. The birds of Australia. Birds. 334 THE BIKDS OP ATJSTEALIA Rump and upper tail-coverts black (dark brown in A. tenebrosus). 1. Under surface asliy grey, chin black. a. Narrow blackish frontal line, throat blackish. Under tail-coverts black, Tiroadly margined with white. Under tail-coverts white. Under tail-coverts black, narrowly edged with white. b. No black frontal line, throat not black. 2. Under surface dull brown, chin scarcely darker. Under wing-coverts white. Larger, 7 inches. Under wing-coverts fawn-coloured. Smaller, inches. cmereus. hypoleucus. melanops. venustus. A. tenebrosus
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 334 THE BIKDS OP ATJSTEALIA Rump and upper tail-coverts black (dark brown in A. tenebrosus). 1. Under surface asliy grey, chin black. a. Narrow blackish frontal line, throat blackish. Under tail-coverts black, Tiroadly margined with white. Under tail-coverts white. Under tail-coverts black, narrowly edged with white. b. No black frontal line, throat not black. 2. Under surface dull brown, chin scarcely darker. Under wing-coverts white. Larger, 7 inches. Under wing-coverts fawn-coloured. Smaller, inches. cmereus. hypoleucus. melanops. venustus. A. White-browed Wood-Swallow: Artamus superciliosus. Anstralian Masked Wood-Swallow; A. personatus. The White-rumped Wood-Swallow, A. leucogaster.—The Andamans, Malay Archipelago, to New Guinea and Australia generally. Head and neck ashy; back brown; wing dark slate colour; tail black; under surfaces white. Total length inches, culmen .8, wing , tail , tarsus .75. The White-browed Wood-Swallow, A. superciliosm.—Southern and Eastern Australia, not in North or "West. Head and back slaty-grey; lores, sides of face and throat slaty-black; a broad white eyebrow; wing quills tipped with black; tail feathers with white; under surfaces behind throat vinous chestnut. Total length inches, culmen .75, wing , tail , tarsus . 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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