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"Showy, attractive;" crown gray; back, wings brown; rump, bill, eye red; sides, chest-band, tail black; sides spotted white; throat, centre abdomen white; f., sim. Grass-seeds.

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=379* Firetailed Finch=, Firetail, _Zonaeginthus bellus_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A., T.

Stat. r. _grass_ 4.6

Upper olive-brown, finely-barred black; under gray, finely-barred black; rump, bill scarlet; about eye black; f., sim. Seeds.

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=380* Chestnut-eared Finch= (Zebra), _Taeniopygia castanotis_, A. (interior).

Nom. small flocks, v.r. _plains_ 4.2

Upper brown; rump white; upper base tail black, with three white spots; cheeks chestnut; throat, chest gray, barred black; black band on chest; abdomen white; flanks chestnut, spotted white; feet, bill orange; f., throat, chest gray, fringed brown; abdomen yellowish-brown. Grass-seeds.

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=381* Plum-headed Finch= (Diadem, Plain-colored), _Aidemosyne modesta_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A.

Stat. small flocks, r. _grass_ 4.6

Crown deep purple; bill, between eye and bill, spot on chin black; upper brown; wings spotted white; side-tail tipped white; under white barred brown; f., no black on chin. Seeds.

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=382* Red-browed Finch= (Temporal), Redhead, Redbill (e), Sydney Waxbill, _AEgintha temporalis_, E.A., S.A.

Stat. small flocks, r. _grass_ 4.5

Bill, patch over eye, rump crimson; crown gray; upper olive-brown; under lighter; f., sim. Seeds.

F. 155. _Icteridae_, Bobolink, Cowbird, Blackbirds (Am.), Oriole (Am.), Redwing (Am.), 185 sp.--35(15)Nc., 170(150) Nl.

F. 156. _Sturnidae_, Starlings, Grackles, 60 sp.--2(1)A., 42(28)O., 29(14)P., 2(1)E.

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=375= Yellow-throated Friar-Bird =376= Australian Pipit =377= Bush-Lark =378= Spotted-Sided Finch =379= Firetailed Finch =380= Chestnut-eared Finch =381= Plum-headed Finch =382= Red-browed Finch =383= Olive-backed Oriole

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=384= Spangled Drongo =385= Satin Bower-Bird =385^A= Satin Bower-Bird (Female) =386= Spotted Bower-Bird =390= Apostle-Bird =391= White-winged Chough =392= Pied Bell-Magpie =394= Gray Bell-Magpie

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=382^A Starling=, _Sturnus vulgaris_, Eur., N. Afr., Asia, A. (introduced).

Nom. v.c. _open_ 8.5

Glossy-black, with metallic reflections; upper feathers tipped buff, under tipped white; light tips lost in summer; bill lemon-yellow summer, blackish winter; f., sim. Insects, caterpillars, fruit. Wheezing, whining notes. Mimic.

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=382^B Common Myna= (Indian, Calcutta), _Acridotheres tristis_, India, Afghanistan, V. (Introduced).

Stat. v.c. _houses_ 10

Head, neck black; upper brown; under rich vinous-brown; tip-tail, large patch on wing white; about eye, bill, legs yellow; f., sim. Insects, fruit. Many notes.

F. 157. EULABETIDAE (2), SHINING STARLINGS, 139 sp.--51(51)A., 20(20)O., 1(1)P., 67(67)E.

F. 158. _Paramythidae_, 1 sp. A. (N.G.).

F. 159. _Buphagidae_, Oxpecker, Rhinoceros-Bird, 2 sp. E.

F. 160. ORIOLIDAE (4), ORIOLES, Fig-Birds, 70 sp.--27(27)A., 29(26)O., 3(0)P., 15(14)E.

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=383* Olive-backed Oriole=, Green Thrush (e), _Mimetes sagittata (Oriolus viridis)_, E.A., N.W.A.

