inches, sexes alike, resident. Black with white tail bands. Habitat: Chaco, savanna and forest. Range: Mexico to northern Argentina. Reference: Ibid.

SWAINSON'S HAWK, Buteo swainsoni Accipittridae (301810) [30167] Guinea-Bissau, 2015, F30/1,850 f, (Previously in the surrounds of the US. Great Plains sheet.) Length: 19 to 22 inches, sexes alike, migratory. Brown with a white throat and a banded tail. Habitat: Woodlands, prairies and deserts. Range: Breeds from Alaska to northern Mexico; winters in southern Brazil and neighboring Argentina and Paraguay. Reference: Ibid. MOUNTAIN CARACARA, Phalcoboenus megalopterus Falconidae (320040) [32004] Guinea, 2014, F30/1, 15000 f. Length: 19 to 22 inches, sexes alike. Glossy black with a white belly and undertail. Habitat: Treeless mountains. Range: Northern Peru to central Chile. Reference: Ibid.

SLATY-BACKED FOREST-FALCON. Micrastur mirandollei Falconidae (320140) [32013] Surinam, 2015, F30/1, $5.75 Length: 16 to 18 inches, sexes alike, resident. Slate-grey above and white below with a white collar and three tail bands. Habitat: Lowland tropical rain forest. Range: Costa Rica to Brazil. Reference: Ibid.

RUFOUS OWL Ninox rufa Strigidae (781600) [73081] Solomon Islands, 2013, F28/3, $7 Length: 18 to 21 inches, sexes similar, resident. Dark rufous-brown above and finely barred white or rufous below with blackish facial discs. Habitat: Forest, forest edges, mangroves and wooded savanna. Range: New Guinea and northern Australia. Reference: Ibid., Volume 5.

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 25 COMMON POTOO, Nyctibius griseus Nyctibiidae (820050) [76003] Surinam, 2015, F30/1, $6.25 Length:13 to 15 inches, sexes alike, resident. Streaked brownish with a pale throat and banded tail. Habitat: Open woodland. Range: Costa Rica to Uruguay. Reference: Ibid.

LESSER NIGHTHAWK, Chordeiles acutipennis Caprimulgidae (830060) [78004] St. Maarten, 2015, F29/4, 200 c Previously in the surrounds on a 2008 issue from Guatemala Length: 8 to 9 inches,.partially migratory. The male is speckled brownish with a white throat, wing patches and outer-tail spots; the female (shown on the stamp) lacks the tail spots. Habitat: Open country and woodlands. Range: Breeds from southwestern U.S to northern Chile and Paraguay: U.S. birds winter in the tropics. Reference: Ibid. SPECKLED HUMMINGBIRD, Adelomyius melanogenys Trochilidae (861920) [81182] Guinea, 2015, F30/1, 10.000 f Length: 3.5 inches, sexes alike, resident. Green above and speckled white or buff below with a black mask and a white stripe behind the eyes. Habitat: Humid forest. Range: Venezuela to northwestern Argentina. Reference: Ibid.

PURPLE-THROATED WOODSTAR, Calliphlox mitchellii Trochillidae (863080) [81296] Niger, 2015, F30/1, 825 f lower left Length: 2.6 to 3 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is green with a purple throat and a white breast; the female is green with a white throat and breast and a rufous belly. Habitat: Humid forest. Range: Eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Reference: Ibid. PALKACHUPA COTINGA, Phibalura (flavirostris) boliviana Cotingidae (1140060) [106004] Recent split from the Swallow-tailed Cotinga is not yet in Clements. South Korea, 2015, F30/1 - listed as P. flavirostris, 2.50 w Also on a Bolivia stamp (F30/1). Length: 9 inches, sexes similar, resident. Sdpotted olive and black above and pale yellow below with a yellow throat and scaly white neck. Habitat: Forest borders and open areas with trees. Range: Western Bolivia. Reference: Ibid., Volume 9.

SPLENDID ASTRAPIA, Astrapia splendidissima Paradisaeidae (1870140) [174023] United Nations Vienna, 2015, F29/4, 0.80 euro Length: 15 to 16 inches, resident. The male (on the right) is dark above and lime-green below with a long dark-tipped white tail; the female (on the left) is drab blackish brown with a finely barred dusky brown and buff breast and belly and a dark tail with a white base. Habitat: Montane forests and forest edges. Range: West-central New Guinea. Reference: Ibid Volume 14.

