XX NESTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN BIKDS. 



SUB-ORDER— STRIGES : OWLS. 



FAMILY— BUBONID^E: OWLS PROPER. 



Sub-family — BuboniN/E. 



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Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook) . . . . — 43 



Marbled Owl {Ninox boobook sub-species ocelhtta) .. — 45 



Lurid Owl (Ninox Itirida) . . . . — 45 



Spotted Owl {Ninox maculata) .. .. .. -- 45 



Winkint; Owl {Ninox connivcns) . . . . — 46 



Cape York Owl {Ninox connivcns sub-species peninsularis) — 47 



Western Winking Owl {N. connivcns snh-sip. occidentalis) — 47 



Powerlul Owl {Ninox strcnua) .. — 48 



Rufous Owl {Ninox Uumcralis) . . . . . . — 49 



FAMILY— STRIGIDiE: BARN OWLS. 



Masked Owl {Strix nova liollandia) . . . . — 50 



Chestnut-faced Owl (S. novir hoHandite sub-sp. castanof's) — 50 



Lesser Masked Owl {Strix flammea sub-species dclicatulu] — 51 



Sooty Owl {Strix tenebricosa) .. .. .. — 52 



Grass Owl {Strix Candida) . . . . . . — 53 



ORDER— PASSERIFORMES: PERCHING BIRDS. 



SUB-ORDER / PASSERES. 



FAMILY— CORVID^ : CKOWS. 



Sue-Familv— CoRViN.^ : Crows Proper. 



Crow {Corvus coronoides) .. .. .. .. — 54 



Raven (Corone australis) . . .. . . 5 55 



Pied Crow Shrike (Strepera graculina) . . . . — 58 



Hill Crow Shrike {Strepera argtita) .. . . 5 59 



Grey Crow Shrike {Strepera cuncicaudata) .. .. — 60 



Leaden Crow Shrike (5. cuncicaudata sub-sp. plumbea) — 60 



Black-winged Crow Shrike (Strepera melanoptcra) .. — 61 



Sooty or Black Crow Shrike (Strepera fuliginosa) 5 6» 



Grey Juniper (Struthidea cinercaj . . . . . . 5 G3 



Sub-family— Fregilin.^ : Choughs. 



White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphus) 5 65 

 FAMILY— PARADISEID^ : BIRDS OF PARADISE. 



Sub-Family : Epimachin.'e. 



Rifle Bird (Ptilorhis paradisea) . . .. . . 6 66, 1073 



Victoria Rifle Bird {Ptilorhis victoritr) .. — 69 



Albert Rifle Bird {Ptilorhis alberti) .. .. 6 76 



Sub-Family — Paradisein.s. 



Manucode (Phonygama gouldi) . . .. — 78 



FAMILY— ORIOLID/E : ORIOLES. 



Northern Oriole (Oriolus affinis) . . . . . . — 79 



Yellow Oriole (Oriolus flavicinctusi .. .. — 80 



Oriole (Oriolus viridis) .. .. ., .. 6 81 



Fig Bird (Sphccothires maxillaris) . . — 82 



Yellow-bellied Fig Bird (Sphecotheres Flaviventris) .. 6 84 



FAMILY— DICRURID^ : DRONGOS. 



Drongo (Chibia bracteata) . . .. .. 6 85 



