LIST OF PLATES 
PLATE 
I. Australia’s Largest Birds (Excluding Sea¬ 
birds) 
PAGE 
Fro?itispiece 
Forest-frequenting Birds 
II. Birds of the Brushes and Big Scrubs 10 
III. Birds of the Brushes and Big Scrubs 16 
IV. Birds of the Brushes and Big Scrubs 24 
V. Nocturnal Birds 3° 
VI. Mound-building Birds 3^ 
VII. Ground-frequenting Birds 4 2 
VIII. Birds of the Open Forest 54 
IX. Birds of the Open Forest 5^ 
X. Birds of the Open Forest (Some Permanent 
Residents) 6 2 
XI. Birds of the Open Forest (Some Migrants) 74 
XII. Some Honey-eaters of the Open Forest 80 
XIII. Ground-feeding Pigeons and Doves 88 
XIV. Birds of the Blossoms and Outer Foliage 92 
XV. Birds of the Blossoms and Outer Foliage 
XVI. Birds of the Blossoms and Outer Foliage 
XVII. Birds of the Tree-trunks and Branches 
XVIII. Some Birds of the Scrub-lands 
XIX. Birds of the Forest Borders and Grass-lands 128 
XX. Parrots and Cockatoos of the Forest-lands 136 
XXI. Parrots of the Open Forest and Scrub-lands 142 
XXII. Parrots of the Tree-tops and Open Spaces 154 
XXIII. Some Birds of the Mangroves 