Page 26 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 IDENTIFICATION PARADE All 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 ‘CORRECTIONS’ section and all those in the ‘QUERIES’ section of this feature as well as for identifications marked with a ‘?’ in the New Issue listing. Corrections are expressed in terms of Clements 5th edition (C5) no matter what reference numbers and names are used by the contributors. I continue to refer also to Howard & Moore (1980) (HM) numbers. Roger Chapman ------CORRECTIONS ISSUE COUNTRY VALUE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SOURCE F10/3 SENEGAL 27.2.95 100f 200070 (C5) BLACK-HEADED HERON, 20056 (HM) Ardea melanocephal Corrected to 200120 (C5) PURPLE HERON, 20050 (HM) Ardea purpurea KS F29/1 MICRONESIA 24.3.14 $1 741500 (C5) PHILIPPINE HANGING-PARROT, 69101 (HM) Loriculus philippensis Corrected to 741501 (C5) CAMIGUIN HANGING-PARROT, 69 NEW (HM) Loriculus camiguinensis KS Sources KS Kjell Scharning

COMMENTS & QUERIES ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, , C.A.R., CHAD, COMORO IS., CONGO (KINSHASA), GAMBIA, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, , MALDIVE ISLANDS, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGER, SOLOMON ISLANDS, ST. THOMAS & PRINCE IS., & I have become reluctant to spend any more time and effort identifying and listing birds in the border from the above countries because of their profligate issuing policies - and often poor illustrations. I shall continue to list their stamps in FLIGHT but from March 2012 I have ceased to list their border birds. Selected countries remain under review.

New Caledonia - 6.6.15 - Herons

September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 27 UPDATES TO THE CLEMENTS CHECKLIST http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist

Amendments to Clements' 6th edition = August 2014 In the March list (F29/3) I focused on changes at species level that affect birds on stamps. I have ignored changes to the family structure and changes within species. Here I am adding miscellaneous name changes. The species numbers quoted are the 'C5' numbers that I use in the new issue listing, although they no longer correspond completely with the sequence of either the 5th or 6th edition of Clements and should be regarded simply as an 'in house' reference system. I should welcome any comments or suggestions for change. Roger Chapman 7400 [Extinct} Change the name of Greater Vasa-Parrot, Mascarinus vasa to , Mascarinus mascarin. 360070 Correct the species name for Black-billed Capercaillie from parvirostris to urogalloides. 461160 Change the English name of Gallinula silvestris from San Cristobal Moorhen to Makira Moorhen. 510080 Change the English name of Neotis denhami from Stanley Bustard to Denham’s Bustard. 600030 Change the English name of Vanellus armatus from Blacksmith Plover to Blacksmith Lapwing. 600040 Change the English name of Vanellus spinosus from Spur-winged Plover to Spur-winged Lapwing 620580 The scientific name of Tuamotu Sandpiper changes from Prosobonia cancellata to Prosobonia parvirostris. (cancellata is reserved for extinct species Kirimati Sandpiper.) 721540 Lined Quail-Dove Geotrygon linearis becomes Zentrygon linearis. 740030 Yellow-streaked Lory, Chalcopsitta sintillata. Change the species to scintillata. 740738 New Caledonia Parakeet, Cyanoramphus saissetti. Change the species name to saisseti. 741370 Mauritius Parakeet, echo. Change the name to Echo Parakeet, Psittacula eques. 741430 Layard’s Parakeet, Psittacula calthropae. Change the species name to calthrapae. Parakeets of the Aratinga have been split into four separate genera. The following species within this genus are changed, becoming: 742020 Blue-crowned Parakeet, Thectocercus acuticaudatus 742030 Green Parakett, Psittacara holochlorus 742040 Pacific Parakeet, Psittacara strenuus 742070 Scarlet-fronted Parrakeet, Psittacara wagleri 742080 Mitred Parakeet, Psittacara mitratus 742090 Red-masked Parakeet, Psittacara erythrogenys 742100 Crimson-fronted Parakeet. Psittacara finschi 742110 White-eyed Parakeet, Psittacara leucopthalmus 742120 Cuban Parakeet, Psittacara euops 742130 Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus 742180 Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax 742190 Olive-throated Parakeet Eupsittula nana 742200 Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis 742210 Peach-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula aurea 742220 Cactus Parakeet Eupsittula cactorum (not yet on stamps) Other Aratinga species remain as such. 742230 Nanday Parakeet becomes Aratinga nenday. 890230 Change the English name of Ispidina lecontei from Dwarf Kingfisher to African Dwarf Kingfisher. 1040840 Change the English name of Dendropicos goertae from Gray Woodpecker to African Gray Woodpecker. 1041930 Change the English name of Picus viridis from Green Woodpecker to Eurasian Green Woodpecker. 1041970 Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus changed to Gray-headed Woodpecker. Certain pittas change from genus Pitta to genus Hydrornis: 1072320 Ruddy Foliage-Gleaner is transferred to Clibanornis, and its scientific name changes from Automolus rubiginosus to Clibanornis rubiginosus. 1180070 Blue Pitta, Hydrornis cyaneus. 1180080 Javan Banded-Pitta, Hydrornis guajanus 1180081 Malayan Banded-Pitta, Hydrornis irena 1180082 Bornean Banded-Pitta Hydrornis schwaneri

