. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. A^" AtrSTRALIAN BIRD BOOS. 145. Crown, under, upper-back, upper and under base tail beau- tiful metallic blue; behind ear verditer-blue; side of face, band on back, faint band across chest black; wing green; tail greenish-blue; f., side of face, round eye reddish-brown; upper brown; under whitish; wings brown; tail green. Insects. S02*AVhite-vvmged Superb-Warbler (Wren), M. cyanotus (leucopterus), A. (exc. N. Ter.). r. salthush, plains Above, below deep cobalt-blue; wings white; quills brown; t
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. A^" AtrSTRALIAN BIRD BOOS. 145. Crown, under, upper-back, upper and under base tail beau- tiful metallic blue; behind ear verditer-blue; side of face, band on back, faint band across chest black; wing green; tail greenish-blue; f., side of face, round eye reddish-brown; upper brown; under whitish; wings brown; tail green. Insects. S02*AVhite-vvmged Superb-Warbler (Wren), M. cyanotus (leucopterus), A. (exc. N. Ter.). r. salthush, plains Above, below deep cobalt-blue; wings white; quills brown; tail dark-blue; f., upper brown, under white tinged brown. Insects. 303 Purple-backed Superb Warbler (Wren), M. assi- milis, A. Stat. scrubs 5 Crown, side of head, back purplish-blue; throat, chest, band on upper back, rump black; chestnut-red patch inner wing; rest wing brown; abdomen white; tail dark- blue tipped white; f., brown; about eye rich chestnut; under whitish; tail greenish-blue. Insects. 4 304*Emu-Wren, Stick-tail, Stipiturus malachurus, , 4 , , f., throat brown. Insects. Stat. c. tussocks 7 Upper brown streaked rufous; tail feathers long loosely webbed, erect; throat blue; abdomen brown; runs. 305 Mallee Emu-Wren, 8. mallee, Stat. Spinifex (Triodia) 5 Like 304, but forehead chestnut; throat, chest light pur- plish-blue; abdomen grayish-brown. 4 SOG'^Bristle-Bird, Splieriura hrachyptera, , , 4 Insects. Rich, varied notes. Stat. undergrowth Brown; throat, centre-breast lighter; shy; runs; f., sim. 307 Rufous Bristle-Bird (Rufous-headed), iS. broadhenti, , (Otway Ranges to Mt. Lofty). Rufous-brown; f., sim. Insects. Stat. dense scrub 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 Expe
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