. The birds of Australia. Birds. BEISTLE-BIEDS 329 Emu-Wren, ,8'. nificeps. He has also described the Mallee Emu Wren, S. mallee, from the Mallee scrub districts in Victoria. It differs from 8. malaclnirus in being lighter in colour, and smaller in dimensions, except the bill, which is larger, and in having the six loose feathers of the tail less filamented. Upper surface olive- brown, each feather having a dark stripe, chest purplish-blue; length 5 inches, wing , tail , bill Nest of Rufous Bristle-bird: Sphenura broadbenti. A. J. Gampbell. Genus Sphenura. Bristle-birds. With te
. The birds of Australia. Birds. BEISTLE-BIEDS 329 Emu-Wren, ,8'. nificeps. He has also described the Mallee Emu Wren, S. mallee, from the Mallee scrub districts in Victoria. It differs from 8. malaclnirus in being lighter in colour, and smaller in dimensions, except the bill, which is larger, and in having the six loose feathers of the tail less filamented. Upper surface olive- brown, each feather having a dark stripe, chest purplish-blue; length 5 inches, wing , tail , bill Nest of Rufous Bristle-bird: Sphenura broadbenti. A. J. Gampbell. Genus Sphenura. Bristle-birds. With ten tail feathers. Tail feathers soft, ordinary, shafts â elastic but not spiny. Rietal bristles 3, very strong and recurved. A.âHead brown. The Bristle-bird, S. irachyptera.âNew South Wales and Victoria. Larger, length inches. Above uniform reddish-brown. The Long-billed Bristle-bird, S. longirostris.â"West Australia. Smaller, length inches; head and back mottled with ashy-grey 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le SoueÌf, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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