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Identifier: handbookofbirdso00litt (find matches)
Title: A handbook of the birds of Tasmania and its dependencies
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Littler, Frank Mervyn
Subjects: Birds -- Australia Tasmania
Publisher: Launceston, Tasmania : F.M. Littler
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Irides andejelashes yellows cere and gape yellowish-green; base of the billlead colour, tip black; legs yellow, slightly tinged with green(Gould). Dimensions in mm. :—Length, 431; bill, 24; wing, 267;tail, 221; tarsus, 71. Female.—Similar in plumage to male. Dimensions in mm. : —Length, 445; bill, 24; wing, 283; tail, 203; tarsus, 71. Yonng.—Male.— Cere and gape olive-yellow; irides and eye-lash primrose-yellow (Gould). Nest.—Constructed in the fork of a fairly high tree, and com-posed of sticks and twigs, and lined with fine roots, leaves, &c.Frequently the nest of another bird of prey is used (A. J. Camp-bell). Eggs.—Clutch three usually, four sometimes; roundish, of finetexture, and without lustre; colour white, faintlj tinged withblue or green, generally without markings. An example in aclutch iia the collection of Mr. F. D. Barclay is somewhat heavilymarked with brown at the smaller end. Dimensions in mm. of aclutch -.—(l) 41 X 33, (2) 39.5 x 33, (3) 40 x 32.
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BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 5 Breeding Season.—August to November. Geographical Distribution.—Tasmania, Australia, and NewGuinea. Observations.—With an easy and graceful flight, this elegantwinged arrow of a bird skims the hedgerows and trees, and marksdown its victim. Of all our Hawks this species is the quickest onthe wing, and the most feared by small birds. In the northernparts of the island, at least, it is not as plentiful as either theGoshawk or Brown Hawk. Sub-Family—Aquilinae. WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE (UroaHtus audax, Latham). Male.—Upper and under surfaces, except back of the neck, deepbrownish-black; feathers on upper back and chest minutely tippedwith pale brown; back of the neck pale reddish-brown; head ligb.terthan body; bases of the feathers snow-white. Dimensions in mai. :—Length, 1,091; bill, 62; wing, 598; tail, 433; tarsus, 94. Female.—Similar in plumage. As the age of the bird increases, the major wing coverts turnrusty in proportion; the chest takes on a lighter hu

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  • bookauthor:Littler__Frank_Mervyn
  • booksubject:Birds____Australia_Tasmania
  • bookpublisher:Launceston__Tasmania___F_M__Littler
  • bookcontributor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History_Library
  • booksponsor:Biodiversity_Heritage_Library
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