Western Australian Naturalists' Club - Journal Contents Volume 15 and 16

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Contents of Volumes 15 and 16 of The Western Australian Naturalist

Volume 15 No 1 June 15, 1981:
A Relic Population of Blue-breasted Wrens Malurus pulcherrimus, in the Central Wheatbelt. By Ian Rowley.
Foraging behaviour of Megachild bees on Swainsona canescens (Fabaceae) and its coevolutionary implications. By Stephen D. Hopper.
Some vertebrates recorded on a visit to Queen Victoria Spring in December 1977. By K.D. Morris and G.E. Rice.
Extrafloral nectaries in Alyogyne hakeifolia (Giord.) Alef. (Malvaceae) and their association with ants. By John K. Scott.
Notes on the pollination of Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br. (Loranthaceae) and some literature reviewed. By T.J. Hawkeswood.
The Desert Coprinus fungus (Podaxis pistillaris) in Western Australia. By Roger N. Hilton and Kevin F. Kenneally.
Autografting of roots and stems in Eucalyptus and of rhizomes in Nuytsia floribunda. By Bryon Lamont.
From Field and Study:

	Sighting of the European Common Tern (Sterna hirundo hirundo) in breeding plumage, at Quobba Point, via Carnarvon. By Max Howard.
	A record of a centipede killing and feeding on a sawfly larva. By T.J. Hawkeswood and M. Peterson.
	First record of Golden Bronze Cuckoo in Kimberley. By Julian Ford and R.E. Johnstone.
	Moths and caterpillars on Chenopodium at Perry Lakes. By K.F. Kenneally.
	A Red-back Spider attacking an immature Dugite. By P. de Rebeira.

Volume 15 No 2 January 31 1982:
Observations on the ecology of Varanus in the Great Victoria Desert. By Eric R. Pianka.
Notes on the biology of two species of nocturnal skinks, Egermia inornata and Egermia striata, in the Great Victoria Desert. By Eric R. Pianka.
Sacred Ibis in south-Western Australia. By Hugo Bekle.
A specimen of the White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) from Geraldton, W.A. By G.M. Storr, R.E. Johnstone and L.A. Smith.
From Field and Study:

	Additions to the terrestrial vertebrate fauna of the Shark Bay Region, Western Australia. By D. King and J.D. Roberts.
	Streaked Shearwaters Calonectric leucomelas off mid-west coast of Western Australia. By R.E. Johnstone.

Volume 15 No 3 July 15, 1982
The Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava in Australia. By R.E. Johnstone.
Notes on captive Rabbit Bandicoots (Macrotis Iagotis). By Heather J. Aslin.
Observations on the pollination biology of Nymphaea gigantea W.J. Hooker (Nymphaeaceae). By Edward L. Schneider.
An Account of Limnadiopsis brunneus Spencer and Hall 1896 (Crustacea: Conchostraca) in Western Australia. By Edward L. Schneider and Stanley L. Sissom.
From Field and Study:

	Barn Swallows at Carnarvon. By T. Barnes.
	Observations on honeyeaters and their food plants in Peak Charles National Park. By Stephen D. Hopper and Andrew A. Burbidge.
	Birds of Canning Island Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia. By A.K. Daw.
	A visit to Sandy Island, Western Australia. By S.G. Lane.

Volume 15 No 4 December 31 1982
A guide to Western Australian She-oaks (Allocasuarina and Casuarina species). By Eleanor M Bennett

Volume 15 No 5 June 13, 1983
Crimson Chats in the south-west of W.A. in 1981 By A.L. Milhinch
Notes on reproductive behaviour in the Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus). By Brian Bush.
The burrowing behaviour of the Koonac Cherax plebejus (Decapoda:Parastacidae). By Pierre Horwitz and Brenton Knott
Effects of unseasonable rains in January 1982 on waterfowl in south-western Australia I. Responses of selected species on coastal summer refuges. By Hugo Bekle.
From Field and Study:

	Overnight torpidity in Australian arid-country birds. Noel Ives.
	An early record of overnight torpidity in Western Australian Birds. D.L. Serventy.
	Notes on a movement of young Banded Stilts. Ray Garstone and Brian Jefferies.
	White-winged Triller on Rottnest Island. D.A. Saunders and C.P. de Rebeira.
	Black Butcherbird in Western Australia. By R.E. Johnstone.
	A Red-necked Phalarope at Pelican Point By Jane Prince.

