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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
This species is an inhabitant of the northern parts of Australia, where it 
frequents the thick clumps of mangrove roots bordering the lakes. It is a 
somewhat familiar bird, and is but little disturbed by the approach of an 
intruder ; on the contrary, it will frequently run up a branch, turn round, gaze 
at him, and utter its very singular loud and chattering cutche cutche, with but 
little apparent alarm. Occasionally several are heard in chorus, as if attempting 
to excel each other in noise.” 
The bird figured and described was collected at Parry’s Creek, in North- 
west Australia, by Mr. J. P. Rogers, on January 6th, 1909. 
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