OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. 



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WOODSWALLOW, 



Artamus sordidus. Lath. 



Ar'ta-mus sor'did-us. 

 Artamos, a butcher ; sordidus, greyish-brown. 

 Artamus sordidus, Gould, " Birds of Australia," fol., vol. ii., pi. 27. 

 Geographical Distribution. — Ai-eas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



Key to the Species. — Under surface of body dull brown; chin 

 scarcely any darker ; back and rump brown ; two or three quills 

 of wing edged with white ; bill long and pointed, the culmen ex- 

 ceeding the length of the hind toe and claw. 



Fledglings of Wood-Swallow. 



This, the most common of the Wood- Swallows, unlike five or 

 six other members of the group who depart to warmer regions 

 in the winter, remains throughout the year in the southern 

 portions of the Commonwealth. 