Volume 15 No 6 August 30, 1983
Occurrence of Cephrenes augiades sperthias (Orange Palmdart Butterfly) in Perth. By Michael Hutchinson
Effects of unseasonable rains in January 1982 on waterfowl in south-western Australia II. Records of late breeding. By Hugo Bekle.
Notes on the reproduction in captive Menetia greyii (Lacertilia:Scincidae). By Brian Bush.
Use of a man-made foreshore by wading birds at Herdsman Lake. By Otto Mueller.
The Rusty-tailed Flyeater, a new species from Queensland. By Ray Garstone and R.E. Johnstone.
Notes on nesting of Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica). By Ray Garstone.
The distribution of the Sea Anenome Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar in south-western Australia. By J.D. Ayre.
The survival, habitat and a new record for the scorpion Cercoponius squama (Scorpionida:Bothriuridae) By G.T. Smith.
The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioididea and Papilionoidea) of Barrow and nearby islands, Western Australia. By C.N. Smithers and W.H. Butler.
From Field and Study:

	Notes on the Swamp Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus). By Ken and Brenda Newbey, and Keith Brady
	Quokka, Setonix brachyurus, at Green Range. By Andrew Kirke.
	A record of late breeding by Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis. By Hugo Bekle.
	Diamond Doves and other northern birds in the south-west of W.A. in 1981. By A.L. Milhinch.
	Bobtails eating Patersonia flowers. By Harry Shugg.
	Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas in Australia. By S.G. Lane.
	Grass owl near Broome. By Otto Mueler.

Volume 15 No 7 November 30 1983
Construction of a twenty-four hour activity budget for Pacific Black Duck by means of night vision binoculars. By Hugo Bekle.
The results of a breeding programme for the Noisy Scrub-bird (Atrichornis clamosus) in captivity. By G.T. Smith, C.A. Nicholls, L.A. Moore and H. Davis.
Psyllids and meat ants on the tree Albizia lophantha. By Bryon Lamont.
A serendipitous age estimation of a lizard, Tiliqua rugosa (Lacertilia:Scincidae). By Robert Holmes and Alan Light.
Notes on Bladderworts (Utricularia species) in Lake Jandabup (Wanneroo, Western Australia) with a description of Utricularia dichotoma. By I.R. Lantzke.
Ballistochery (explosive seed dispersal) in Baxteria R.Br. (Xanthorrhoeaceae). By G.J. Keighery.
Notes on a rare Western Australian Spider Ceryerda Symon (Gnaphosidae). By G.H. Lowe.
From Field and Study:

	Notes on birds in South Western Australia. By P.A. Bourke
	Barn Swallows at Exmouth. By P.A. Bourke
	Ravens harrying a Ring-tailed Possum. By Harry Shugg.
	Masked Plovers near Perth. By Jean R. White.
	Boobook Owl on Rottnest Island. By C.P. de Rebeira and D.A. Saunders.

Volume 15 No 8 January 31, 1984
Notes on the crab fauna of Mangrove Bay, North Cape. By R.W. George and D.S. Jones.
Insect pollination in the Cyperaceae. By G.J. Keighery.
The reptilian, avian and mammalian fauna on the Mount Saddleback State Forest, Western Australia. By O.G. and F.M. Nichols
From Field and Study:

Spotted Harrier, a new record for Rottnest Island. By C.P. de Rebeira and D.A. Saunders.

Index to Volume 15
Notice to contributors.

Volume 16 No 1 June 15, 1984
Dedication to D.L. Serventy
Broad-billed Sandpipers near Esperance and in the Perth Area. By Roger P. Jaensch.
Notes on the distribution and ecology of the Green-winged Pigeon Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus) in Western Australia, with comments on subspeciation in the Australian region. By R.E. Johnstone.
New records of reptiles from Dirk Hartog Island. By Bradford Maryan, David Robinson and Robert Browne-Cooper.
Bud Autogamy in Orobanche L. (Orobanchaceae). By G.J. Keighery.
A comparison of two climbing plant species (one native and one exotic) at Woodman Point, Western Australia. By John Fox.
Notes on distribution and seasonal movement of the Striated Pardalote in Western Australia. By John Dell.
An unusual Hypogeal Fungus (Gasteromycete) from Western Australia. By G. Beaton.
From Field and Study:

