. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. lio AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 5 233 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo, Ghalcococcyx basalts, 15 Mai. Pen., Java, Cel., to A., T. Mig. c. open, timber Upper beautiful bronze-green; under barred brown, white; like 234 but bill narrower; lighter brown head; paler back; outer tail feathers strongly barred blackish- brown, white; centre abdomen not barred; base tail much chestnut; f., duller. Insects, caterpillars. it is called the Scale Bird. At other times, after three running notes, it repeats one note stro
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. lio AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD 5 233 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo, Ghalcococcyx basalts, 15 Mai. Pen., Java, Cel., to A., T. Mig. c. open, timber Upper beautiful bronze-green; under barred brown, white; like 234 but bill narrower; lighter brown head; paler back; outer tail feathers strongly barred blackish- brown, white; centre abdomen not barred; base tail much chestnut; f., duller. Insects, caterpillars. it is called the Scale Bird. At other times, after three running notes, it repeats one note strongly. So persistent is it in calling that it is called in places the Brain-fever Bird. Last Septem- ber, in Castlemaine, it called all night in the street trees. Few, however, seemed to notice it, and fewer still knew what was uttering the persistent call. Possibly other birds recognize the Cuckoo as an enemy, or pos- sibly its remarkable superficial resemblance to a Hawk causes birds to chase it. However, in some eases, possibly, the male Cuckoo does not object to being chased. He draws the birds away, while the female Cuckoo quietly places an egg in a con- venient nest, and retires unmolested. The Pan-tailed or Ash-colored Cuckoo is not so conspicuous, as it keeps to more secluded places, and is a solitary bird. Its flight is heavy and labored. It also has a habit of elevating and lowering its tail several times both before and after flight. Its frequent, plaintive, trilling note often reveals its presence, which would otherwise be 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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