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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 



F. 14 7. MOTACILLIDAE (2), Pipits, Wagtails, 107 sp.— 

 11(6)A., 32(6)0., 53(12)P., 49(32)E., 7(l)Nc, 

 11(9)N1. 

 1 376*Australian Pipit, Ground-Lark, Anthus australis, A., 

 55 T. =vt. Eur. Pipit. Part-Mig. v.c. grass 



Upper dark-brown, feathers edged lighter; buff stripe 

 above eye; under white streaked dark-brown; most 

 streaked on chest; outer-tail white; f., sim. Insects, 

 small seeds. Sometimes soars singing melodiously. 

 P. 14 8. ALAUDIDAE (4), Larks, Skylark, Horned- 

 Larks, Shore-Larks, 224 sp.— 6 (6) A., 45(29)0., 

 69(48)P., 108(99)E., 18(10)Nc, 11(4)N1. 



The Blue-eye (Blue-faced Honey-eater) is a conspicuous bird 

 in country districts. He is noisy, and is handsomely attired. 

 His nesting habits are peculiar, for he often builds in the deserted 

 nest of a Babbler. 



The remarkable Friar-Bird has a naked, dark-blue head, and is 

 an "impudent and daring" bird, that does not hesitate to steal 

 fruit. Its loud call has been variously interpreted as "Four 

 o'clock," "Pimlico," or "Tobacco-box." This bird has a hump on 

 its long curved bill. The Yellow-throated Friar-Bird, when 

 young, has yellow on the end of the throat feathers, and has no 

 hump on the bill. It is a summer visitor to Southern Australia. 



The well-known Ground-Lark, or Australian Pipit, is the Aus- 

 tralian representative of the cosmopolitan family (147) of Pipits. 



