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turned to any practical account, such as th3 dry sands of the 

 South and the densely-timbered coastal ranges of the North. 

 All the Australian species make tlieir mounds of different 

 material and in a ditfereut way, and I will now give a few 

 details of the habits of each of them, based on information 

 obtained from practical observation. 



1. The Mallee-Fowl [Lipoa ocellata). 

 This bird has an extensive range in the southern half 

 of Australia, being found in the north-western portion of 



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liaH'-liuislied Muuud of tlie Mallce-l'owl 



Victoria, south-western portion of New South Wales, 

 Southern South Australia, and Western Australia. It is, 

 practically speaking, found wherever the mallee (a dwarf 

 eucalyptus) grows, and hence the name of the bird, as it is 



