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Birds. 
THE LYKE-BIKD OF AUSTBALIA. 
(Menura superba.) 
This bird is found in New South Wales, near Port 
Philip, but it is the male only that possesses the splen- 
did tail whence it derives its name. It feeds on snails, 
and builds a nest like a magpie. 
" Of all the birds I have ever met with," says Mr. 
Gould, " the Menura is by far the most shy and difficult 
to procure. While among the brushes, I have been sur- 
rounded by these birds, pouring forth their loud and 
