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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 



F. 123. Troglodytidae, Wrens, 255 sp.— 2(1) A., 18(17)0., 



10(10)P., 43(32)Nc, 194(183)N1. 

 F. 124. Cinclidae, Dippers, Water-Ouzels, 19 sp.— 5(2)0., 



11(8)P., l(0)Nc, 6(5)N1. 

 F. 125. Mimidae, Mocking-Birds, Thrashers, 71 sp. — 17(10)Nc, 



61(54)N1. 

 F. 126. TURDIDAE (8), THRUSHES (Blackbird (Br.).Night- 



ingale, Robin (Br.), Wheatear, Bluebird (Am.), 



Redstart, Hedge-Sparrow), 588 sp.— 48(44) A., 



167(117)0., 124(53)R, 192(163)E., 29(14)Nc., 



132(118)N1. 

 1 279ABlackbird, Turdus merula, Eur., N. Afr., Egypt, 

 114 Syria, Persia, Azores, A. (introduced). Stat. c. timber 



Black; bill yellow; f., dark-brown; breast reddish-brown 

 marked darker. Insects, snails, fruit. Songster. 



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That pleasing songster — the White-browed Field-Wren — is uni- 

 formly streaked with black both above and below. It is fairly 

 common, but is not often seen unless looked for. Dogs will fol- 

 low the scent of this bird, as they do that of a quail; so it is 

 sometimes called the Stink-Bird by sportsmen. 



Now we come to two of the four native Skylarks. Who has 

 not, while lying on his back on the grass enjoying a rest in the 

 warm sunshine, felt pleasure at the beautiful song of the Rufous 

 Song-Lark as it soars singing away so high overhead? The 