	Taking of fish by a Whistling Kite in the Pilbara, W.A. By K.D. Morris, C. Nicholson and J. Dalziel.
	Pollination of Jansonia formosa Kipp. Ex. Lindl. (Papilionaceae). By Greg Keighery.
	Nesting and Observations of the Striated Grasswren at Wittenoom. By Elaine and Max Howard.
	Cleistogamy in Elatine gratioloides A. Cunn. (Elatinaceae). By Greg Keighery.
	Solanum berries and Wattlebirds. By Greg Keighery.
	Natural History Notes on Fauna of Kings Park. By Greg Keighery.
	Floral Sexuality in Stylobasium Dest. (Stylobasidaceae). By Greg Keighery

Volume 16 No 2/3 June 15 1985
C.H.E. Ostenfeld (187301931): A Danish botanist's contribution to Western Australian botany. By G.G. Smith.
Irruption of White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) into south-western Australia in 1975. By John Dell.
Pincushion Millipedes (Diplopoda: Polyxenida): their aggregations and identity in Western Australia. By L.E. Koch.
Bird populations of farm plantations in the Hotham River Valley, W.A. By E.F. Biddiscombe.
Observations on the breeding of the Oblong Turtle (Chelodina oblonga). By R.H.J. McCutcheon.
Zoogeographical importance of tropical marine mollusc species at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. By Fred E. Wells.
Birds of Lake Cassencarry. By Brenda J. Newbey and Ken R. Newbey.
The Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalls: Dasyuridae) found in Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia. By B.G. Muir.
From Field and Study:

	Black Honeyeaters feeding on ash. By Kevin Coate.
	Some reptiles and frogs recorded in Stokes National Park. By Brian Bush.
	Barn Swallows at Learmonth. By P.M. Davidson and F.E. Schlager.
	Possible frost damage to native vegetation. By B.G. Muir.
	On the distribution of two north Australian agamid lizards, Chelosania brunnea Gray and Chlamydosaurus kingii Gray. By Brian Bush.
	Pied Butcherbird in the Perth area. By Michael A. Green.
	Third Record of Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) in Australia. By R.E. Johnstone.

Obituary: Tom Spence (1920-1985)

Volume 16 No 4 November 27, 1985
Vertebrate fauna along the Marchagee Track, Western Australia. By S.A. Halse, K.D. Morris O.G. Nichols and G.E. Rice.
Arboreal geckos feeding on plant sap. By John Dell.
Observations of the distribution of the New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) in Western Australia. By N.J. Gales and P.M. Lambert
A Black-bellied Storm Petrel from Western Australia. By R.E. Johnstone.
Effects of frosting on some coastal plant species. By W. Foulds.
Utilisation of a Perth metropolitan wetland by water birds. By Sarah H. Hnatiuk.
Introduction of the Yabbie, Cherax destructor (Decapoda:Parastacidae) into southwestern Australia. By C.M. Austin.
The birds of Lake MacLeod, upper west coast, Western Australia. By L.A. Smith and R.E. Johnstone.
Possible hybrids between Banksia hookerana and B prionotes (Proteaceae). By Greg Keighery
From Field and Study:

	Egernia inornata, an additional reptile record for the Shark Bay Region. By G.M. Shea and R.W. Wells.
	Brown Quail at Carnarvon. By Roger Jaensch.

Volume 16 No 5-7 April 30, 1986
A botanical survey of Bungle Bungle and Osmond Range, south-eastern Kimberley, Western Australia. by S.J. Forbes and K.F. Kenneally.

Volume 16 No 8 August 31 1987

The movement of reptiles in Mulga fenceposts with records from Esperance, Western Australia. By Brian Bush.
New subspecies of Grey Shrike-thrush and Long-billed Corella from Western Australia. By Julian Ford.
Discovery of the Dibbler, Parantechinus spicalis, on islands at Jurien Bay. By Phillip J. Fuller and Andrew A. Burbidge.
Notes on Kimberley Birds. By Julian Ford.
An example of edge effect on ants in the Western Australian wheatbelt. By Bob Hammond.
Obituary: Julian Ralph Ford. By G.M. Storr.
From Field and Study:

	Two new breeding islands for Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) in Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia. By R.E. Johnstone and L.A. Smith.
	Flock Pigeon Observations. By Otto Mueller and David James.
	Bridled Tern breeding on the Western Australian mainland. By J. Dell and R.A. How.
	Chestnut Whistling Duck in the Perth Region. By Otto Mueller.
	Notes of Reproduction in Captive Lialis burtonis. By Bradford Maryan.
	Whiskered Tern records from Rottnest Island. By D.A. Saunders, P.R. Ehrlich, C.P. de Rebeira and H.F. Recher.

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