10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD»
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Stray Feathers: Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and ...
The male riflebird has spectacularly glossy black plumage, trimmed across the
breast and on the head with iridescent blue and green, velvety on the head. The
Magnificent Riflebird has elongate flank plumes. The male manucode, on the
other ...
Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph, 2011
2
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Magnificent Riflebird (breeding resident) See family introduction. From the
species name. Other names: Albert's or Prince Albert's (and without apostrophes)
Riflebird * the Australian birds represent race alberti of an essentially New
Guinea ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
3
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Ptiloris magnificus [Magnificent Riflebird] NHR (Arfak Mts., New Guinea). Known
from a ( specimen, Bensbach's Bird of Paradise or Bensbach's Riflebird (
Janthothorax bensbachi) is now deemed this hybrid. Büttikofer 1894; Frith and
Beehler ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
4
Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds
Beehler and Swaby (1991) and Cracraft (1992) subdivided the conventional
Ptiloris magnificus (Magnificent Riflebird) into two and three species, respectively
. These actions were not scrutinised in Nunn and Cracraft's (1996) molecular
study.
Les Christidis, Walter Boles, 2008
5
Ecological Census Techniques: A Handbook
... Lawes' Parotia P. lawesii, Wahnes' Parotia P. wahnesi, Magnificent Riflebird
Ptiloris magnificus, Victoria's Riflebird P. victoriae, Paradise Riflebird P.
paradiseus, Magnificent Bird-of-paradise Cicinnurus magnificus, Wilson's Bird-of-
paradise ...
William J. Sutherland, 1996
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Finding Australian Birds: A Field Guide to Birding Locations
Key species: Pale White-eye, Palm Cockatoo, Trumpet Manucode, Magnificent
Riflebird, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, White-streaked Honeyeater, Red-bellied Pitta,
Black-winged Monarch, Frilled-necked Monarch, Northern Scrub-Robin, ...
Rohan Clarke, Tim Dolby, 2014
7
CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with ...
... Ptiloris paradiseus Swainson, 1825 686 Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
Gould, 1850 687 Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus (Vieillot, 1819) 688 P.
m. alberti Elliot, 1871 8484 ARTAMIDAE Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi (
Lesson, ...
John C. Wombey, Ian J. Mason, 2006
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CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with ...
... Ptiloris paradiseus Swainson, 1825 686 Victoria's Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
Gould, 1850 687 Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus (Vieillot, 1819) 688 P.
m. alberti Elliot, 1871 8484 ARTAMIDAE Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi (
Lesson, ...
Mark Clayton, John Wombey, Ian Mason, 2006
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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia
... Grey Whistler, hall's Babbler, Black-winged monarch (summer), Spectacled
monarch, Frilled monarch, White-eared monarch, Yellow-breasted Boatbill,
Trumpet manucode, magnificent riflebird, paradise riflebird, Black-backed
Butcherbird, ...
Richard Thomas, Sarah Thomas, David Andrew, 2011
10
Bird Coloration: Mechanisms and measurements
See Claret-breasted Fruit Dove Ptilonorhynchus violaceous. See Satin Bowerbird
P<iloris paradiseus. See Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris magnifiea. See Magnificent
Riflebird Puffinus pac tficus. See Wedge-tailed Shearwater Pungitius pungitius.
Geoffrey Edward Hill, Kevin J. McGraw, 2006
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGNIFICENT RIFLEBIRD»
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Better Than 'Jewelry'
... bracelet encrusted with tiny actual feathers from birds including the Abyssinian roller, Lady Amherst's pheasant and the magnificent riflebird. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Bird-of-paradise rituals on display in National Geo show
The Magnificent Riflebird (yes, that's its name) is one of 39 species of birds-of-paradise documented in the field by National Geographic ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 13»
Life's a Stage
Magnificent Riflebird: Fluid Coordination - Duration: 2:57. by LabofOrnithology 13,044 views. 2:57. Ribbon-tailed Astrapia: The Three-Foot Tail ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
The 39 Species
4:01. Top 15 Rare And Spectacular Species Of Birds - Duration: 8:28. by Nagiv Llemodi 2,155 views. 8:28. Magnificent Riflebird mating dance ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
Videos: Rare Glimpses of Amazing Birds-of-Paradise Courtship …
Unlike greater birds-of-paradise, the magnificent riflebird prefers to court females alone. He perches himself on a horizontal vine and transforms ... «Wired, Dec 12»
