. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 22 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 23 Australian Little Crake, P. palustris, A. =vt. Eur. Little Crake. Stat. r. river, reed-beds 6 Upper rusty-brown; throat, breast gray; crown blackish; flanks, lower-abdomen barred black, white; swims, dives; f., sim. Water-animals. The Landrail or Corn-Crake, the Little Crake, Spotted Crake, Moor-Hen, Purple Gallinule, and the lobed-toed 'Coot, of other countries, are represented by similar birds here. They are largely swamp-dwellers, and conditions about swamps apparently
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 22 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 23 Australian Little Crake, P. palustris, A. =vt. Eur. Little Crake. Stat. r. river, reed-beds 6 Upper rusty-brown; throat, breast gray; crown blackish; flanks, lower-abdomen barred black, white; swims, dives; f., sim. Water-animals. The Landrail or Corn-Crake, the Little Crake, Spotted Crake, Moor-Hen, Purple Gallinule, and the lobed-toed 'Coot, of other countries, are represented by similar birds here. They are largely swamp-dwellers, and conditions about swamps apparently do not vary much from continent to continent. There is a full supply of vegetable and animal food, and there is good shelter in the thick reed-beds. The smaller members of the family are seldom seen, for they skulk amongst the reeds, and seldom show themselves. Many of these birds are long-toed, and are beautifully adapted for life about the soft mud and floating vegetation of lagoons and swamps. Though the feet are not webbed, several of these swamp- dwellers swim well. Thus the Little Crake is an expert swimmer and diver. There is one Australian bird not represented in other countries. This is the handsome, bantam-like Black-tailed Native-Hen. At long intervals the birds appear in thousands, and, being largely vegetable feeders, they have sometimes done considerable damage to crops. During one such irruption in 1846, the birds invaded the streets. 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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