. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. •28 AN BIRD HOO^.. P. 122. TIMELIIDAE (27), BABBLERS, BABBLING- THRUSHES, 590 sp.—65(65)A., 447(443)0., 7(3)P., 75(75)E. (an ill-defined family). 6 266*Spotted Ground-Bird (-Thrush, -Dove), Babbling- 6 Thrush, Ginclosoma pu7ictatum, , , V., , T. Stat. r. scrubby Crown, back rufous-brown; back striped black; shoulders steel-black spotted white; throat, narrow chest band steel-black; eyebrow, patches on throat white; breast gray; tail tipped white; f., upper lighter; throat
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. •28 AN BIRD HOO^.. P. 122. TIMELIIDAE (27), BABBLERS, BABBLING- THRUSHES, 590 sp.—65(65)A., 447(443)0., 7(3)P., 75(75)E. (an ill-defined family). 6 266*Spotted Ground-Bird (-Thrush, -Dove), Babbling- 6 Thrush, Ginclosoma pu7ictatum, , , V., , T. Stat. r. scrubby Crown, back rufous-brown; back striped black; shoulders steel-black spotted white; throat, narrow chest band steel-black; eyebrow, patches on throat white; breast gray; tail tipped white; f., upper lighter; throat white, rufous patch at side. Insects. Rise with a whirr-r-r. Low piping whistle. a creak in her note, which, however, was musical. The bill is slender in this species. The Jar dine Caterpillar-eater is rare and very shy. It keeps to the topmost branches of lofty trees. The male is dark blue- gray and black, and has a strong bill. The brown female is quite dissimilar, her whitish under surface being crossed with numerous brown arrow-head markings. The Cuckoo-Shrikes and Caterpillar-eaters are, like the Cuckoos, very fond of caterpillars, and so should receive all the protection we can give them. The family Timeliidae is an ill-defined one, the members of which are mostly ground birds, or, at least, spend a good deal of time on the 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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