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5 886*Spotted Bower-Bird, Cabbage-Bird, Chlamydera ma- 



6 culata, E.A., S.A. (inland). Stat. v.r. dry scrubs 12 

 Upper dark-brown spotted buff; rose-lilac opalescent 



plumes on nape; tail tipped buff, white: abdomen pale 

 creamy-buff, flanks barred dusky brown; f., no rose- 

 lilac plumes. Varied, harsh, plaintive notes, mimics. 

 F. 164. CORVIDAB (5), CROWS, Rook, Raven, Jackdaw, 

 Magpie (Br.), Jay, Nutcracker, Chough, 274 sp. — 

 27(25)A., 73(58)0., 69(53)P., 15(9)E., 43(35)Nc, 

 73(65)N1. 

 3 887 Hazel-eyed Crow, Corvus coronoides, A. 

 63 Nom. c. open, timber 20 



Black glossed with purple; white down; hazel eyes; f., 

 smaller. Insects, carrion, fruit, not lambs. 



388 Small-billed Crow, G. bennetti, W.N.S.W., V., S.A. 

 Like 387, but smaller; bill small; eye white; f., sim. 



Insects, carrion. "Car" repeated. Stat. v.r. plains 18.5 



389 Australian Raven, Crow (e), G. marianae (Corone aus- 



tralis), A., T. Nom. v.c. plains, timber 20 



Black glossed purple; throat feathers lanceolate, tinged 

 green; down dusky-gray; eyes white; f., smaller, 

 lanceolate feathers not so well developed. Locusts, 

 caterpillars, omnivorous, destructive. "Loud, deep 

 Gwar-gwar, varied with shrill, high-sounding Xorr- 

 Korr" (North). 

 1 390*Apostle-Bird, Gray Jumper, Twelve Apostles, Struthi- 

 1 dea cinerea, N. Ter., E.A., S.A. (inland). 



Stat, small flocks, r. open timber 13 

 Gray; wings brown; bill, legs black; eye white; f., sim. 

 Mud nest. Insects. Incessant chattering. 



