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AUSTRALIAN BIRD MAPS 



MAP 8 



a. Small forms of southern species b; also the strong- 



hold of the finches. 



b. Species begin to blend with those of the same 



species (larger race) further south. 



c. Mountain influences: west (paler): east (darker). 



d. Interior and paler species. 



e. Migration route to South Australia ^ From 



f. Migration route to New South Wales J Papua 



g. A vast ocean-reef avifauna. 



