. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. ,HE Avifauna of Australia is too ex- tensive a theme to deal with com- prehensively in a volume of the present pretensions. The late Mr. John Gould's magnificent Monograph and his smaller Manual upon this subject may, moreover, be appropriately recommended to all those who desire to possess a fuller knowledge of the wealth of bird-life that is so eminently distinctive of the Australasian Continent. In the present Chapter the writer proposes to draw attention to a few special types only with which he made an intimate friendship during his residenc
. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. ,HE Avifauna of Australia is too ex- tensive a theme to deal with com- prehensively in a volume of the present pretensions. The late Mr. John Gould's magnificent Monograph and his smaller Manual upon this subject may, moreover, be appropriately recommended to all those who desire to possess a fuller knowledge of the wealth of bird-life that is so eminently distinctive of the Australasian Continent. In the present Chapter the writer proposes to draw attention to a few special types only with which he made an intimate friendship during his residence at the Antipodes. The recorded account of these foregatherings will, he trusts, result in enlisting an increased share of public interest in their favour. By concentrating attention upon some selected species and making its varied aspects and habits a special study, one is astonished to find in the long run what a different conception of the animal is arrived at from that where the acquaintanceship. 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 Kent, W. Saville (William Saville), d. 1908. London, Chapman & Hall
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