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THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



List op Australian Game Birds, &c. 

 (Continued.) 



Local or Vulgar and 

 Scientific Name. 



Months 



of 



Breeding. 



Distribution of 

 Species. 



The Crested Bronzewing 



(OXYPHAPS LOPHOTES) ... 



White-quilled Bronzewing 

 Rock Bronzewing, var. 

 (Petrophassa albipennis) 



ground doves. 

 Barred-shouldered Dove (Geo- 



pelia humeralis Gould) 

 The Peaceful Dove (Geope- 



LIA TRANQUILLA GoulcT) ... 



The Placid Dove (Geopelia 

 placida) ... 



The Little Turtle Dove (Geo- 

 pelia cuneata) ... 



Large-tailed Scrub Pigeon 

 (Macropggia phasianella) 



MOUND RAISING BIRDS. 



The Wattled Talegalla or 



Brush Turkey (Talegal- 



LUS LATHAMl) 



Tlie Mallee Hen (Leipoa), 

 (Leipoa occellata") 



Australian Megapode (Meoa- 

 podius tumulus) 



turnices, quail, &c, and 



allied genera. 

 The Black-breasted Turnix 



(TURNIX MELANOGASTER 



Gould) 



Nov., Dec, 

 and Jan. 

 Probably 



from Aug. to 

 Dec. 



July, Aug., 

 Sept. and Oct 



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r o 



fecQ 



>> 



L ^ J 



Oct., Nov., to 

 end of Dec. 



* 



Sept. to Jan. 



Oct. to Feb. 



Oct., Nov., to 



end of Feb. 



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Sept. to Feb. 



