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the 4th fig-parrot

To: "John Leonard" <>, "Birding-aus" <>
Subject: the 4th fig-parrot
From: "Jon Wren" <>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:24:13 +1100
Gooday all,
I think the most glaring inaccuracy in the media report by Phillip Hammond in the Courier Mail is the location of the discovery. Quote "It was a once-in-a-lifetime discovery when dedicated birdwatcher John Young came across a completely unknown parrot high in the canopy of a North Queensland rainforest"
Location wrong should be SE Qld.
Plus last night on ABC TV the Newreader refered to the bird as a Blue-fronted Figbird. I beleive a scientific paper will be released in due course. What determination and commitment by John Young to discover this bird, sleeping in the canopy of the rainforest wouldn't be my cup of tea. Jon Wren


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