Talk:Brown honeyeater

Gallery removed

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  Brown Honeyeater
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  Kobble Creek, SE Queensland
• Yandina, SE. Queensland, Australia

Marj (talk) 23:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Copy editing

Great Cas! Marj (talk) 23:52, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

I'll do some more when I get a chance....Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:14, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk · contribs) 01:21, 2 November 2011 (UTC) I'll review this. Will post soon. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 01:21, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Soon, four days, same thing. Sorry for the delay- real life issues. Anyways, overall the article looks good to go. First, a few questions:

• First, I did a bit of copyediting. Please doublecheck and make sure I didn't mess anything up.

Excellent, thank you.

• Not needed for GA, but could you provide what the Latin name for each subspecies means?

a number of other sub-species are recognised: ocularis (derived from the Medieval Latin word "oculus" meaning eye), melvillensis (named for Melville Island where it is found), limbatus (from the Latin for fringed) and nupta (from the Latin "nubere" meaning to marry, or be married to). The Indonesian Honeyeater Lichmera limbata is treated as a sub-species of L. indistincta by some taxonomic authorities.

• The two synonyms (Meliphaga and Gliciphila indistincta) need to be in a synonym bit in the taxobox.

Added, though I couldn't centre the text.

• The sentence detailing the measurements of the Brown Honeyeater should have a ref.

Added HANZAB

• Maybe in appearance expand a bit more on the differences between each of the subspecies. Also, is the proceeding info in Appearance just for the nominate subspecies or is it the average overall of the subspecies?

The appearance of the various subspecies is uniform, with other races similar in size and plumage to the nominate race with slight variations in degrees of colouration and small differences in the length of the bill and the tail.[3] Compared with L. i. indistincta, the male L. i. occularis has slightly darker feathers on the top of the head with a greater contrast between crown and nape, and a longer bill. L. i. melvillensis has a moderately darker throat and breast than indistincta, and the female has a shorter tail. In L. i. nupta the differences between the sexes are even slighter than in the nominate race.[3]

• Reference the “sweet-sweet-quarty-quarty” sentence.

Added Gwynne

• What happened to the end of the third paragraph in breeding? It just ends in a comma.

I may have fallen asleep. The fledging period is thirteen or fourteen days, with around 44% of nests where the outcome was known successfully fledging young.

• Any predators for the adult other than cats?

None described in the references I have

• Least Concern is both in and without italics. You need to pick one.

Gone with no italics

• Did the natives use its feathers for anything?

No info on any human interaction that I could find.

• Are there any known displays, particularly courtship?

Added No courtship displays of the Brown Honeyeater have been recorded, other than increased singing from vantage points by the male.

Thank you for your comments, no worries about the short delay. Marj (talk)

Refs, images, and overall prose look good. Please address the above comments, and sorry for the delay. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 07:38, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Your changes look good. If you get a chance, you may wish to add the taxonomic sources for each synonym in the taxobox, similar to how White-necked Rockfowl has it, but not big enough to hold this up.

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 00:59, 7 November 2011 (UTC)