. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 132 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD P. 123. Troglodytidae, Wrens, 255 sp.—2(1)A., 18(17)0., 10(10)P., 43(32)Nc., 194(183)N1. P. 124. Cinclidae, Dippers, Water-Ouzels, 19 sp.—5(2)0., 11(8)P., l(0)Nc., 6(5)N1. P. 125. Mimidae, Moeking-Birds, Thrashers, 71 sp.—17(10)Nc., 61(54)N1. P. 126. TURDIDAE (8), THRUSHES (Blackbird (Br.),Night- ingale, Robin (Br.), Wheatear, Bluebird (Am.), Redstart, Hedge-Sparrow), 588 sp.—48(44) A., 167(117)0., 124(53)P., 192(163)E., 29(14)Nc., 132(118)N1. 1 279ABlackbird, Turdus merula
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 132 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD P. 123. Troglodytidae, Wrens, 255 sp.—2(1)A., 18(17)0., 10(10)P., 43(32)Nc., 194(183)N1. P. 124. Cinclidae, Dippers, Water-Ouzels, 19 sp.—5(2)0., 11(8)P., l(0)Nc., 6(5)N1. P. 125. Mimidae, Moeking-Birds, Thrashers, 71 sp.—17(10)Nc., 61(54)N1. P. 126. TURDIDAE (8), THRUSHES (Blackbird (Br.),Night- ingale, Robin (Br.), Wheatear, Bluebird (Am.), Redstart, Hedge-Sparrow), 588 sp.—48(44) A., 167(117)0., 124(53)P., 192(163)E., 29(14)Nc., 132(118)N1. 1 279ABlackbird, Turdus merula, Eur., N. Afr., Egypt, 114 Syria, Persia, Azores, A. (introduced). Stat. c. iim&er 10 Black; bill yellow; f., dark-brown; breast reddish-brown marked darker. Insects, snails, fruit. Songster. That pleasing songster—the White-browed Field-Wren—is uni- formly streaked with black both above and below. It is fairly common, but is not often seen unless looked for. Dogs will fol- low the scent of this bird, as they do that of a quail; so it is sometimes called the Stink-Bird by sportsmen. Now we come to two of the four native Skylarks. Who has not, while lying on his back on the grass enjoying a rest in the warm sunshine, felt pleasure at the beautiful song of the Rufous Song-Lark ris it soars singing away so high overhead? The. 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 Leach, John Albert, 1870-1929; Horn Scientific Expedition (1894). Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs
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