. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . It is confined to the country along the sea coast, and possesses anextensive rano-e, beino- found from Moreton Bay to the north-west coast, and, in fact, throughout the whole of the Queensland and NorthAustralian seaboard. At Cape York and Port Essington it is abundant, and generally seen in pairs, but sometimes in flocks of seven oreight. It frequents the scrubs, mangroves, and thickly wooded country. It is act
. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . It is confined to the country along the sea coast, and possesses anextensive rano-e, beino- found from Moreton Bay to the north-west coast, and, in fact, throughout the whole of the Queensland and NorthAustralian seaboard. At Cape York and Port Essington it is abundant, and generally seen in pairs, but sometimes in flocks of seven oreight. It frequents the scrubs, mangroves, and thickly wooded country. It is active in its habits, and seldom comes to the ground. Itsflight, though strong, is not sustained, and its food consists of insects, especially grasshoppers and beetles ; it is also known to feed uponwild fruits, a species of lime especially, the interior of which it scoops out, leaving the rind nearly entire. It breeds in October andNovember. The nest, which is formed of the fine stalks of creeping plants, is shallow in form, and placed near the extremity of a thicklyfoliaged branch. The young are three or four in number. R H I PID U RA ./ ^ Z Rufous fronted Fan-fail. R. ALB/SCAPAWhih Shafted Fan-fail
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