What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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Page 162
... insects of various kinds and small crustaceans . Nest . - A cup - shaped structure , composed of strips of bark bound together with spiders ' webs , decorated on the outside with pieces of bark and lichen ; lined with fine rootlets ...
... insects of various kinds and small crustaceans . Nest . - A cup - shaped structure , composed of strips of bark bound together with spiders ' webs , decorated on the outside with pieces of bark and lichen ; lined with fine rootlets ...
Page 176
... insects of various kinds , procured on the ground or among the vegetation . All the species of this genus carry their tails erect . Nest . - A dome - shaped structure with an entrance at the side , com- posed of moss , dried grasses ...
... insects of various kinds , procured on the ground or among the vegetation . All the species of this genus carry their tails erect . Nest . - A dome - shaped structure with an entrance at the side , com- posed of moss , dried grasses ...
Page 203
... insects and various seeds . Nest . - An oval - shaped structure with a side entrance near the top , composed of coarse grasses and aquatic plants ; lined with feathers , a few of which protrude from the opening . Generally built in a ...
... insects and various seeds . Nest . - An oval - shaped structure with a side entrance near the top , composed of coarse grasses and aquatic plants ; lined with feathers , a few of which protrude from the opening . Generally built in a ...
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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