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HONEY-EATER 
HE family of Honey-eaters is a large one, 
and almost altogether confined to the 
Australian region. Their tongues are specially 
formed for collecting nectar from the blossoms 
distributed throughout the Commonwealth. The 
Crescent Honey-eater is found upon the shores 
of south-east Australia and Tasmania, and the 
illustration shows the bird visiting its nest, 
which, like that of nearly every other member 
of the family, is open and suspended. 
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