. The birds of Australia. Birds. 254 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA Genus Eudynamis. India to Australia. The Koel. Eudynamis cyanocephalus. North-west Australia, Northern Territory, Timor, New South Wales, Queensland, New â¢Tlie Emu:- ""^^^^B^^^^^"^ 'â '⢠â ''â -'*'' Bronze Cuckoo (Chatcococcyx plagosus) about three weeks old. Male: Black, with a bright greenish-blue gloss. Total length 16 inches. Female: Upper half of head and back of the neck glossy greenish- black; rest of upper surface dark olive-brown; back and wing-coverts thickly spotted with white; quills of wing and t
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 254 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA Genus Eudynamis. India to Australia. The Koel. Eudynamis cyanocephalus. North-west Australia, Northern Territory, Timor, New South Wales, Queensland, New â¢Tlie Emu:- ""^^^^B^^^^^"^ 'â '⢠â ''â -'*'' Bronze Cuckoo (Chatcococcyx plagosus) about three weeks old. Male: Black, with a bright greenish-blue gloss. Total length 16 inches. Female: Upper half of head and back of the neck glossy greenish- black; rest of upper surface dark olive-brown; back and wing-coverts thickly spotted with white; quills of wing and tail with white bars; chin and upjjer throat black, with white spots; rest of under parts white washed with buff and barred with black. Usually deposits its eggs in the nests of Orioles, Friar birds and Miners. The egg is pinkish-buff with slight markings of chestnut, especially on the larger end, and measures about X 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 SoueÌf, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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