Birds of Australia, Volume 1The present volume reproduces 160 of the plates that first appeared in John Gould's 'The Birds of Australia' (which also included a number of new Zealand and New Guinea birds). The text for each illustration incorporates all new findings that have come to light since Gould's day. |
Contents
CASSOWARIES Casuariidae | 2 |
MEGAPODES Megapodiidae | 13 |
Australian Bustard Choriotis australis | 21 |
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Aru Islands Australia and Tasmania Banded Stilt beak berries birds birds live branch brown build their nests bush coast cobwebs cock COCKATOO colour crest Crimson Rosella Cuckoo cup-shaped nest dense ducks eggs are pale eucalyptus external differences feed mainly feet flight is fast forests fork fruit Green Catbird grey GREY-BACKED STORM-PETREL ground Guinea habits hatched hollow trees hunt inhabits insects islands John Gould larvae Laughing Kookaburra leaves lined live in pairs markings nest in tree-hollows nest is built northern pairs or flocks pairs or small parrots patches perch PIED HERON plant fibre plumage prey purplish-grey Queensland reeds Rifle-bird rivers Rosella rounded end scrub seeds seen in pairs sexes Shining Bronze Cuckoo shrill small flocks song South Australia South Wales southern Australia species stripe Superb Lyrebird swallow Tasmania thick twigs underparts usually Victoria white eggs wings woodland woods young birds Zealand zoos