Stat. r. _open forest_ 11.5

Upper yellowish olive-green; wings, tail brown, tipped white; under whitish, streaked black; bill flesh-red; eyes scarlet; variable in color; f., sim. Insects, fruit. "Or-ree-ee-oale." Mimic.

F. 161. DICRURIDAE (1), DRONGOS, 73 sp.--24(23)A., 39(38)O., 11(11)E.

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=384* Spangled Drongo=, Drongo-Shrike, King-Crow, _Dicruropsis (Chibia, Dicrurus) bracteata_, N.G., N. Ter., E.A., N.W.A., T. (acc.).

Nom. r. _timber_ 12.2

Black glossed, spotted green; spotted white under wing; f., sim. Insects. Noisy, harsh peculiar notes.

F. 162. PARADISEIDAE (4), BIRDS OF PARADISE, Rifle-Bird, 70 sp. A.

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Order XXI. (continued)

Mr. A. J. North, C.M.B.O.U., the ornithologist of the Australian Museum, Sydney, and one of the greatest of living Australian ornithologists, has declared that "without exception, the bower-building birds of Australia are the most extraordinary and interesting group of birds found in the world."

These wonderful birds construct, apart from their nests, play-houses--structures that "are perfectly anomalous in the architecture of birds." Gould considered the accounts of the "extraordinary habits" of the Bower Birds "as some of the valuable and interesting portions" of his work. Though the bird was known before Gould's time, its "extraordinary habits had never been brought before the scientific world until I (Gould) had the gratification of publishing an account of them after my return from Australia."

This month I had the gratification of seeing the Satin Bower Birds playing about a perfect bower within one chain of a country school, and within one yard of a busy roadside. The birds have quite made friends with the school children. They have helped themselves to the blue flowers from the school garden, pieces of blue paper, and even a blue hair ribbon, besides blue parrot's feathers. These are used to decorate this very interesting playhouse.

Unfortunately, Satin Bower Birds are mainly fruit-eaters, and so will possibly do some damage, but they are amongst the wonders of the world, and it is hoped all will hesitate to shoot them, "for their highly-decorated halls of assembly must be regarded as the most wonderful instances of bird-architecture yet discovered." The male gets his beautiful blue-black coat after he is seven years old.

Many of the schools of South Gippsland can show Satin Bower-Birds regularly in attendance at lunch-time to gather the crusts. We have destroyed their native fruits, and should submit to some slight loss to enable young Australians to become familiar with the "most interesting group of birds" in the world.

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F. 163. PTILONORHYNCHIDAE (11), BOWER-BIRDS, Regent-Bird, Cat (Gardener) Bird, 37 sp. A.

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=385* Satin Bower-Bird=, Satin Bird, _Ptilonorhynchus violaceus_, E.A.

Stat. r. _coast-scrubs_, _mt.-gullies_ 12.5

Lustrous blue-black, with black centres to feathers; f.,* upper grayish-green; quills dark-brown; tail golden-brown; under yellow, washed bluish-green, marked blackish-brown; young male up to 3 years sim. to f. Gets fully adult blue-black after 7 years of age. Fruits, berries, insects. Many notes, mimics.

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=386* Spotted Bower-Bird=, Cabbage-Bird, _Chlamydera maculata_, E.A, S.A. (inland).

Stat. v.r. _dry scrubs_ 12

Upper dark-brown spotted buff; rose-lilac opalescent plumes on nape; tail tipped buff, white; abdomen pale creamy-buff, flanks barred dusky brown; f., no rose-lilac plumes. Varied, harsh, plaintive notes, mimics.

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Order XXI. (continued)

The members of the Crow Family--the _Corvidae_--were considered the most highly-developed of birds--the most highly organized, so far as structure was concerned, and the most intelligent. However, Sharpe has erected the seven Australian Bell-Magpies (_Streperas_) into a family which, in his _Hand-List of Birds_ is placed at the top of the bird tree.

