An Australian Bird Book: A Complete Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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abdomen Australian band bark barred beautiful bill bill black birds blackish blotched blue breast buff bush centre chest chestnut coast Cockatoo colour common crest crown cuckoo dark dark-brown darker deep Duck dull duller dusky edged eggs face feathers feet Finch fish flanks flocks flying forehead grass green grey ground habits Hawk head hollow Honeyeater Insects interesting Island known large end larger legs light lighter lined Little lower marked nape natural neck nest ocean pale Parrot patch Petrel Pigeon placed plains reddish rest Robin rufous rump scarlet scrubs Seeds short side smaller Southern species spotted Stat sticks streaked stripe swamps tail black tail white throat timber tinged tipped white tree upper base tail Upper brown whitish wing yellow young