. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WKENS 323 swiftly to the attack, with its little body crouched, its wings and tail depressed, and its blue mantle standing out like a ruff. It moves quickly over the turfs or over the ground after the manner of a mouse, making angry darts at the intruder until it ; So writes Mr. G. Graham, of Heyterbury in Victoria, and we regret that we have not space to quote in full his most interesting notes, founded on close observation of the Gould's. "Ihe ; H. Burrell. Blue Wren: 21alurus cyaneus, Male, near entrance of Xest. or Long-tailed
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WKENS 323 swiftly to the attack, with its little body crouched, its wings and tail depressed, and its blue mantle standing out like a ruff. It moves quickly over the turfs or over the ground after the manner of a mouse, making angry darts at the intruder until it ; So writes Mr. G. Graham, of Heyterbury in Victoria, and we regret that we have not space to quote in full his most interesting notes, founded on close observation of the Gould's. "Ihe ; H. Burrell. Blue Wren: 21alurus cyaneus, Male, near entrance of Xest. or Long-tailed Blue Wren. The eggs are generally three or four in number, of a delicate flesh-white sprinkled with spots and blotches of reddish-brown forming a zone at the large end of the egg, and measure .6 or .7 x .4 or .5 inch. Frequently the nest is invaded by one or other of the Cuckoos. If the full brood is hatched there is generally but one male amongst them. For four months the sexes are alike in brown colouring. In the fifth month the males acquire some of their bright colours. In the tenth or eleventh month a second moult takes place, wheu. 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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