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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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Vagrancy in Birds is organized into two major parts: (1) A detailed, 62-page synthesis of research and theory and (2) “Family Accounts,” 259 pages covering bird families from Struthionidae/Ostriches) to Thraupidae/Tanagers and allies (Clements is the taxonomic authority). Copyright © 2022 Alexander Lees and James Gilroy.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

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As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. The purple feather of the title is an ostrich plume (now housed in the Museum of London), a symbol of Emmeline’s crusade and personal style (if you saw the 2015 film Suffragette , Meryl Streep, playing Pankhurst, is wearing a hat full purple feathers).

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). A big thank you must also go to eBird whose listing software makes it possible. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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