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1 382BCommon Myna (Indian, Calcutta), Acridotheres 

 3 tristis, India, Afghanistan, V. (introduced). 



Stat. v.c. houses 10 

 Head, neck black; upper brown; under rich vinous-brown; 

 tip-tail, large patch on wing white; about eye, bill, legs 

 yellow; f., sim. Insects, fruit. Many notes. 

 P. 157. EULABETIDAE (2), SHINING STARLINGS, 139 sp. 



— 51(51)A., 20(20)0., 1(1)P., 67(67)E. 

 F. 158. Paramythidae, 1 sp. A. (N.G.). 

 P. 159. Buphagidae, Oxpecker, Rhinoceros-Bird, 2 sp. E. 

 F. 160. ORIOLIDAE (4), ORIOLES, Fig-Birds, 70 sp.— 



27(27)A., 29(26)0., 3(0)P., 15(14)E. 

 1 383* Olive-backed Oriole, Green Thrush (e), Mimetes sagit- 

 12 tata (Oriolus viridis), E.A., N.W.A. 



Stat. r. open forest 11.5 



Upper yellowish olive-green; wings, tail brown, tipped 



white; under whitish, streaked black; bill flesh-red; 



eyes scarlet; variable in color; f., sim. Insects, fruit. 



"Or-ree-ee-oale." Mimic. 



P. 161. DICRURIDAE (1), DRONGOS, 73 sp.— 24(23) A., 



39(38)0., 11(11)E. 

 1 384*Spangled Drongo, Drongo-Shrike, King-Crow, Dicru- 

 29 ropsis (Chibia, Dicrurus) bracteata, N.G., N. Ter., 



E.A., N.W.A., T. (ace). Norn. r. timber 12.2 



Black glossed, spotted green; spotted white under wing; 

 f., sim. Insects. Noisy, harsh peculiar notes. 

 P. 162. PARADISEIDAE (4), BIRDS OF PARADISE, Rifle- 

 Bird, 70 sp. A. 

 P. 163. PTILONORHYNCHIDAE (11), BOWER-BIRDS, Re- 

 gent-Bird, Cat (Gardener) Bird, 37 sp. A. 

 1 385*Satin Bower-Bird, Satin Bird, Ptilonorhynchus vio- 

 1 laceus, E.A. Stat. r. coast-scrubs, mt. -gullies 12.5 



Lustrous blue-black, with black centres to feathers; 

 f.,* upper grayish-green; quills dark-brown; tail 

 golden-brown; under yellow, washed bluish-green, 

 marked blackish-brown; young male up to 3 years sim. 

 to f. Gets fully adult blue-black after 7 years of 

 age. Fruits, berries, insects. Many notes, mimics. 



in the wing, and about the base of the tail. They are fine, large 

 birds, with a variety of notes. 



This concludes a necessarily brief outline of the classification 

 of the Birds of Australia, and, incidentally, of the birds of the 

 world, for, while the Emu is one of the most primitive of birds 

 placed right at the foot, the Bell-Magpies (Streperas) are placed 

 at the very summit of the avine tree. 



Australians! Realize that you live in a land favored far beyond 

 most as regards birds, and that you have a duty to perform in 

 preserving as many as possible of these unique, interesting, and 

 valuable forms for posterity. Teachers! Your influence is more 

 potent than all the legislation. Bird lovers already freely 