In the Crow Family many well-known birds are placed. The Jays, Magpie, Daws, Rooks, and Nutcrackers of Europe are not represented in Australia. The Crows and the Raven, however, are represented by closely-related birds.

It is important to tell the difference between the Australian Crow and the Australian Raven, for, we are told, the Crow is all that is good, while the Raven is the reverse.

The ornithologists say it is easy to tell the difference. Just examine the down, say, on the neck. It is white in the Crow, but dusky in the Raven. Unfortunately, the birds will not always wait to permit an examination of the down.

The eye is often mentioned, but hazel-eyed birds have become white-eyed. However, the Raven has lanceolate feathers on the neck, and a rougher, unmusical voice.

The Raven seems the more common bird, though most people will tell you there are no Ravens in their district.

The Apostle-Bird (Gray Jumper), and the White-winged Chough are two of Australia's "anomalous birds." Both go in flocks, so each has been called the "Twelve Apostles." However, the name has become attached to the Gray Jumper.

The White-winged Chough has no close relative in the world; possibly, the Chough that nests in the cliffs of Cornwall is nearest to it.

The Bell-Magpies (_Streperas_), perhaps better known as Black or Gray Magpies, are now receiving much notice, because of their position at the head of the bird-world. They are restricted to Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island. A good name is required for these birds, for, of course, they are not Magpies, though they have a white-tipped tail, and there is usually white in the wing, and about the base of the tail. They are fine, large birds, with a variety of notes.

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F. 164. CORVIDAE (5), CROWS, Rook, Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie (Br.), Jay, Nutcracker, Chough, 274 sp.--27(25)A., 73(58)O., 69(53)P., 15(9)E., 43(35)Nc., 73(65)Nl.

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=387 Hazel-eyed Crow=, _Corvus coronoides_, A.

Nom. c. _open_, _timber_ 20

Black glossed with purple; white down; hazel eyes; f., smaller. Insects, carrion, fruit, not lambs.

=388 Small-billed Crow=, _C. bennetti_, W.N.S.W., V., S.A. Like 387, but smaller; bill small; eye white; f., sim. Insects, carrion. "Car" repeated.

Stat. v.r. _plains_ 18.5

=389 Australian Raven=, Crow (e), _C. marianae (Corone australis)_, A., T.

Nom. v.c. _plains_, _timber_ 20

Black glossed purple; throat feathers lanceolate, tinged green; down dusky-gray; eyes white; f., smaller, lanceolate feathers not so well developed. Locusts, caterpillars, omnivorous, destructive. "Loud, deep Gwar-gwar, varied with shrill, high-sounding Korr-Korr" (North).

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=390* Apostle-Bird=, Gray Jumper, Twelve Apostles, _Struthidea cinerea_, N. Ter., E.A., S.A. (inland).

Stat. small flocks, r. _open timber_ 13

Gray; wings brown; bill, legs black; eye white; f., sim. Mud nest. Insects. Incessant chattering.

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=391* White-winged Chough=, Black Magpie (e), Jay (e), Apostle-Bird (e), _Corcorax melanorhamphus_, E.A., S.A.

Stat. small flocks, c. _timber_ 16

Sooty black, white on wing only; eyes red; f., sim. Mud nest. Insects, fruits, seeds. Low, mournful whistle.

F. 165. STREPERIDAE (7), BELL-MAGPIES, Streperas, Crow-Shrikes, 7 sp. A.

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=392* Pied Bell-Magpie= (Crow-Shrike), Currawong. Mutton-Bird (e), _Strepera graculina_, E.A., Lord Howe Is.

Nom. r. _timber_ 18.5

Black; white patch on wing, upper base tail, under base tail, tip tail; eye yellow; f., smaller. Berries, fruit, insects.

=393 Black-winged Bell-Magpie= (Crow-Shrike), _S. melanoptera_, V., S.A., Kangaroo Is.

