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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



It usually frequents heaths or swampy flats with tussocks 

 of rushes. It is emphatically a ground bird, keeping among the 

 grasses and bushes unless flushed, when it rises with a whirr like 







Nest of G-round-Parrakeet : Pezoporus formosus. 



a partridge. It takes then a short but rapid flight with many 

 zigzags. It is a game bird which dogs soon detect by the strong 

 scent, and its flesh is excellent in flavour. Eggs five or six, 

 deposited on the bare ground. 



