THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 



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tion, and require to be seen in order to be appreciated as 

 they deserve. It is to be regretted that the request for 



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Fk;. Gl. — The Bird of Paradise. 



their plumaore for feminine hat decoration is slowly but 

 surely leading on to tiieir extermination. 



THE CROWS. 



These birds are well represented in Australia, where 

 the more prominent members are to be found, though some 

 species inhabit New Guinea, and rival the birds of paradise 

 in the brilliancy of their colouring. 



Family — Corvida;. 

 Genus — 

 1. Corvus. C. australis. Australian Crow. 



