THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 



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the sex of the young-, as in their case the cere is more or 

 less shaded with blue. 



Imported birds nest from August to Christmas, and 

 aviary bred ones, as a rule, from May to September. 

 . The Broadtails {Platycerci) are a numerous group. 



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-The Rose/la. 



and include some great favourites, e.g:, the Rosella, a many- 

 coloured bird, about the size of a Barbary turtle-dove, and 

 decked with pretty well every colour of the rainbow. The 

 Palliceps resembles it, but is somewhat larger, and has a 



