. The Emu. Birds -- Periodicals; Birds -- Australasia Periodicals. Vol. XXI. 1921 J,E SOUEF, Birds at Uhor and Xiillarbor. 127 Tiny Short-billed 'I'ree-Tits {SiiiicroDiis hrevirostris) were numerous in the belts of Mallee and Eucalyptus pyriformis; they were constantly searching the tops of the trees for insects. Black and White Fantail (Leucocirca tricolor).—Mr. Taylor stated that the Wagtail occasionally visited his house at Fisher, but did not stay long. White-fronted, Golden-fronted and Tricoloured Bush-Chats iEpJithianura alhifrons, E. aurifrons and E. tricolor) were numerous out on the b
. The Emu. Birds -- Periodicals; Birds -- Australasia Periodicals. Vol. XXI. 1921 J,E SOUEF, Birds at Uhor and Xiillarbor. 127 Tiny Short-billed 'I'ree-Tits {SiiiicroDiis hrevirostris) were numerous in the belts of Mallee and Eucalyptus pyriformis; they were constantly searching the tops of the trees for insects. Black and White Fantail (Leucocirca tricolor).—Mr. Taylor stated that the Wagtail occasionally visited his house at Fisher, but did not stay long. White-fronted, Golden-fronted and Tricoloured Bush-Chats iEpJithianura alhifrons, E. aurifrons and E. tricolor) were numerous out on the big plain from Fisher, though tricolor was. Nest of Orange-fronted Chat (Ephthianura aurifrons) Photo, by A. S. Le Souef. more plentiful in the open scrub country closer to Ooldea. E. aurifrons was breeding, and several nests with both eggs and young were noted in the Blue-bushes. What I took to be Chestnut-backed Ground-P>irds {Cin- closoma castanotiini) were fairly numerous on the edge of the plain out from Ooldea; they have a habit of dodging round the base of bushes, and are rather reluctant to leave the cover. Five miles out from Ooldea on a thickly grown clay pan, where the ground was a very light clay Colour, I observed a very light- coloured Ground-Bird coloured exactly like the clay on which it lived. It allowed a close approach, and when flushed flew un- der a small bush and remained very still and trusted to its protective coloration to esca])e observation. This was, I think, the Cinnamon Ground-Bird (C cinnamomeum). The Field Wren (Calanianthus canipcstris) was one of the commonest birds on the big plain, and was only in evidence well. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australasian Ornithologists' Union; Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne : Australasian
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