The Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congresses (SHOC) comprise a short-lived series of two

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conferences focussing on the avifauna of the world's southern continents, seas and islands. Both conferences were held in Australia under the auspices of the

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(RAOU), following which the series lapsed. At least as far as Australia and

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were concerned, the series was replaced by the ongoing biennial

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(AOC) series, instigated in 2001 by the RAOU and subsequently cosponsored by the

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.Robin, Libby. (2001). Flight of the Emu: one hundred years of Australian ornithology. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne.

SHOC meetings

* 1996 – Albany, Western Australia * 2000 – Brisbane, Queensland

References

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