. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 148 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD F. 132. PRIONOPIDAE (11), WOOD-SHRIKES, 95 sp.— 55(55)A., 15(15)0., 25(25)E. 1 314 Magpie-Lark, Murray (Little) Magpie (e), Mudlark 2 (e), Soldiers, Peewee (e), Peewit (e), Pugwall, Grallina picata, A., T. (ace). Stat. (near water) open, timber Black and white; slender stilt-like legs; throat white (f.), black (m.); mud nest. Insects, pond-snails. "; flight is "unlike that of any bird known to ; (Gould.) "It flies in a straight
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 148 AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD F. 132. PRIONOPIDAE (11), WOOD-SHRIKES, 95 sp.— 55(55)A., 15(15)0., 25(25)E. 1 314 Magpie-Lark, Murray (Little) Magpie (e), Mudlark 2 (e), Soldiers, Peewee (e), Peewit (e), Pugwall, Grallina picata, A., T. (ace). Stat. (near water) open, timber Black and white; slender stilt-like legs; throat white (f.), black (m.); mud nest. Insects, pond-snails. "; flight is "unlike that of any bird known to ; (Gould.) "It flies in a straight line, with a heavy, flapping motion of the ; Its loud call is responsible for the name of Pee-wee, a common name for a European Plover; its black and white color- ing for the vernacular name—Magpie-Lark. This bird is of great value, as it consumes large quantities of pond snails, the necessary host of the early stages of the liver fluke. Exterminate the pond snails, and immediately the liver fluke is completely destroyed, and all future loss from its ravages is saved to the pastoralists. In 1846, fluke caused a loss of £10,000,000 in England alone, so it is a serious pest, and may yet prove a very expensive one to Australia. This bird's scientific position is disputed. It has been classed with Crows and with Thrushes. Gould placed it by itself. Dr. Sharpe has, however, placed it in the family Prionopidae. Its vocal organs are anomalous, and it may be that its position is not finally settled 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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