Page 28 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 1180090 Bar-bellied Pitta, Hydrornis elliotii 1180100 Gurney’s Pitta, Hydrornis gurneyi 1230580 Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Change the English name to Montane Blue Swallow. 1260220 White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonottus leucogenys Two sub- species (mesopotamiae & dactylus) are transferred to 1260210 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis. (P.leucogenys then becomes Himalayan Bulbul.) Both examples of former P leucogenys on stamps (Iraq 1968 & Bahrain 1991) now become P leucotis and there are no examples of P leucogenys on stamps.

1260900 Yellow-spotted Nicator Nicator chloris Change the English name to Western Nicator, 1300020 Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys cinereus and 1300030 Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptilogonys caudatus The spelling of the genus name for Gray Silky-flycatcher and Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher is corrected from Ptilogonys to Ptiliogonys. 1390240 Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola tinniens Change English name to Levaillant’s Cisticola (Note that Gray Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus (not on stamps) becomes Tinkling Cisticola!) 1402600 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Change the English name to Eurasian Blackcap. 1440290 Kandavu Fantail Rhipidura personata Change the English name to Kadavu Fantail. 1660020 Scarlet-tufted Sunbird Deleornis fraseri Change the English name to Fraser’s Sunbird. 1730500 Kadavu Honeyeater Xanthotis provocator. Change the English name to Kadavu Honeyeater. 1731371 Wattled Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes carolae Change the English name to Foja Honeyeater. 1731510 New Hebrides Honeyeater Change the scientific name from Phylidonyris notabilis to Gliciphilanotabilis 1740090 Dark-headed Oriole Oriolus monacha Change the English name to Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole 1770200 Common Gonolek barbarus Change the English name to Yellow-crowned Gonolek 1770260 Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Change the English name to Lowland Sooty Boubou. 1921000 Orange Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Change the English name to Northern Red Bishop 1921010 Red Bishop Euplectes orix Change the English name of to Southern Red Bishop. 1930410 Blue-breasted Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis Change the English name to Southern Cordonbleu. 1930610 Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos Change the English name to Black-faced Waxbill.

1930930 Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyanovirens Sub-species efatensis & serena (both endemic to Vanuatu) belong with Royal Parrotfinch Erythrura regia. Vanuatu 2001 (F15/4) becomes E regia. 1931100 Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata Change the English name to Scaly-breasted Munia. 1940090 Pale-winged Indigobird Vidua wilsoni Change the English name of Vidua wilsoni to Wilson’s Indigobird, 1940180 Northern Paradise-Whydah Vidua orientalis Change the English name to Sahel Paradise-Whydah. 2030260 Golden-bellied Grosbeak Pheucticus chrysogaster Change the English name to Golden Grosbeak.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands - 24.3.15

