. The birds of Australia. Birds. 426 THE BIEDS OF ATJSTEALIA green patch on the lower throat and fore-neek; breast velvety-purple; abdomen olive-green; under wing and tail-coverts black; long silky plumes are attached to the flanks, but do not reach beyond the under tail-coverts; bill and legs black. Length , culmen 2, wing , tail , tarsus 2n situ. Nest of Victoria Rifle-bird: Ptilorhis victoriae. D. Le Souef, The adult female ashy-brown above; a white eyebrow; the under surface buff, mottled with black; the lower abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts barred with blac
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 426 THE BIEDS OF ATJSTEALIA green patch on the lower throat and fore-neek; breast velvety-purple; abdomen olive-green; under wing and tail-coverts black; long silky plumes are attached to the flanks, but do not reach beyond the under tail-coverts; bill and legs black. Length , culmen 2, wing , tail , tarsus 2n situ. Nest of Victoria Rifle-bird: Ptilorhis victoriae. D. Le Souef, The adult female ashy-brown above; a white eyebrow; the under surface buff, mottled with black; the lower abdomen, flanks, and under tail-coverts barred with blackish. Mr. A. J. Campbell thus describes the nest, the first example of which was only obtained 71 years after the bird itself was. 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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