Stat. v.r. _scrub_ 19

Black, white tip tail, under base tail; f., smaller. Insects.

=394* Gray Bell-Magpie= (Crow-Shrike), Gray Magpie, Rain-Bird, Squeaker, _S. versicolor (cuneicaudata)_, E.A.

Stat. v.c. _timber_, _orchard_ 19

Gray; white on wing, tip tail, under base tail; eye orange; f., sim. Insects, fruit. Loud, ringing notes. "It's-going-to-rain." "Two and two are four." Cree-e-ling, cree-e-ling.

=395 Sooty Bell-Magpie= (Crow-Shrike), Black Magpie (e), _S. fuliginosa_, E.A., S.A., T., Bass St. Is.

Stat. r. _timber_ 18

Sooty black; white in wing, tip tail; eye yellow; big bill black; f., sim. Insects, fruit.

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This concludes a necessarily brief outline of the classification of the Birds of Australia, and, incidentally, of the birds of the world, for, while the Emu is one of the most primitive of birds placed right at the foot, the Bell-Magpies (_Streperas_) are placed at the very summit of the avine tree.

Australians! Realize that you live in a land favored far beyond most as regards birds, and that you have a duty to perform in preserving as many as possible of these unique, interesting, and valuable forms for posterity. Teachers! Your influence is more potent than all the legislation. Bird lovers already freely acknowledge the fundamental change that has come over the schoolboy since the introduction of nature-study, and they look to you with confidence to extend greatly the good work of cultivating an interest and a pride in things Australian, for this interest will eradicate the once almost-universal, but now rapidly-disappearing, desire for slaughter of anything wearing a feather.

If women could be persuaded to come in line with the once destructive schoolboy in this respect, the bird lover and the well-wisher of his country would have further cause for gratification, and our beautiful birds a further enjoyment of a useful, indeed, often a necessary life, one necessary to the welfare of the agriculturist and the pastoralist, as well as of all dwellers in this fair, sunny land of ours.

Australians! Your wonderful Lyre-Birds, your marvellous Bower-Birds, your gorgeous Birds of Paradise, your Mound-Builders, your flute-noted Magpies, your charming Whistlers, your beautiful and intelligent Cockatoos, your glorious Parrots--the pets of the bird world--your Superb-Warblers, your varied, valuable, and attractive Honey-eaters, and your giant Laughing-Kingfisher are here for your enjoyment and appreciation. No other people has your privilege of knowing these birds in their native state. On the other hand, you enjoy most of the privileges of dwellers in other lands, in addition to your own, for "every widely-spread family of birds but two is found in Australia. The only notable absentees are Vultures and Woodpeckers." Be proud of your heritage, and pass it on uninjured. Though that, alas! is not possible, yet you may pass on at least the remnant that still survives the "blessings and advance of civilization."

NOTE.

Having obtained the approximate length of a bird, look for it on the following pages. Compare the bird before you with the half-tone and colored illustrations, and, if necessary, the written description:--

PAGES

3-5 inches, 14, 121, 123, 124, 131, 133, 142-145, 153, 155, 166, 167, 169, 179.

5-7 inches, 13, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 44, 49, 89, 110, 111, 120-125, 127, 129, 131, 142, 144-146, 151, 152, 155, 168-172, 177, 178.

7-9 inches, 13, 15, 17, 18, 27, 31, 42, 43, 45, 47-49, 89, 102-107, 109, 125, 129, 131, 145, 147, 150-152, 154, 169-173, 176, 177, 186.

9-11 inches, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, 40, 43, 44, 49-51, 61, 102, 103, 107, 109, 127-129, 131-133, 145, 148, 149, 151, 170, 171, 173, 175, 187.

11-13 inches, 28-30, 34, 43, 46, 49, 80, 82, 83, 93, 101, 102, 105, 107, 109, 130, 149, 175, 187, 188.

