. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . ^ ^■^^fs^^^ :c ^ ^ c:) ^ . Q:^ ^ .«ii ,f^: J4 % ^ |y Q: -^6^ Q i < ■ ^ ^^ ■ K :■ ^■-^ i i^-S- ,;.s it f-:v 4 ii TADORNA RADJAH. {Radjah SMeld/rahe.^ Head, neck, upper portion of the wing, breast, and abdomen, pure white; back, scapularies, and a band across the chest, black, marked withfine pencillings of chestnut—the latter color also adorns the outer edges of several of the tertiaries ; tail, blac
. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . ^ ^■^^fs^^^ :c ^ ^ c:) ^ . Q:^ ^ .«ii ,f^: J4 % ^ |y Q: -^6^ Q i < ■ ^ ^^ ■ K :■ ^■-^ i i^-S- ,;.s it f-:v 4 ii TADORNA RADJAH. {Radjah SMeld/rahe.^ Head, neck, upper portion of the wing, breast, and abdomen, pure white; back, scapularies, and a band across the chest, black, marked withfine pencillings of chestnut—the latter color also adorns the outer edges of several of the tertiaries ; tail, black ; the greater wing coverts arecrossed by a broad line of black; secondaries, for about two thirds of their length, shining metallic green, the remaining portion, white;primaries, deep black; under tail coverts speckled with grey; bill, whitish flesh color; feet, salmon color; nndes, straw color. Length, 22 inches ; wing, 11; bill, 2i; tail. Si; foot 2|-. This handsome and conspicuous species is found in immense flocks about the northern coast, and is by no means of uncommonoccurrence in the vicinity of Brisbane, which may be called its southern limit. It is not known to inhabit the
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