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The Egg of Wahnes' Parotia Parotia wahnesi (Paradisaeidae)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mackay, Margaret D. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Abstract | I now describe two eggs of Wahnes' Parotia Parotia wahnesi which have been added to the collection of bird of paradise eggs at Baiyer River Sanctuary, Papua New Guinea. This collection was formerly described by Bishop & Frith (1979). Both eggs were laid by the same captive female at the Baiyer River Sanctuary on 1 and 2 January 1986. The eggs were laid in a bare wire cup provided for nesting. No attempt was made by the bird to make a nest or brood the eggs. This is the f ~ s t description of the egg of I? wahnesi and it shows it to be typical of those of the Paradisaeinae (Gilliard 1969; Cooper & Forshaw 1977) and similar to the egg of I? lawesi (including I? 1. helenae), though slightly larger (I? lawesi: 33.0 x 24.0 mm [Hartert 19101, 33.1 x 24.1 mm [Schonwetter 19291; F! 1. helenae: 38.4 x 27.8 mm [Harrison & Frith 19701). |
| Starting Page | 269 |
| Ending Page | 269 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1071/MU9900269a |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.publish.csiro.au/MU/pdf/MU9900269a |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9900269a |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
