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Upper brown, feathers edged lighter; upper base tail rufous; brow, throat whitish; under brownish-gray; side face darker; f., smaller; face not dark. Insects. "Amongst the richest and sweetest of Australian bird songs." Sings flying like Skylark.

F. 123. Troglodytidae, Wrens, 255 sp.--2(1)A., 18(17)O., 10(10)P., 43(32)Nc., 194(183)Nl.

F. 124. Cinclidae, Dippers, Water-Ouzels, 19 sp.--5(2)O., 11(8)P., 1(0)Nc., 6(5)Nl.

F. 125. Mimidae, Mocking-Birds, Thrashers, 71 sp.--17(10)Nc., 61(54)Nl.

F. 126. TURDIDAE (8), THRUSHES (Blackbird (Br.), Nightingale, Robin (Br.), Wheatear, Bluebird (Am.), Redstart, Hedge-Sparrow), 588 sp.--48(44)A., 167(117)O., 124(53)P., 192(163)E., 29(14)Nc., 132(118)Nl.

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=279^A Blackbird=, Turdus merula, Eur., N. Afr., Egypt, Syria, Persia, Azores, A. (introduced).

Stat. c. timber 10

Black; bill yellow; f., dark-brown; breast reddish-brown marked darker. Insects, snails, fruit. Songster.

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=280* Australian Mountain Thrush= (Ground), King Thrush, Turdus (Oreocichla) lunulata, N.S.W., V., S.A.

Stat. c. coastal scrubs, mt. gullies 10.5

Upper brown marked with black half-moons; under white stained buff on breast, flanks, marked with black half-moons; f., sim. Snails, insects, worms.

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=280^A Song Thrush=, T. musicus, Eur., W. Asia, India, A. (introduced).

Stat. c. gardens 9

Upper brown; breast yellowish spotted brown; throat, abdomen white; f., sim. Snails, insects, worms. Famous singer.

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=281* White-fronted Chat=, Banded Tintac, Tang, Ringlet (e), Clipper, Nun, Dottrel (e), Jenny-Wren (e), Ballyhead, Gar, Ringneck (e), Epthianura albifrons, Bass St. Is., T., A. exc. N. Ter. Insects. Dull metallic "tang."

Mig. v.c. grass 4.5

Forehead, face, under, tip tail white; back gray; band on chest, wings, tail black; f.,* duller, faint band on chest.

=282* Crimson-breasted Chat= (Tricolored), Saltbush Canary (e), E. tricolor, A. exc. N. Ter.

Mig. r. timber 4.3

Crown, base tail, breast, abdomen scarlet; face, back of head, back dark-brown; tip-tail spotted white; throat, under base tail white; f., duller. Insects.

=283 Orange-fronted Chat=, