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Page 148
... habits and economy to the Ringneck Parrot . Nest . In a hollow limb of a tree ( A. J. Marshall ) . Eggs . Four or five white , the latter number laid in captivity ; three infertile of which are the types ( Dr A. Lenden ) . 18. Ringneck ...
... habits and economy to the Ringneck Parrot . Nest . In a hollow limb of a tree ( A. J. Marshall ) . Eggs . Four or five white , the latter number laid in captivity ; three infertile of which are the types ( Dr A. Lenden ) . 18. Ringneck ...
Page 267
... habits and economy to the Little Shearwater . Breeds on both islands of New Zealand and on Snares Island . Nest . — In a chamber at the end of a burrow ; lined with a few leaves . Egg . - Pure white . Breeding - season : October . 7 ...
... habits and economy to the Little Shearwater . Breeds on both islands of New Zealand and on Snares Island . Nest . — In a chamber at the end of a burrow ; lined with a few leaves . Egg . - Pure white . Breeding - season : October . 7 ...
Page 280
... habits and economy to the Wandering Albatross , but easily distinguished by its darker coloration and smaller size . Breeds on South Georgia , and Falkland , Kerguelen , Auckland , Campbell , and Ildefonso Islands . Nest . - A large ...
... habits and economy to the Wandering Albatross , but easily distinguished by its darker coloration and smaller size . Breeds on South Georgia , and Falkland , Kerguelen , Auckland , Campbell , and Ildefonso Islands . Nest . - A large ...
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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