13-15 inches, 17, 18, 23, 25, 28, 29, 35, 43, 45, 47, 80, 83, 85-88, 91, 92, 100, 101, 103, 107, 126, 127, 149, 174, 175, 188.

15-17 inches, 18, 23, 28, 29, 45-47, 64, 65, 67, 73, 82, 85, 87, 91, 93, 189.

17-20 inches, 16, 23, 25, 27, 28, 35, 40, 41, 43, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 82, 83, 91, 93, 104, 105, 149, 188, 189.

20-23 inches, 35, 41, 45, 51, 61, 63, 66, 67, 72, 73, 81, 91, 188.

23-25 inches, 13, 25, 41, 45, 60, 61, 65, 69, 81, 82, 84, 85, 90, 111.

25-30 inches, 25, 33, 41, 53, 60, 65, 67, 69, 89, 112.

30-35 inches, 29, 32, 33, 53, 60, 63, 69, 71, 81.

Over 35 inches, 12, 31, 32, 51, 52, 62, 68, 70, 71, 81, 112.

INDEX (Colored Plates).

Frontispiece.

=2= Mallee-Fowl =3= Stubble Quail =4= Brown Quail =6= King Quail =8= Painted Quail =11= Plain Wanderer =14= Diamond Dove =16= Bronzewing Pigeon

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=21= Pectoral Rail =22= Aust. Spotted Crake =26= Black Moor-Hen =27= Bald Coot =30= Hoary-headed Grebe =67= Crested Tern =71= White-faced Ternlet =72= Silver Gull =73= Pacific Gull

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=81= Black-breasted Plover =87= Black-fronted Dottrel =102= Sharp-tailed Sandpiper =106= Australian Snipe =107= Australian Painted Snipe =109= Southern Stone-Curlew =119= White-fronted Heron =123= Nankeen Night Heron =125= Australian Bittern

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=128= Cape Barren Goose =129= Maned Goose =131= Plumed Whistling Duck =133= Black Duck =134= Australian Teal =135= Gray Teal =136= Australian Shoveller =137= Pink-eared Duck =139= White-eyed Duck

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=152= Allied Harrier =155= Australian Goshawk =157= Collared Sparrowhawk =158= Wedge-tailed Eagle =165= Black-shouldered Kite =167= Black-cheeked Falcon =170= Little Falcon =172= Brown Hawk =173= Nankeen Kestrel

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=184= Blue Mountain Lorikeet =185= Musk Lorikeet =191= Gang-gang Cockatoo =193= Pink Cockatoo =194= Rose-breasted Cockatoo =196= Cockatoo-Parrot =197= Superb Parrot =198= Black-tailed Parrot =199= King Parrot

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=200= Crimson Parrot =202= Rosella =203= Mallee Parrot =204= Blue Bonnet =205= Many-colored Parrot =206= Red-backed Parrot =209= Grass-Parrot =213= Swift Parrot =214= Warbling Grass-Parrot

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=219= Australian Roller =220= Blue Kingfisher =221= Laughing Kingfisher =223= Sacred Kingfisher =224= Aust. Bee-eater =227= Spine-tailed Swift =229= Pallid Cuckoo =230= Fan-tailed Cuckoo =235= Bronze Cuckoo

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=238= Welcome Swallow =240= Tree Martin =242= Brown Flycatcher =244= Scarlet-breasted Robin =244^A= Scarlet-breasted Robin (Female) =245= Flame-breasted Robin =245^A= Flame-breasted Robin (Female) =248= Red Capped Robin =248^A= Red Capped Robin (Female)

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=251= White-throated Flyeater =254= White-shafted Fantail =255= Rufous Fantail =256= Black and White Fantail =259= Restless Flycatcher =262= Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike =265= White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater =265^A= White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater (Female) =266= Spotted Ground-Bird

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=272= Coachwhip Bird =273= Gray-crowned Babbler =276= White-browed Field-Wren =278= Brown Song-Lark =279= Rufous Song-Lark =280= Mountain Thrush =281= White-fronted Chat =281^A= White-fronted Chat (F.) =282= Crimson-breasted Chat

