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... feathers which fray away to powder at their tips . The feathers grow on and on . This is one powder bowl which never empties . The claw of the middle toe has a comb which is used in some species for dressing the feathers . A heron's ...
... feathers which fray away to powder at their tips . The feathers grow on and on . This is one powder bowl which never empties . The claw of the middle toe has a comb which is used in some species for dressing the feathers . A heron's ...
Page 66
... feathers . This explains how birds which wade in swamps and eat slimy food such as eels and other fish can keep a sleek appearance . The white - faced heron is the commonest of the group in Australia and its bluish - grey feathers ...
... feathers . This explains how birds which wade in swamps and eat slimy food such as eels and other fish can keep a sleek appearance . The white - faced heron is the commonest of the group in Australia and its bluish - grey feathers ...
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... feathers are often seen feeding along the edges of freshwater lakes and pools . 34 Black swan and cygnets A black ... feathers and looking at the base . With crows these are snow white , with the raven grey . Sometimes in strong winds ...
... feathers are often seen feeding along the edges of freshwater lakes and pools . 34 Black swan and cygnets A black ... feathers and looking at the base . With crows these are snow white , with the raven grey . Sometimes in strong winds ...
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Aborigines animals areas baby bandicoots Bass Strait bats beak best known birds blue body breeding brown burrows called captivity chicks coast colour common name creature crocodiles crow David Fleay dingo dolphins dragon eaten echidna egg-laying eggs feathers feed feet female freshwater frogs geckoes giant glider goannas grass grey ground hatch head hollow honey-eaters huge hunting inches insects islands joey kangaroo killed kinds koala land legless lizards legs live lyrebirds magpie male mammals marsupials miles mother move native naturalist nest noisy scrub-bird normal northern numbat pattern perhaps plants platypus poisonous possum pouch prey python Queensland rats reptiles ring-tail rock scientists scrub-bird seals Silver-eyes skin skinks smaller snake South Australia South Wales southern species swallowed tadpoles tail Tasmania Tasmanian tiger teeth tiger toes tortoises tree turtle victim Victoria wallabies Western Australia whale wings wombats young youngsters