Letters

01 April 1979 Comments Letters Birds dunking food There are many references in the literature to birds washing food; they cover about six families and almost all are for water birds. Although termed 'food washing', the behaviour described may fulfil several functions. During...
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Letters

01 September 1959 Comments Letters K I L D A W R E N S ON STAC AN A R M I N SIRS,--Following- the publication of the recent letters by the Rev. E. A. Armstrong and Mr. Kenneth Williamson on the St. Kilda W r e n (Troglodytes t. hirtensis) (antea, pp. 136-138), we feel that the following i...
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