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4.4 Prey remains

Table 1, below, shows the prey species identified at each site where remains were collected.

TABLE 1: PREY SPECIES

Site No	Date	Species	Material used in identification
2	31/10/96	Common Starling (adult) Crimson Rosella (imm) Duck - species not determined Feral pigeon Red-rumped Parrot (male) Small passerine, possibly Striated Pardalote Small passerine, possibly Common starling Small passerine, possibly male Flame Robin	2 body feathers, 2 flight feathers Body feathers (partial) Partial body feathers, microcharacters 3 flight feathers Body feathers Body feathers, 1 flight feather Claws, partial body feathers Feather fragments
2	20/10/97	Common starling, possibly Crimson rosella Feral Pigeon GalahParrot - possibly red-rumped	1 secondary feather Primary feathers, covert 1 primary feather, 2 coverts Feather fragments Feather fragments
2	29/10/97	Small passerine	Feather fragments
3	22/10/97	Common Starling (adult) Crimson Rosella (adult) Maned Duck (adult male) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	3 body feathers Feather fragments 2 flank feathers 1 body feather, microcharacters
5	27/10/96	Crimson rosella (imm)	Upper mandible, body feather, flight feathers
5	25/10/97	Red wattlebird Striated pardalote Stubble quail	2 primary feathers, 10 body feathers Primary, secondary and tail feathers 1 body feather
7	4/3/96	Crimson rosella (adult) Eastern rosella Galah ?Ibis - sacred/straw-necked Pied Currawong Red Wattlebird ?Sulphur-crest cockatoo Large insects - field crickets, Christmas beetles	Feather fragments Tail feather Feather fragments Damaged small feathers, microcharacters Partial primary feather Tail feathers Partial body feathers From Ibis gut?
7	8/12/96	Common starling ?Crimson rosella Galah Red wattlebird (imm) Raven -Australian or Little	Mandible (partial) ?secondary feather and covert Feather fragments 2 primary & 2 secondary feathers
7	6/10/97	Common starling	Feather fragments
7	2/11/97	Crimson rosella Feral pigeon Galah ?Pied Currawong	1 tail feather, 1 body feather, feather fragments 1 damaged primary feather Feather fragments 2 damaged/weathered primary feathers
8	1/11/96	Crimson rosella (imm) Feral pigeon Gang-gang Raven - Australian or little	1 body feather, 1 tail feather 1 primary feather, 2 coverts, green rubber race ring 1 flight feather Primary feathers
8	25/11/97	Common starling Crimson rosella ?Eastern rosella Feral Pigeon Galah Gang-gang ?Yellow-faced honeyeater Petroica Robin - probably female Flame or imm male Scarlet Robin Small passerine - about size of Golden Whistler Stubble quail	Feather fragments 2 body feathers Feather fragments 2 life bands: light green NDIC-95 Albury NSW 9514; White Corio 96 052-754872 1087 Feather fragments 1 primary feather, 2 body feathers 1 primary feather 2 flight feathers 2 secondary feathers 2 body feathers
9	26/10/95	Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike Crimson Rosella Feral Pigeon(s) Galah Pied Currawong	Tail feathers (R3/4) Flight and body feathers 2 soft rubber race rings, feather fragments Flight feathers Flight and body feathers
9	13/11/97	Fantailed Cuckoo (subadult) Feral pigeon Galah Gang-gang (female) Pied Currawong Raven (Australian or Little) Red Wattlebird Rabbit	Tail feather, 2 body feathers 2 primary feathers 3 flight feathers Primary feather Primary feathers Flight feather Primary feather Part of lower jaw
9	1/10/99	Sparrow hawk	Body feathers
10	26/10/95	Crimson Rosella (adult) ?Red Wattlebird	Feather fragments Body feathers, macro- and microcharacters.
10	6/11/97	Common starling Feral pigeon Galah Gang-gang (female) Red Wattlebird Small passerine(s)	Feather fragments Partial body feathers 3 primary feathers, feather fragments Secondary feather 2 primary feathers Feather fragments, flight feathers
11	17/3/96	Galah Grey currawong	Feather fragments 6 primary and secondary feathers
11	24/3/96	Blue winged parrot Common starling Crimson rosella (adult and imm) Galah Masked lapwing Pied currawong Red wattlebird Great Egret	Partial tail feather (R3) Feathers upper mandible Body feathers Body feathers Wing spur Flight feathers Flight feathers One bone (humerus)
13	23/3/96	?	One feather, partial bird cranium
13	8/11/96	Feral pigeon Galah Small passerine, possibly White-eared honeyeater	No bird remains, pink rubber race band Weathered flight feathers Feather fragments
14	5/12/97	Crimson Rosella (adult) Feral pigeon Spine-tailed Swift Mammal	Feather fragments 1 flight feather, 3 coverts, feather fragments Flight feathers, body feathers, wing bones. Fur - not examined.
15	31/10/97	Pied Currawong Raven - Australian or Little	Flight feathers. Flight feathers, bill
15	7/12/97	Crimson rosella Galah Stubble quail	Feather fragments Feather fragments 10 body feathers
16	23/11/96	Common starling	Body and flight feathers
16	18/10/97	Fantailed Cuckoo Galah ?Crimson Rosella	2 primary feathers, body feathers Primary feather, body feathers Partial feather
18	20/11/96	Common Starling (adult) Common Starling (imm) Eastern Rosella Galah Red-rumped Parrot (male)	Feather fragments Partial body feathers, flight feathers Body and flight feathers Body feathers (fragments), flight feathers Body and flight feathers
18	22/8/97	Common starling Parrot -possibly red-rumped	Partial feathers Feather fragments
18	25/11/97	Feral pigeon Galah Parrot - possible red-rumped European Rabbit	Life band: Canberra 06 238 2474 1994 0794, feather fragments Feather fragments Feather fragments Part of lower jaw
19	21/11/96	Sample destroyed by beetle larvae	Feather shafts, bone pieces
20	3/11/97	?	2 pellets, white feather fragments
20	12/11/97	Parrot - possibly Eastern Rosella Possibly common starling Mammal	Feather fragments Partial feathers Fur - not examined

Table 1 notes:

1. a species name preceded by a ? - less than 80% certain as to the species.
2. Prey remains could not be collected at all identified sites.
3. For some sites, remains were collected on more than one occasion.