Great Bower-bird in the Northern Territory.
Great Bower-bird in the Northern Territory.
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北领地的大园亭鸟。
DOI：
10.1071/mu945210
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发表时间：
1946
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通讯作者：
H. Condon
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作者：
H. Condon
资产负债表211没有进行进一步的访问。大约一英里外，在一片空地上的一根木头附近也发现了一个类似的凉亭。在达尔文以南约60英里的一条主干道约100码处的一座废弃的军队小屋里，发现了一个引人注目的凉亭。人们第一次参观这间小屋是在1945年1月，当时还没有凉亭的迹象，尽管有鸟儿在场。1945年2月12日，也就是三个星期后，人们在小屋的中央发现了一座完工的凉亭，里面有大约50个白色的贝壳(黄瓜)、一些淡绿色的玻璃、淡绿色的花、新鲜的绿叶和一些干的棕色浆果。·作者在炮弹中放置了两张红色的陆军身份证件和几张躺在凉亭附近的蓝色纸片。在一周后的随后一次访问中，这些炮弹已被移除，并增加了更多的炮弹。小屋的地面是粗糙的白色碎石，稍微抬起整个凉亭，可以看到下面有一小种白蚁。在大约四分之三英里外茂密的灌木丛下可以看到另一个凉亭。没有做进一步的观察，因为作者一周后离开了这个地区。-HTCondon，弗吉尼亚州墨尔本，24/5/45.海燕角-1945年9月27日星期四，我在渔民湾涨潮的废墟中发现了海燕的遗骸。翅膀、背部和尾部的羽毛状况良好，羽毛与海燕(Daption Capense)的羽毛相似，我想这是一种相当罕见的鸟，应该会被冲上霍布逊湾的海岸。时任墨尔本国家博物馆馆长的乔治·麦克确认，这些翅膀和头部就是海燕角号的翅膀和头部。麦晋桁是这么跟我说S的！X周前，他从朗斯代尔角送来了一只这种鸟。它的状况很好，这只鸟被从水中打捞出来，处于垂死状态，皮肤很好。--罗伊·惠勒，弗吉尼亚州温莎，26/11/45。
Balance Sheet 211 further visits were not made. About a mile away a similar bower was examined near a log in a clearing. A notable bower was found in a deserted Army hut about one hundred yards from the main road, about 60 miles south of Darwin. The hut was first visited in January, 1945, when there was no sign of a bower, although the birds were present. On February 12, 1945, three weeks later, a completed bower with about fifty white land shells (Xantho-· melon), some pale green glass, pale gt· een flowers, fresh green leaves and some old dry brown berries was noted in the centre of the hut and visible from the doorway. Two· reddish Army'identification discs' and some pieces of blue paper lying near the bower were placed amongst the shells by the writer. On a subsequent visit a week later these had been removed and many more shells added. The floor of the hut was of coarse white gravel, and on slightly lifting the entire bower, a small species of termite was seen to be well-established beneath it. Another bower was seen beneath dense bushes about three-quarters of a mile away. Further observations· were not made, as the writer left the district a week later.-HT CONDON, Melbourne, Vic., 24/5/45.Cape Petrels.-On Thursday, September 27, 1945, I found the remains of a Petrel amongst the high-tide debris at Fishermen's Bend. The wings, back and tail feathers were in fairly good condition and the plumage answered to that of the Cape Petrel (Daption capense), a rather rare bird, I should imagine, to be washed up on the shores of Hobson's Bay. The wings and head were identified by Mr. George Mack, then of the National Museum, Melbourne, as those of the Cape Petrel. Mr. Mack informed me that about s! x weeks previously he had a bird of this species sent up from Point Lonsdale. It was in good condition, the bird having been taken from the water in a dying state, and made an excellent skin.-RoY WHEELER, Windsor, Vic., 26/11/45.