. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . alasianus), Crane (Native Companion). Neck feathered right up to the nape ; inner secondaries grey, withwhite bases ; general colour grey. Total length, 42 in. Hab.: 1 to 4, 6 to 9. FAMILY—OTIDID^. Bill flattened and obtuse; palate schizognathous ; rectrices sixteen to twenty. Gends—EUPODOTIS.—Feathers of neck and fore-neck elongated; wingthi-ee times longer than tarsus. 594 E. australis. Grey, Bustard (Plain Turkey). A black patch across the chest or on the sides of it; greater wingcoverts ashy-black, with a white spot
. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . alasianus), Crane (Native Companion). Neck feathered right up to the nape ; inner secondaries grey, withwhite bases ; general colour grey. Total length, 42 in. Hab.: 1 to 4, 6 to 9. FAMILY—OTIDID^. Bill flattened and obtuse; palate schizognathous ; rectrices sixteen to twenty. Gends—EUPODOTIS.—Feathers of neck and fore-neck elongated; wingthi-ee times longer than tarsus. 594 E. australis. Grey, Bustard (Plain Turkey). A black patch across the chest or on the sides of it; greater wingcoverts ashy-black, with a white spot at the end. Total length, 48 in. ; culmen, 3 in. ; wing, 26 in. ; tail, 10 5 in. ;tarsus, 72 in. Hab. : 1 to 4. 6 to 9. Genus—GALUNULA : gallinula, dim. of gallina, hen. 589. tenebrosa : tenebrosus, sombre. Genus—PORPHYRIO : porphureos, purple. 590. bellus : bellus, beautiful. 591. melanonotus : melas, melanos, black ; noton, back. Genus—FDLICA : fuliea, coot (water-fowl). 592. australis : australis. southern. -iOB^ %^r»-«,iw*v>->,. Qi^ ,, ,^,. Species 588.— Native-hen (^ nat. size). Order—ALECTOKIDES : aleklor, cock. Family—GRUID^,: grus, crane. Genus—ANTIGONE : Antigone, a Greek character. 593. australasiana : uustralasianus, Australasian. Family— : otis, otidos, —EUPODOTIS : eu, well; pous, pudos, foot; otis, bustard. 594. australis : australis, southern. Order—LIMICOL^E : limus, mud ; colo, to inhabit. Family—ffiDICNEMID.^ : oiilein. to swell; kneme, knee or leg. Genus—BURHINUS. 595. grallarius : grallce, stilt«. Genus—ORTHORHAMPHUS : orthos, straight; rhamphos, bill. 596. magnirostris : magnus, large ; rostrum, bill. Family—CURSORIIDjE cursor, a —STILTIA : ? Early mod. B. stylte = a stilt. 597. isabella : isabella, a pale brownish-yellow colour. Genus—GLAREOLA : glaria, gravel. 598. orientaIis : orientalis. eastern.
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