Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 02:46:56 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Re: Article on Cape Gull Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed A correction on my earlier note (below) ... Jiguet proposes that the Kelp Gull be split into five subspecies, rather than species. Sorry for any confusion! Phil >Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:06:36 -0500 >To: MDOSPREY@home.ease.lsoft.com >From: Phil Davis >Subject: Article on Cape Gull (a potential spilt from Kelp Gull) > >MD Osprey: > >The latest issue of "Birding World" (a UK publication, not the US >"Birder's World") has an excellent article in it featuring the Cape >Gull that was present in Paris during early 1995. Cape Gull is the >South African form of Kelp Gull. The senior author of the paper is >Frederic Jiguet who extensively studied the Kelp Gull and in another >paper proposed that Kelp Gull be split into five species, including >Cape Gull. > >This article feature lots of photos (including a half-page photo of our >"Shrimpy"), a map of Kelp Gull distribution and vagrancy (yes, there is >a dot for the Sandgates, MD bird) and a two-page plate with paintings >of 33 different birds--both standing and in flight--of the five >different species that he advocates be split from Kelp Gull and four >regional variations of the (nominate) South American Kelp Gull. Also >included on the plate is Great Black-backed Gull, Baltic Gull (a >subspecies/split of Lesser Black-backed Gull) and a presumed Greater >Black-backed x Lesser Black-backed hybrid. The Maryland Kelp Gull has >it's own illustration on this plate, as well as the Barbardos "Kelp >Gull" (a presumed Cape Gull). > >This is an excellent article, however, you will want to see it in >color, not a b&w photocopy. > >The citation is: Jiguet, Frederic and Pierre Defos du Rau, illustrated >by Sebastian Reeber. 2004. A Cape Gull in Paris - a new European Bird. >Birding World 17(2):62-70. > >BTW, Birding World is an excellent journal. It's tag line is, "Europe's >premier monthly magazine for keen birdwatchers." > >More information on the journal can be found here ... > > http://www.birdingworld.freeserve.co.uk/y_index.htm > >(Usual disclaimers) > >Phil > >=================================================== >Phil Davis, Secretary >MD/DC Records Committee >2549 Vale Court >Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA >301-261-0184 >mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com > >MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html >=================================================== ================================== Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com ================================== ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================