What Bird is That?: A Guide to the Birds of Australia |
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... Northern Territory . Distribution . - Northern Territory ( Arnhem Land ) . Notes . - The only published note stated that they were never seen except in the region near the sources of the South Alligator River in Arnhem Land ; that their ...
... Northern Territory . Distribution . - Northern Territory ( Arnhem Land ) . Notes . - The only published note stated that they were never seen except in the region near the sources of the South Alligator River in Arnhem Land ; that their ...
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... Northern Territory and northern Queensland ) . Notes . Also called Greenie , Linnet , Chickoowee , Ringeye , Ringneck , and Australian Canary . Very plentiful in forest - lands generally , also common in gardens . Exceptionally lively ...
... Northern Territory and northern Queensland ) . Notes . Also called Greenie , Linnet , Chickoowee , Ringeye , Ringneck , and Australian Canary . Very plentiful in forest - lands generally , also common in gardens . Exceptionally lively ...
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... Northern Territory . Notes . - Inhabits spinifex country ; the male has a pleasing song , long sustained , also a clear , liquid , musical call - note , “ Tū - tū - tū . " The female has rufous patches on sides of the breast . Nest ...
... Northern Territory . Notes . - Inhabits spinifex country ; the male has a pleasing song , long sustained , also a clear , liquid , musical call - note , “ Tū - tū - tū . " The female has rufous patches on sides of the breast . Nest ...
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Aru Islands August to December Bass Strait big scrubs bird branch Breeding-season brown call-note called Cape York cobwebs composed of dried composed of sticks Distribution.-Australia Distribution.-Northern Distribution.-Northern Queensland dried grasses Eggs Eggs.-Four Eggs.-Three or four Eggs.-Two Eggs.-Usually eucalypts feet Female Food forked freckled frequenting chiefly 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 depression Nest.-A large Nest.-An open 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