An Australian Bird Book Part 40

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Crown, behind ear, upper-back enamel-blue; throat, chest, hind-neck, lower-back black; tail deep-blue; f.,* brown; round eye reddish-brown; under lighter; bill reddish-brown. Insects.

"Animated song." "Lovely bird."

=301 Black-backed Superb-Warbler= (Wren), _M. melanonotus_, E.A., C.S.A. (inland).

Stat. r. _scrubs_ 4.7

Crown, under, upper-back, upper and under base tail beautiful metallic blue; behind ear verditer-blue; side of face, band on back, faint band across chest black; wing green; tail greenish-blue; f., side of face, round eye reddish-brown; upper brown; under whitish; wings brown; tail green. Insects.

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=302* White-winged Superb-Warbler= (Wren), _M. cyanotus (leucopterus)_, A. (exc. N. Ter.).

r. _saltbush_, _plains_ 4.8

Above, below deep cobalt-blue; wings white; quills brown; tail dark-blue; f., upper brown, under white tinged brown. Insects.

=303 Purple-backed Superb Warbler= (Wren), _M. a.s.similis_, A.

Stat. v.r. _scrubs_ 5

Crown, side of head, back purplish-blue; throat, chest, band on upper back, rump black; chestnut-red patch inner wing; rest wing brown; abdomen white; tail dark-blue tipped white; f., brown; about eye rich chestnut; under whitish; tail greenish-blue. Insects.

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=304* Emu-Wren=, Stick-tail, _Stipiturus malachurus_, S.A., E.A., W.A., f., throat brown. Insects.

Stat. c. _tussocks_ 7

Upper brown streaked rufous; tail feathers long loosely webbed, erect; throat blue; abdomen brown; runs.

=305 Mallee Emu-Wren=, _S. mallee_, N.W.V.

Stat. v.r. _Spinifex (Triodia)_ 5

Like 304, but forehead chestnut; throat, chest light purplish-blue; abdomen grayish-brown.

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=306* Bristle-Bird=, _Sphenura brachyptera_, N.S.W., E.V., Insects. Rich, varied notes.

Stat. v.r. _undergrowth_ 8.8

Brown; throat, centre-breast lighter; shy; runs; f., sim.

=307 Rufous Bristle-Bird= (Rufous-headed), _S. broadbenti_, W.V., S.A. (Otway Ranges to Mt. Lofty).

Stat. v.r. _dense scrub_ 10.5

Rufous-brown; f., sim. Insects.

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=308 Gra.s.s-Wren=, _Amytornis textilis_, V., C.A., W.A.

Stat. v.r. _plains_, _dense scrubs_ 6.2

Upper dark-brown striped white; under paler; flanks rust-red; seldom flies; progresses like a rubber ball; tail erect; f., sim. Insects.

=309 Striated Gra.s.s-Wren= (Black-cheeked), _A. striatus_, N.S.W., V., C.A., W.A.

Stat. v.r. _dense scrubs_ 6.8

Like 308, but black stripe on cheek; plumage strongly rufous; runs, seldom flies; f., sim. Insects.

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F. 128. _Vireonidae_, Vireos, Greenlets, 112 sp.--24(7)Nc., 105(88)Nl.

F. 129. _Ampelidae_, Waxwings, Cedar-Bird, 10 sp.--1(0)O., 2(0)P., 3(0)Nc., 7(5)Nl.

F. 130. ARTAMIDAE (12), WOOD-SWALLOWS, Swallow-Shrikes, 17 sp.--15(14)A., 2(1)O., 1(1)E.

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=310 White-rumped Wood-Swallow= (Swallow-Shrike), _Artamus leucogaster_, Andaman Is., Mal. Arch., Papuan Is., A.

Mig. r. _timber_ 7.4

Head, neck grayish-black; back brown; tail, wing-quills black; rump, breast, abdomen white; f., sim. Insects. Plaintive note.

=311* White-browed Wood-Swallow=, Summer-Bird, Martin (e), _A.

superciliosus_, E.A., S.A., N.W.A.

Mig. v.c. _timber_ 8

Slaty-gray; white eyebrow; abdomen rich chestnut; tail tipped white; f., faint white eyebrow. Insects, honey. "Sweet, clear whistling note."

=312* Masked Wood-Swallow=, Bush (Blue) Martin (e), _A.

personatus_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A., W.A., N.W.A.

Mig. c. _timber_ 8

Dark-gray upper; pure white edge to jet-black throat patch; under gray; tail tipped white; f., duller. Insects.

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