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AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD BOOK. 
P. 147. 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 austraUs, A., 
55 T. — vt. Eur. Pipit. Part-Mig. v.c. grass 7 
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. 148. 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," /Timlico," 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. 
