What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
Contents
BIRDS OF THE LAKES STREAMS AND SWAMPS | 217 |
BIRDS OF THE OCEAN AND SHORE | 251 |
BIRDS INTRODUCED AND ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA | 291 |
Common terms and phrases
areas bark berries bird branch Breeding-season Breeds brown built bush call-note called chiefly coast colour composed covered cup-shaped structure dark December depression Distribution.-Australia Distribution.-Northern districts dull eastern Eggs Eggs.-Three entrance feathers February feeding feet Female flight Food forked four frequenting fruits Gould grasses grey ground Guinea habits and economy heights hole hollow Honey-eater inhabiting insects Islands January July kinds lakes larger end larvæ Latham leaves limb lined Little mangroves March markings materials native Nest Nest.-A northern Notes November observed occasionally occurs October open forest pairs or small pale Parrot parties placed plants Queensland ranges recorded reddish-brown River rootlets scrubs seas season seeds seen September side similar in habits small flocks soft sometimes South Australia South Wales southern Australia species sticks strips swamps Tasmania timbered tree underlying Usually in pairs Usually placed Usually singly uttered various varying Western wing Zealand zone