What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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Page 131
... pairs or flocks , frequenting open country . It is similar in habits to the other White - faces , but its call - note is different and much sweeter . Food : insects and seeds , procured on the ground . Nest . - A bulky , dome - shaped ...
... pairs or flocks , frequenting open country . It is similar in habits to the other White - faces , but its call - note is different and much sweeter . Food : insects and seeds , procured on the ground . Nest . - A bulky , dome - shaped ...
Page 139
... pairs or flocks , frequenting open country interspersed with belts of scrub , or timber bordering watercourses . It spends much of its time on the ground feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants , also on bulbs and roots . It ...
... pairs or flocks , frequenting open country interspersed with belts of scrub , or timber bordering watercourses . It spends much of its time on the ground feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants , also on bulbs and roots . It ...
Page 198
... pairs or flocks , frequenting reed - beds and grass - lands , chiefly of the coastal districts . It is generally seen near or on the ground , feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants . During the late autumn and winter months ...
... pairs or flocks , frequenting reed - beds and grass - lands , chiefly of the coastal districts . It is generally seen near or on the ground , feeding on the seeds of grasses and other plants . During the late autumn and winter months ...
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