. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. i:*s£=«i-iS5/^li5vC- CliAWS i'AHltAKi:].;!.-;.;,^,/,,',,,,, ,/n>,;./iââ«.. over tlie fou'lu'iid are boautirul azmv, aiul aroiiiid tl band abdomen tlie colour is yellow, The pretty liird to wliicli so exti', le eyes and on the centiv dt tlie iva-aiilly loii- a name has lu'cn ,t;iven is also a nat of Australia, and is luund oidy in New'South Wides, bein-4, tliduoh pi ivo T1k> S i'A!,Y-IUiKA«rKD LoiiJilKKKT is a n habits of all the species are very Tl IV name 1 rielKinldssu
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. i:*s£=«i-iS5/^li5vC- CliAWS i'AHltAKi:].;!.-;.;,^,/,,',,,,, ,/n>,;./iââ«.. over tlie fou'lu'iid are boautirul azmv, aiul aroiiiid tl band abdomen tlie colour is yellow, The pretty liird to wliicli so exti', le eyes and on the centiv dt tlie iva-aiilly loii- a name has lu'cn ,t;iven is also a nat of Australia, and is luund oidy in New'South Wides, bein-4, tliduoh pi ivo T1k> S i'A!,Y-IUiKA«rKD LoiiJilKKKT is a n habits of all the species are very Tl IV name 1 rielKinldssussi'jiiilies " hairy t ]ilentirul, very pic of a vciy !ar,!H(i ,nenus; aiid sinidar, more tiian a sin;4le example is not lie ⢠ind exam CCSSIllT. of the structure of that iiicmlH the honey-eaters, and is employed for tl iinn-uc, and is (i| found in those bush ranges wliicl 10 same jmrpose. This s]tecies may nvucrallv !« >f which it extracts the sweet ju 1 are iiiteispcrscd with lofty .nuiii-trees, from the hi clings so li,i;htly to the blossoms, that if shot dead it ices Oil which il ivvih. While employed ill f, unmiiit of huney consumed l)y thes(> birds is ivallv suini s i'cct still retain their 1 eediiiy; it lold T w liavin,^' been taken from tl â ^;, a tea birds, tliev alw le crop of a sinnK. Whenever the natives kill ays ]iut its head in their mouths and suck the I s|ioonlnl of lidiicy one oi' tlu'sc sweet food, and are con l)irds are always very well sn])]ilied with tl grciit favour with the native epicures. AVheii captured it is readily tamed, and is sullicientlv hardy to 1 that it be well snpjilied with sun oiiey out of its ci'iiii. (jiieiilly HI i\e ill a caije, iirovi led it assembler; in lar^v iloek.^ (;f ;i tl ir as well as seeds. vast assemblies i iiiusaiid or more in nun s seen ]ierched on a tree, tl loer: iiiiit when one el tiic ie\- arc so le eHect is most ma^nilieeiit. Tl. Please note that these im
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