Christmas boobook lores and throat, yellow eyes, legs and feet. It is approximately 26–29 cm in length and 130-190 grams in weight with the female slightly larger than the male. The double-noted hoot, "boo-book," has a clucking quality with the second note usually lower in pitch. The begging call of juveniles is a high-pitched trill. Vocalisations are similar to those described for the Southern Boobook "N. novaeseelandiae" and include individual variation in advertisement calls. This may be useful in estimating owl densities as radio-tracking can be impractical in some terrains. A recording, courtesy of Richard Hill and Owl Pages http://www.owlpages.com/sounds/Ninox-natalis-2.mp3 Its natural
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, better known as the Meatworkers Union, is an Australian trade union, registered with the AIRC and affiliated to the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The AMIEU was formed in 1906 as the Federated Butchers Union, and changed its name to the AMIEU in 1912. Its registered industrial coverage (per the 1906 registration) is "Butchering Meat Refrigerating and kindred industries." (1906 AMIEU registration) The AMIEU elects all officials from the rank and file for four year terms, excepting the Federal President and Secretary who are elected by a collegiate system.