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m ° s % on partS . of tho 8 Tcat continent of Australia, that the species of this genus are found. They are seen 
contain, fh EUCalypti examinin g the flowers for the insects that abound in them, as well as for the honey they 
ai nong whi c ] lej ] laiel ' V expose themselves while thus engaged, but generally keep in the midst of the closely-set foliage, 
s preadi nn . UC ' 1 ' Cy " l0Ve apout witp the greatest ease, possessing much sprightliness of action, raising their crest and 
they are ^ U f nt * s %htly elevating their tail at the same time. They are occasionally observed on the ground, when 
that ' lfr , ° Cupie d in turning over the fallen leaves and small stones for the purpose of procuring various kinds of insects 
c round in sr 1 ’ ™ - - 
cracking of a whip. 
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nnd in such places. Their chattering noise is generally ended by a loud sharp note, which has been compared 
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'hf'l. and^eih””' * f Lath ') Vi 8- et Horsf., Lamb. Icon. ined. ii. 47., [ 2. P. nigrogularis Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1844. p. 5., B. of Austr. 
Ic °n. >ned i 7o *’ ° rn ‘ pI ’ h°- ~ Gorvus olivaceus Lath. Lamb. pi. 
' • , Pica gularis Wagl. ; Dasyornis Abeillei, Less. 
November, 1846. 
