... was used as the measure of the beginning of the breeding season for a female. The ‘end of the breeding season’ was estimated as the date of failure or fledging of the final attempt, but femaleswere ... ), and therewas dispersal both into and out of the Gardens. The Gardens occupy an area of 40 ha, of which 27 ha areplanted with native Australian plants. Most of the remainder is natural woodland, ... loca-tion for all breeding attempts as a yearling and then in the following year as an older bird. If the low success of yearling females in pairs is related to age and group size,rather than...