What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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Page 93
... Honey - eater Meliphaga gracilis Gould gra ' - ci - lis - L . , gracilis , graceful . H Distribution . - Northern Queensland , from Cape York to Cairns . Notes . Also called Little Yellow - spotted Honey - eater . In flocks ...
... Honey - eater Meliphaga gracilis Gould gra ' - ci - lis - L . , gracilis , graceful . H Distribution . - Northern Queensland , from Cape York to Cairns . Notes . Also called Little Yellow - spotted Honey - eater . In flocks ...
Page 105
... Honey - eater Melithreptus lunatus Vieillot Mel - i - threp ' - tus - Gk , meli , honey ; Gk , threptos , nourished : lū - nā ́ - tus — L . , lunatus , moon - shaped markings . = Distribution . - Queensland to Victoria to Western ...
... Honey - eater Melithreptus lunatus Vieillot Mel - i - threp ' - tus - Gk , meli , honey ; Gk , threptos , nourished : lū - nā ́ - tus — L . , lunatus , moon - shaped markings . = Distribution . - Queensland to Victoria to Western ...
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... Honey - eater , and Yellow- winged Honey - eater . Usually in flocks , inhabiting chiefly heath - lands of the coastal districts ; it also visits the open timbered country when the eucalypts are in bloom , and is common in gardens . Its ...
... Honey - eater , and Yellow- winged Honey - eater . Usually in flocks , inhabiting chiefly heath - lands of the coastal districts ; it also visits the open timbered country when the eucalypts are in bloom , and is common in gardens . Its ...
Common terms and phrases
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