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Page 133
... food on the ground or in the bushes . It also has a cheerful little song . Food : insects and their larvæ . Nest . - A domed structure with an entrance at the side , composed of bark and grass , bound together with cobwebs ; lined with ...
... food on the ground or in the bushes . It also has a cheerful little song . Food : insects and their larvæ . Nest . - A domed structure with an entrance at the side , composed of bark and grass , bound together with cobwebs ; lined with ...
Page 145
... food . It is generally seen on the ground searching for food , and , when disturbed , usually flies to a dead tree . It has a pleasant chattering note . Food : seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants . The female is duller in colouring ...
... food . It is generally seen on the ground searching for food , and , when disturbed , usually flies to a dead tree . It has a pleasant chattering note . Food : seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants . The female is duller in colouring ...
Page 168
... food on the ground . Food : insects and worms . Nest . - A dome - shaped structure with a side entrance , composed of bark , leaves , and grass ; lined with feathers . Usually placed close to the ground in a scrubby bush . Eggs ...
... food on the ground . Food : insects and worms . Nest . - A dome - shaped structure with a side entrance , composed of bark , leaves , and grass ; lined with feathers . Usually placed close to the ground in a scrubby bush . Eggs ...
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Aru Islands August to December Bass Strait big scrubs bird branch Breeding-season brown call-note called Cape York cobwebs colour composed of dried composed of sticks Distribution.-Australia Distribution.-Northern Queensland dried grasses dull eastern Eggs Eggs.-Four Eggs.-Two Eggs.-Usually eucalypts feet Female Food forked freckled frequenting chiefly frequenting open Gould ground Guinea habits and economy hollow limb Honey-eater inhabiting insects insects of various Islands larger end larvæ Latham limb or hole low bush mangroves Molucca Islands native fruits Nest Nest.-A Nest.-A large north-western Australia northern Queensland Northern Territory Notes numbers pairs or flocks pairs or small pale Parrot plants purplish-brown purplish-grey Queensland reddish-brown rootlets scrub-lands seeds of grasses September to December Silver-eye similar in habits small flocks South Australia South Wales southern Australia species spinifex spotted and blotched strips of bark swamps Tasmania Temminck tree twigs underlying markings Usually in flocks Usually in pairs Usually placed Usually singly uttered Western Australia Zealand