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=284= Aust. Reed-Warbler =285= Golden-headed Fantail-Warbler =286= Grass-Bird =287= Speckled Warbler =288= Little Tit-Warbler =289= Brown Tit-Warbler =291= Striated Tit-Warbler =293= Yellow-tailed Tit-Warbler =297= White-browed Scrub-Wren

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=300= Superb-Warbler =300^A= Superb-Warbler (Female) =302= White-winged Superb-Warbler =304= Emu Wren =306= Bristle-Bird =311= White-browed Wood-Swallow =312= Masked Wood-Swallow =313= Wood-Swallow =315= Gray Shrike-Thrush

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=319= Aust. Butcher-Bird =320= Yellow-breasted Shrike-Tit =321= Crested Bell-Bird =322= Golden-breasted Whistler =322^A= Golden-breasted Whistler (F.) =323= Rufous-breasted Whistler =323^A= Rufous-breasted Whistler (F.) =326= Yellow-breasted Shrike-Robin =327= Whiteface

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=328= Orange-winged Nuthatch =330= Brown Tree-Creeper =331= White-throated Tree-Creeper =334= White-eye =336= Australian Flower-Pecker =336^A= Australian Flower-Pecker (Female) =337= Red-tipped Diamond Bird =340= Spotted Diamond Bird =341= Golden-rumped Diamond Bird

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=342= White-naped Honey-eater =345= Striped Honey-eater =346= Sanguineous Honey-eater =347= Black Honey-eater =348= Spinebill =349= Tawny-crowned Honey-eater =350= White-fronted Honey-eater =351= Painted Honey-eater =353= Regent Honey-eater

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=355= Yellow-eared Honey-eater =356= Singing Honey-eater =357= Yellow-faced Honey-eater =358= White-eared Honey-eater =359= Yellow-tufted Honey-eater =362= Yellow-plumed Honey-eater =363= White-plumed Honey-eater =364= Crescent Honey-eater =365= White-bearded Honey-eater

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=360= Helmeted Honey-eater =366= White-cheeked Honey-eater =367= Bell-Miner =368= Noisy Miner =370= Wattle-Bird =372= Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater =373= Blue-faced Honey-eater =374= Friar-Bird

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=375= Yellow-throated Friar-Bird =376= Australian Pipit =377= Bush-Lark =378= Spotted-Sided Finch =379= Firetailed Finch =380= Chestnut-eared Finch =381= Plum-headed Finch =382= Red-browed Finch =383= Olive-backed Oriole

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=384= Spangled Drongo =385= Satin Bower-Bird =385^A= Satin Bower-Bird (Female) =386= Spotted Bower-Bird =390= Apostle-Bird =391= White-winged Chough =392= Pied Bell-Magpie =394= Gray Bell-Magpie

INDEX (General).

The Ordinary Figures (175) refer to tabular matter and the Italic Figures (_141_) refer to the lecture.

