. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 178 AX AUSTRALIAN BIRD 377DHouse-Sparrow, P. domesticus, Eur., Siberia, A. (introduced). Stat. houses Crown, nape bluish-gray; behind eye, side neck broad chestnut band; upper brown; one white bar on wing; cheeks, throat black; under whitish; f., duller; darker below; no black throat. Seeds, insects. Chirps. F. 151. Coereb?'dae,Honey-Creepers,93 sp — 1 (0)Nc.,93 (92)N1. P. 152. Procniatidae, 1 sp. Nl. P. 153. Tanagridae, Tanagers, 424 sp.—6(0)Nc, 424(418)N1. F. 154. PLOCEIDAE (23), WEAVER-FI
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. 178 AX AUSTRALIAN BIRD 377DHouse-Sparrow, P. domesticus, Eur., Siberia, A. (introduced). Stat. houses Crown, nape bluish-gray; behind eye, side neck broad chestnut band; upper brown; one white bar on wing; cheeks, throat black; under whitish; f., duller; darker below; no black throat. Seeds, insects. Chirps. F. 151. Coereb?'dae,Honey-Creepers,93 sp — 1 (0)Nc.,93 (92)N1. P. 152. Procniatidae, 1 sp. Nl. P. 153. Tanagridae, Tanagers, 424 sp.—6(0)Nc, 424(418)N1. F. 154. PLOCEIDAE (23), WEAVER-FINCHES, 487 sp — 59(56)A., 41(37)0., 1(0)P., 391(391)E. melodiously, but with a weaker strain than that favorite bird" (the British Skylark). Four introduced Finches have succeeded in establishing them- selves in Southern Australia. The Greenfinch is spreading, though slowly. A specimen was recently sent in from Horsham, in Western Victoria. The Goldfinch, "one of the prettiest birds in Britain," is spreading rapidly. It is often to be seen on thistles, for it destroys their seeds. The Tree-Sparrow is rare as yet, but the House-Sparrow is already a serious pest, though probably he has not been valued highly enough as a weed destroyer. However, it was a pity early colonists did not take notice of Gould's protests and warnings, for possibly the greatest harm introduced birds do is the displacing of native 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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