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Page 90
... uncommon to rare in swampy grasslands and pasture in northern and eastern Aust . Turnix pyrrhothorax 13-15cm Red - chested Button - quail Small buff - breasted quail with pale buff undertail coverts , stout bluish- grey bill , pink legs ...
... uncommon to rare in swampy grasslands and pasture in northern and eastern Aust . Turnix pyrrhothorax 13-15cm Red - chested Button - quail Small buff - breasted quail with pale buff undertail coverts , stout bluish- grey bill , pink legs ...
Page 224
... uncommon resident in rainforest , mangrove , monsoon forest and riverine forest in coastal NT , from Port Keats to Gulf and on Cape York south to Cardwell . White - breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides 18-20 cm Male : white ...
... uncommon resident in rainforest , mangrove , monsoon forest and riverine forest in coastal NT , from Port Keats to Gulf and on Cape York south to Cardwell . White - breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides 18-20 cm Male : white ...
Page 258
... uncommon resident in undergrowth in dry sclerophyll forest , woodland and heath in south - east from Cunningham's Gap , Qld , to south - east SA . Shy Heathwren Sericornis cautus 12-14 cm Cock - tailed scrubwren with unstreaked back ...
... uncommon resident in undergrowth in dry sclerophyll forest , woodland and heath in south - east from Cunningham's Gap , Qld , to south - east SA . Shy Heathwren Sericornis cautus 12-14 cm Cock - tailed scrubwren with unstreaked back ...
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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