_Acanthagenys_, 175

_Acanthiza_, 142, _141_, _153_

_Acanthochaera_, 174

_Acanthorhynchus_, 170

_Accipiter_, 80

_Acridotheres_, 187

_Acrocephalus_, 142

_AEgialitis_, 44, 45

_AEgintha_, 179

_AEgotheles_, 104

_Aerocharidae_, 149

_AEstrelata_, 28, 29

_Aidemosyne_, 179

Alarm-Bird, 43

_Alauda_, 177

_Alaudidae_, 176, _177_

Albatross, 31, 32, 33, _33_, _34_

_Alcedinidae_, 105

_Alcidae_, 33

_Alcyone_, 105

_Ampelidae_, 147

_Amytornis_, 146

_Anas_, 65

_Anatidae_, 62

_Ancylochilus_, 49

_Anellobia_, 175

_Anhinga_, 70

_Anseranas_, 63

Anteater, Spiny, _11_

_Anthus_, 176

_Antigone_, 52

Ant-thrushes, 113

Antwrens, 113

_Aphelocephala_, 153

Apostle-Bird, 188, 130, 189, _147_, _186_

_Aprosmictus_, 93

_Apterygidae_, 13

_Apteryx_, 13, _13_

_Aramidae_, 52

_Ardeidae_, 60

_Ardetta_, 61

_Arenaria_, 42

_Artamidae_, 147

_Artamus_, 147

_Astur_, 73

Atlantic O., _26_, _33_

_Atrichornithidae_, 113, _119_

Audubon Society, _114_

Auk, 33

_Aves_, 12

Avocet, 45, _47_

_Aythya_, 67

Babbler, 130, _130_, _175_

Babbling-Thrush, 128

_Balaenicipitidae_, 60

Bald-Coot, 23

Bali, _91_, 168

Ballyhead, 133

Banana-Bird, 175

Barbet, 111, _91_

Barker, 130

Bark-pecker, 153

Barley-Bird, 142

_Barnardius_, 101

Barn Owl, 86, 87, _85_

Barwing, 67

Bass St., _154_, _165_

Bat, _11_, _166_

Beach-Bird, 42

Bee-eater, 106, 107, _106_

Bell-Bird, 151, _151_, _174_

Bell-Magpie, 189, _12_, _39_, _185_, _186_, _187_

Bell-Miner, 173, _174_

Bird Day, _74_, _119_, _141_

Birds of Paradise, 187, _12_, _180_, _190_

Birds of Prey, 72, _71_, _74_, _79_, _84_, _87_

Bittern, 61, _59_

_Biziura_, 67

Blackbird, 132, 179, _133_, _134_

Blackcap, 142, 168

Bleater, 50

Blight-Bird, 155, _156_

Blood-Bird, 169

Blood Tit (e), 142

Blue-Bird, 127, 132, _146_

Blue-Bonnet, 101, 144, _99_

Bluecap, 144

Blue-eye, 175, _176_

Blue-Head, 144

Blue Mountain, 88, _90_, _156_

Blue-Tit, 144

Bluewing, 66

Blue-Wren, 144

Boatswain-Bird, 41, 71

Bobolink, 179, _74_

Bob-White, 15

Boobook Owl, 85, _85_, _104_

Booby, 71, _70_

Boomer, 61

_Botaurus_, 61

Bower-Birds, 187, 188, _12_, _185_, _190_

Brain-fever Bird, 109, _110_

Bristle Bird, 145, _141_

Broadbill, 111

Broad-tails, _94_

Brolga, 52

Brownhead, 67

Brush-Turkey, 13, _15_

_Bubonidae_, 85

_Bucconidae_, 111

_Bucerotidae_, 106

Budgerigar, 103, _100_

Bulbul, 127, _91_

Bulla-Bulla, 101

Bull-Bird, 61

Bullfinch, 177

Bully, 28

Bunting, 177

Bunyip, _59_

_Buphagidae_, 187

_Burhinus_, 51

Bush-Lark, 177, _177_

Bushman's Clock, 105

Bush-Warbler, 124

Bustard, 51, _51_, _52_

Bustard Quail, 15, _17_, _21_

Butcher-Bird, 149, _150_

Button Quail, 15

Buzzard, 82, _79_

Cabbage-Bird, 188

_Cacatua_, 91

_Cacatuidae_, 89

Cackler, 130

_Cacomantis_, 109

_Calamanthus_, 131

Caley, _149_

Calico-Bird, 42

_Calidris_, 48

_Callocephalum_, 91

_Calopsittacus_, 93

_Calyptorhynchus_, 89

Campophaga, 127

_Campophagidae_, 126

Canary, 124, 133, 152, 172, 177, _134_, _179_

Cape Barren Is., _32_

Cape Petrel, 29

Cape Pigeon, 29