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Page 184
... Voice : loud booming ' coot coot coot coot . . . ' ; hissing ' skeowk ' . Nesting : concealed grass cup in long grass ; 3-5 white eggs . Range : common resident in long grass in woodland in north - western , northern and eastern Aust ...
... Voice : loud booming ' coot coot coot coot . . . ' ; hissing ' skeowk ' . Nesting : concealed grass cup in long grass ; 3-5 white eggs . Range : common resident in long grass in woodland in north - western , northern and eastern Aust ...
Page 242
... Voice : loud ' top - pin , kat- kat ' . Range : migrant from central and eastern Asia to Philippines , Celebes and New Guinea ; one record in Jan 1982 , from Cumbungi reedbed at Harrison Dam , Humpty Doo , NT , likely in any tangled ...
... Voice : loud ' top - pin , kat- kat ' . Range : migrant from central and eastern Asia to Philippines , Celebes and New Guinea ; one record in Jan 1982 , from Cumbungi reedbed at Harrison Dam , Humpty Doo , NT , likely in any tangled ...
Page 308
... Voice : nasal ' tiaaat , tiaaat ' and low ' tat - tat ' . Nesting : small globe of grass lined with feathers placed in bush or low tree ; 4-5 white eggs . Range : common resident in open woodland in north and north - east from Broome ...
... Voice : nasal ' tiaaat , tiaaat ' and low ' tat - tat ' . Nesting : small globe of grass lined with feathers placed in bush or low tree ; 4-5 white eggs . Range : common resident in open woodland in north and north - east from Broome ...
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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter Slater,Pat Slater,Raoul Slater No preview available - 2003 |
The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter Slater,Pat Slater,Raoul Slater No preview available - 2003 |
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Adult areas Aust Australian band bark barred belly bill birds blotched blue breast breeding brown buff bush Cape York chestnut coast colour common resident coverts crest crown dark darker dome east eastern edges extending eyebrow face feathers feeding Female flanks flight flocks forehead forest fork form race grass green grey ground head heavily hollow Honeyeater islands lacks leaves legs less lined Little longer looks loud lower mainland mainly Male mangroves migrant mottled nape narrow neck Nesting nomad non-breeding northern occur outer pale paler Parrot patch Petrel phase pink plains plumage prominent rainforest Range rufous rump Sandpiper seen short sides similar smaller sometimes south-eastern south-west southern species spotted stick streaked tail throat throughout tree uncommon underparts undertail underwing upper usually Voice western white eggs whitish wing woodland yellow