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Page ix
... South Wales , a past President of the Linnean Society of New South Wales , and the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales . He also wishes to thank the President and Members of Council of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South ...
... South Wales , a past President of the Linnean Society of New South Wales , and the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales . He also wishes to thank the President and Members of Council of the Gould League of Bird Lovers of New South ...
Page xv
... birds and to help members , teachers , and others to identify them . 4. To secure the general use of one common name for each bird . xvi GOULD LEAGUE OF BIRD LOVERS 5. To cultivate a THE GOULD LEAGUE OF BIRD LOVERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
... birds and to help members , teachers , and others to identify them . 4. To secure the general use of one common name for each bird . xvi GOULD LEAGUE OF BIRD LOVERS 5. To cultivate a THE GOULD LEAGUE OF BIRD LOVERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
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... S. Macleay ( 1792-1865 ) , naturalist , founder of natural his- tory in New South Wales . Distribution . - North - western , northern , and eastern Australia to as far south as north - eastern New South Wales . Notes . Also called ...
... S. Macleay ( 1792-1865 ) , naturalist , founder of natural his- tory in New South Wales . Distribution . - North - western , northern , and eastern Australia to as far south as north - eastern New South Wales . Notes . Also called ...
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