Talk:Noisy miner

message: This article could do with something on spellings ('miner' vs 'mynah' - my understanding is that the NM was named after the Indian Mynah but spelled differently for some reason?) --Calair 05:26, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Editing

message: The article looks pretty good! If it's destined towards FAC, I could offer some critical commentary that might help give it a shove there. Would have to be piecemeal over the next week though (busy times!) Sasata (talk) 08:03, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Same here - a pretty crazy time of year...incidentally we rescued about half a dozen baby noisy miners from the ground under our street trees (while ducking the parents!) Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:48, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  How is that RESCUING them, or were you putting them back up in the trees? Read the article - the parents are still caring for them. Hope you put them back up in the trees where you could! 110.174.97.5 (talk) 06:43, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes exactly - we stuck them back in the trees and they hopped around ok (cats and dogs prowling at ground level). Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

text: No rush. I'd love some critical comment and editing help, and a co-nom at FAC in due course. Marj (talk) 18:56, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

text:  HANZAB page 1265 Bindedj, Di ti, Pirit, Pindeen Marj (talk) 18:50, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Dang, I hate it when it's a list with no other info....oh well, to hunt some more info up. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:59, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

text: Yes, it's a great painting. I am going to do up a range map soon too. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:27, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Want comments? 

message: What is the feeling on galleries? There are a number of images of agonistic behaviour that could be shown as a gallery.
File:Noisy-Miner4.jpg| The tall posture is a mild threat signal.
File:Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala).jpg|The low posture is often accompanied by a hidden eye patch.
File:Noisy Miner eye display.JPG|Feathers are sleeked to reveal the full eye patch.
File:Noisy Miner pointing.JPG|Pointing the bill at the target of the aggression is usually a warning.
File:Noisy Miner scolding.jpg|Non-predator intruders are scolded.
Hmm. Other thing we did was a 3 x 2 box of images at Banksia prionotes. What you reckon of that? Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:18, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeh, I like having the border, though I think a row under the section might work better than a block on the side. Marj (talk) 20:12, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Box added, copying Banksia prionotes. I couldn't work out how to do a horizontal one. Marj (talk) 21:13, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've removed the box I added, while it works on the Banksia page for the close up detail, I think the images of the birds end up too small to give any relevant info. Plus the box takes up too much room for the amount of text. Marj (talk) 20:57, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery 

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replies: text: Cheng Hiang, You might wish to upload your image, this is the edited version with the birds on the left moved closer to the group and adjustments to exposure, saturation and sharpness. Marj (talk) 21:04, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done this for you, the image is now your image with the correct copyright information Marj (talk) 22:36, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
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message: One thing bugging me is a lack of discussion on common name - I suppose it arose out of the bird's dark grey and black face resembling a coal-miner's blackened face (?) but have never seen it written. I'd love to find something on it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:08, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I tried to find out why a "Miner" but it's not an easy thing to search. Any explanation of the common name just discussed the "Noisy" bit. Marj (talk) 00:26, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Longer OED had nothing useful and have only looked in shorter Macquarie whivh had no explanation either - as starting points. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:45, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Derivation of common name 

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message: Given the number of times "agonistic" is corrected to "antagonistic" as though it were a spelling error, some explanation may help. Agonism or agonistic behaviour is an animal survival behaviour that relates to fighting. It includes aggression, but also defense, submission and avoidance. Antagonism is active hostility based on dislike - it is a human emotion. Canis5855 (talk) 20:40, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Agonistic or antagonistic?