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. 2020 Jul 28;10:12948. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70122-x

Author Correction: The endocast of the Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) reveals insights into its sensory ecology and the evolution of nocturnality in birds

Andrew N Iwaniuk 1,, Aubrey R Keirnan 2, Heather Janetzki 3, Karine Mardon 4, Stephen Murphy 5, Nicholas P Leseberg 5, Vera Weisbecker 2,6,
PMCID: PMC7385168  PMID: 32719319

Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65156-0, published online 09 June 2020

This Article contains errors in Table 1 where columns ‘Orbit A’ and ‘Orbit D’ should be named ‘Orbit Area’ and ‘Orbit Diameter’ respectively.

Furthermore, there are errors in column Orbit A where all data points given are incorrect.

Finally, a column entitled ‘Orbit Depth’ is omitted. The correct Table 1 is below.

Table 1.

The data collected for all 18 species examined in this study, including sample sizes (n) and specimen numbers. The data columns are as follows.

Species n Specimen number ECV Brain SA OLSA OF Orbit Area Orbit Diameter Orbit Depth
Cyanoramphus auriceps Yellow-crowned Parakeet 1 QMO.28238 2537.98 1726.97 174.54 3.45 88.78 10.63 6.80
Glossopsitta concinna Musk Lorikeet 1 QMO.28231 3057.04 1443.83 135.66 3.36 100.95 11.34 8.67
Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Purple-crowned Lorikeet 1 QMO.28574 1724.80 954.34 87.06 2.62 69.98 9.44 6.22
Glossopsitta pusilla Little Lorikeet 1 QMO.12719 1537.40 880.31 97.94 2.19 63.12 8.97 6.29
Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar 1 QMO.31840 1708.90 1053.00 96.75 2.45 67.30 9.26 6.63
Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke’s Parrot 2 QMO.28232, QMO.28399 1278.11 806.35 95.49 2.02 76.08 9.84 5.95
Neophema elegans Elegant Parrot 3 QMO.28276, QMO.28277, QMO.28291 1335.60 838.36 99.32 2.52 80.76 10.14 6.20
Neophema pulchella Turquoise Parrot 3 QMO.28290, QMO.28589, QMO.28296 1269.61 822.30 109.03 2.79 78.82 10.02 5.81
Neophema splendida Scarlet-chested Parrot 1 QMO.28293 1285.16 783.46 92.61 2.12 73.56 9.68 6.43
Pezoporus occidentalis Night Parrot 1 QMO.29055 2478.07 1212.91 104.25 2.49 108.05 11.73 7.45
Pezoporus wallicus Eastern Ground Parrot 1 QMO.28716 2382.71 1259.38 149.70 4.77 133.99 13.06 7.57
Platycercus adscitus Pale-headed Rosella 1 QMO.31746 2680.79 1358.34 137.29 3.84 105.18 11.58 8.33
Platycercus eximius Eastern Rosella 1 QMO.12720 2696.65 1397.49 147.20 3.62 104.66 11.55 7.46
Platycercus icterotis Western Rosella 1 QMO.28307 2389.30 1216.22 131.02 3.52 99.10 11.24 7.46
Psephotus haematonotus Red-rumped Parrot 1 QMO.28294 1897.10 1056.35 122.53 3.15 81.68 10.20 7.07
Psephotus varius Mulga Parrot 1 QMO.16667 1534.53 911.62 100.46 3.42 81.17 10.17 6.54
Psitteuteles versicolor Varied Lorikeet 1 QMO.12024 1592.65 921.98 91.41 2.18 74.02 9.71 7.31
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 1 QMO.32344 3059.63 1457.50 142.60 4.06 107.17 11.68 8.90

The data columns are as follows: ECV – endocranial volume (mm3), Brain SA – brain surface area (mm2), OLSA – optic lobe surface area (mm2), OF – optic foramen area (mm2), Orbit Area (mm2), Orbit Diameter (mm), and Orbit Depth (mm).

Contributor Information

Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Email: andrew.iwaniuk@uleth.ca

Vera Weisbecker, Email: vera.weisbecker@flinders.edu.au.


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