Oriental Pratincole Herald Petrel Yellow-nosed Albatross Little Curlew

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Page 34 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 81323 81052 81279 81279 73104 81140 81140 30196 40003 29001 30102 30088 35178 27134 106004 30196 32055 32060 30088 118005 rufus luciae alba Selasphorus Florisuga Aglaiocercus Aglaiocercus coelestis mellivora coelestis Athene Amazilia Amazilia cunicularia Aquila luciae Grus chrysaetos Pandion Accipiter monacha haliaetus Accipiter nisus Lophura gentilis Mergus diardi Phibalura Aquila aquamatus flavirostris Falco Falco Accipiter chrysaetos cherrug Motacilla peregrinus gentilis Hummingbird Emerald Emerald Rufous White-necked Violet-tailed Violet-tailed Jacobin Burrowing Sylph Honduran Sylph Ambiente. Mi set 1of 8. of Honduran Owl Lavazza, Fernet-Branca, Caffarel. set 1of 3. of Golden Prefecture. Yamaguchi law.localgovernmentfor Anniversary 5. sheet 1of of Hooded Osprey Eagle Eurasian Crane Northern Siamese Sparrowhawk Scaly-sided Swallow-tailed Goshawk Fireback Golden Saker Merganser Cotinga Peregrine Northern White Eagle Falcon Falcon Goshawk Wagtail 900f 900f 900f 3000fms HONDURAS 15l 50l HONDURAS 5l ITALY 0.80€ 863350 860520 862880 JAPAN 862880 2014 82y (NORTH) KOREA wildlife. Conservationof set 2of 8. of 60w 781520 9.4.15 60w 861680 (NORTH) KOREA 10w 861680 10w 24.4.15 302130 (SOUTH) KOREA 12.10.14 * 12.5.15 * issue Joint with 2. Russia. Setof 430120 KYRGYZSTAN 75s 8.5.15 75s 290010 75s issue Joint with Thailand. 301310 2. Setof surrounds In 23.4.15 LATVIA 301420 relations. Korea-Boliviadiplomatic 0.71€ 2v. fossil fish with 381290 14.5.15 271480 hunting. Traditional Sheet3. of 1140060 302130 301420 1240020 320570 320620 20.2.15 exhibit. Museum 1v.

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Page 40 FLIGHT September 2015 Vol. 30 No. 1 73107 30023 32013 76003 30NEW 30025 30160 30196 35178 30088 175004 EXTINCT 73060 73121 73021 73064 73042 72002 EXTINCT EXTINCT EXTINCT 98028 157190 huhula griseus plumbea plagiatus perspicillatus nebulosa didimus gyrola Ciccaba Harpagus Micrastur Nyctibius Spizaetus bidentatus Ictinia mirandollei Buteo melanoleucus Aquila Lophura Accipiter chrysaetos diardi Cyanocitta gentilis Conuropsis cristata carolinensis Pulsatrix Strix Megascops Surnia Bubo asio Tyto ulula Pinguinus bubo Megalopteryx Raphus alba impennis Ramphastos cucullatus vitellinus Tangara Forest-Falcon Kite Black-banded Double-toothed Slaty-backed Common Black-and-white Owl Kite Plumbeous Gray Hawk-Eagle Potoo Golden Siamese Northern Hawk Eagle Blue Carolina Fireback Goshawk Spectacled GreatGray Eastern Northern Parakeet Jay Eurasian Barn Owl Owl Great Screech-Owl Hawk-OwlUpland Eagle-OwlDodo Owl Channel-billed Auk Moa Bay-headed Toucan Tanager 770140 $4.75 $5.25 $5.75 $6.25 $6.75 $7.25 $7.75 SYRIA £180 THAILAND 3b 781110 3b 300260 320140 TOGO 820050 750f 302339 750f 300290 301730 TOGO 750f 17.4.14 750f 302130 750f 8.5.15 NationalDay. 1v. 750f 2500f MS with relations Diplomatic NorthKorea. 381290 301420 TOGO 22.4.15 1000f 1890070 1000f Audubon. sheet 2of 4. of 3200f MS 7000 22.4.15 &TOBAGO TRINIDAD $1on $2.25 781150 Owls. SheetMS. 4+ of 781070 &TOBAGO TRINIDAD 780460 780710 $1on $2.50 781180 &TOBAGO TRINIDAD 15.6.15 2012 5700 Extinctanimals. MS. + sheet 2of 4of 5800 Definitive. issue (F5/3). Surcharge1990 on 1410 2013 1020350 Definitive. issue (F5/3). Surcharge1990 on Valueoverprinted. 2013 2012100 Definitive. issue (F5/3). Surcharge1990 on overprint.. Blackrectangle

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