What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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Page 97
... eucalypts and banksias , among the blossoms of which it feeds on insects and nectar . It is a very noisy and pugnacious bird , fighting its own kind . as well as other species . It has a beautiful rich bell - like note . Nest . - A ...
... eucalypts and banksias , among the blossoms of which it feeds on insects and nectar . It is a very noisy and pugnacious bird , fighting its own kind . as well as other species . It has a beautiful rich bell - like note . Nest . - A ...
Page 153
... eucalypts and other blossom or fruit - bearing trees . It is very similar in habits to the Little Lorikeet , and , like that species , is nomadic , its movements being regulated by the various flowering seasons of our eucalypts . Its ...
... eucalypts and other blossom or fruit - bearing trees . It is very similar in habits to the Little Lorikeet , and , like that species , is nomadic , its movements being regulated by the various flowering seasons of our eucalypts . Its ...
Page 154
... eucalypts and other blossom or fruit - bearing trees . It is nomadic in habits , and is often in the company of other species of Lorikeets . It is considered a pest , as it does considerable damage in orchards . Food : nectar , native ...
... eucalypts and other blossom or fruit - bearing trees . It is nomadic in habits , and is often in the company of other species of Lorikeets . It is considered a pest , as it does considerable damage in orchards . Food : nectar , native ...
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