. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD DOOK. Gl. 1 121 Lesser Egret (Little, Spotless), Garzetta nigripes, 2 Malay to , A. Nom. r. sivamps 22 White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects. 1 122 Reef Heron (White, Blue, Sacred) ,Demiegretta sacra, 1 Jap., Ind. to A., T., Stat. r. coast 23 Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are white; f., sim. Crabs, shellfish. 1 123*Nankeen Night Heron, Nankeen Crane (e), Nycti- 8 corax calcdonicus, Cel., , A., T.,
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD DOOK. Gl. 1 121 Lesser Egret (Little, Spotless), Garzetta nigripes, 2 Malay to , A. Nom. r. sivamps 22 White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects. 1 122 Reef Heron (White, Blue, Sacred) ,Demiegretta sacra, 1 Jap., Ind. to A., T., Stat. r. coast 23 Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are white; f., sim. Crabs, shellfish. 1 123*Nankeen Night Heron, Nankeen Crane (e), Nycti- 8 corax calcdonicus, Cel., , A., T., ^vt. Eur. Night Heron. Frogs, insects, yabbies. Mig. c. swamps 19 Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff. 2 124 Minute Bittern, Kaoriki, Ardetta pusilla, A., , 10 =vt. Eur. Little Bittern. Stat. siaamps 10 Crown, back, tail greenish-black; under pale-buff; hind- neck, shoulder deep-chestnut; bill, feet yellow; dark line from chin to lower breast; f., smaller; upper brown streaked chestnut; tail black; under white streaked brown. Water-animals. 1 125*Australian Bittern (Black-backed), Boomer, Bull- 5 Bird. Matuku-Lurepo, Botaurus poeciloptilus, A. T., N. Cal., =vt. Eur. Bittern. Stat. r. reeds 24 Head, hind-neck, back dark-brown; wings brown marked buff; throat, under creamy-buff streaked dark-brown; bill yellow; f., smaller. Fish, frogs, yabbies, insects. F. 56. Palamedeidae, Screamers, Unicorn-Bird, 3 sp. Nl. F. 57. Phoenicopteridae. Flamingoes, 6 sp.—2(0)0., 1(0)P., 2(0)E., l(0)Nc., 4(3) 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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