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Page 36
... lyrebirds get trapped and most die slowly . The correct way to deal with pests is to kill those doing the damage . Victoria has now dropped the bounty and is con- centrating on killing wombats near farm paddocks . Fumigating the burrows ...
... lyrebirds get trapped and most die slowly . The correct way to deal with pests is to kill those doing the damage . Victoria has now dropped the bounty and is con- centrating on killing wombats near farm paddocks . Fumigating the burrows ...
Page 56
... lyrebirds and a host of other songbirds knows how ridiculous this old story is . We have the second and third of the large flightless birds . Only the ostrich tops Australia's cassowary and emu . There are the fantastic mound - builders ...
... lyrebirds and a host of other songbirds knows how ridiculous this old story is . We have the second and third of the large flightless birds . Only the ostrich tops Australia's cassowary and emu . There are the fantastic mound - builders ...
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... Lyrebirds and scrub - birds are in this category but they will be discussed more fully in their own section . Pittas Although Australia has three species of these brightly- coloured birds they are almost unknown to most Australians ...
... Lyrebirds and scrub - birds are in this category but they will be discussed more fully in their own section . Pittas Although Australia has three species of these brightly- coloured birds they are almost unknown to most Australians ...
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