Monthly marathon

01 May 1990
Comments Main paper Th e February photograph (plate 42) was named Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Little Tern S. albifrons Common Tern S. hirundo Arctic Tern S. paradisaea Roseate Tern S. dougallii Lesser Crested Tern S. bengalensis Crested Tern S. bergii,&nbs...
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Mystery photographs

01 May 1990
Comments Main paper The combination of long tail, long tertials, unstreaked plumage and very prominent double wingbar should readily identify last month's mystery bird (plate 102, repeated here as plate 123) as a wagtail Motacilla. The wingbars are too prominent for Grey ...
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Product reports

01 May 1990
Comments Main paper Items included in this feature have been submitted by the manufacturers or their agents. The reviews are the personal opinions of the reviewers; they are not the result of technical tests, but are assessments made after use in appropriate conditions (e...
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Desert Sparrows in Morocco

01 May 1990
Comments Main paper Desert Sparrows in Morocco. The Desert Sparrow Passer simplex is one of the most enigmatic, elusive and least-studied birds of the Western Palearctic. In the process of retracting its range, very specific in its habitat requirements and, like many dese...
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