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GERYONE FLAVOLATERALIS FLAVOLATERALIS :- (GRAY)
A.M.N.H. has Six (6) Wants TWELVE (12)
Exchange value VERY GOOD Total Permit No. 18 cb.foreburnia. 3
Remarks SINGLE RED TICK.
6/3/39 seems evenly distributed in forests, but is not exceedingly common.
call seem the same as loryalties but slightly stronger than Ubea.
14/3/39 Family plentiful but regularly distributed in forest. Finds at
all levels but mostly below 15 ft. in wet weather anyway.
15/3/39 a few seen, silent but active today. Feeding at all levels.
1mm shot.
16/3/39 a early feeder. Very busy feeding today, mostly below 20 ft.
17/3/39 A number of calls heard but birds very inactive except in grey
dawn before forest dawn hour.
20/3/39 A few seen. Actively feeding during intervals between showers. One
miniat. collected SK.36.J Bunn. 4.
22/3/39 The usual ones seen. some collected. Imm. greatly outnumber adults.
24/3/39 The usual ones seen.
27/3/39 common as usual. Imm. appear to outnumber adults by at least 4
to one+ seems nearer 8 to 1. Finds at all levels but mostly low
down + up to 15+20 ft in the second growths of forest.
28/3/39 Late commencing to feed.
30/3/39 Common + feeding at all levels. Active in sun.
WALLU 3-5/5/39 Seems common in area. Strong warble.
up to 29/5/39. Common in all types of country except open wide space
short grass grazing paddockies.
17/6/39. Feeding as usual.
19/6/39. Not as numerous as usual.
20/6/39. Common + active. Warbling much, strong calls.