Notes on the Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata in the Illawarra region, south-eastern Australia
Observations of the Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata, a poorly studied species, were recorded opportunistically in the Illawarra region, New South Wales, over a 5-year period between January 1988 and December 1992. At this location, this species mainly fed on earthworms, mostly foraging on cropped lawns and deposits of leaf-litter. Cup-shaped nests composed of moss were observed from September to December, and foraging Thrushes gathered up to eight worms at a time to feed nestlings. The Thrushes were seen mostly singly or in pairs, and some had apparently dispersed from the study sites during autumn and early winter.
SUMMARY ::: ::: A Jewish Shirazee family is described in which 6 members had lichen planus. There was no increased incidence of the phenotype HLA A3.