. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 188 AX AUSTRALIAN BIRD 5 886*Spotted Bower-Bird, Cabbage-Bird, Chlamydera ma- 6 culata, , (inland). Stat. dry scrubs 12 Upper dark-brown spotted buff; rose-lilac opalescent plumes on nape; tail tipped buff, white: abdomen pale creamy-buff, flanks barred dusky brown; f., no rose- lilac plumes. Varied, harsh, plaintive notes, mimics. F. 164. CORVIDAB (5), CROWS, Rook, Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie (Br.), Jay, Nutcracker, Chough, 274 sp.— 27(25)A., 73(58)0., 69(53)P., 15(9)E., 43(35)Nc, 73(65
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 188 AX AUSTRALIAN BIRD 5 886*Spotted Bower-Bird, Cabbage-Bird, Chlamydera ma- 6 culata, , (inland). Stat. dry scrubs 12 Upper dark-brown spotted buff; rose-lilac opalescent plumes on nape; tail tipped buff, white: abdomen pale creamy-buff, flanks barred dusky brown; f., no rose- lilac plumes. Varied, harsh, plaintive notes, mimics. F. 164. CORVIDAB (5), CROWS, Rook, Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie (Br.), Jay, Nutcracker, Chough, 274 sp.— 27(25)A., 73(58)0., 69(53)P., 15(9)E., 43(35)Nc, 73(65)N1. 3 887 Hazel-eyed Crow, Corvus coronoides, A. 63 Nom. c. open, timber 20 Black glossed with purple; white down; hazel eyes; f., smaller. Insects, carrion, fruit, not lambs. 388 Small-billed Crow, G. bennetti, , V., Like 387, but smaller; bill small; eye white; f., sim. Insects, carrion. "Car" repeated. Stat. plains 389 Australian Raven, Crow (e), G. marianae (Corone aus- tralis), A., T. Nom. plains, timber 20 Black glossed purple; throat feathers lanceolate, tinged green; down dusky-gray; eyes white; f., smaller, lanceolate feathers not so well developed. Locusts, caterpillars, omnivorous, destructive. "Loud, deep Gwar-gwar, varied with shrill, high-sounding Xorr- Korr" (North). 1 390*Apostle-Bird, Gray Jumper, Twelve Apostles, Struthi- 1 dea cinerea, N. Ter., , (inland). Stat, small flocks, r. open timber 13 Gray; wings brown; bill, legs black; eye white; f., sim. Mud nest. Insects. Incessant 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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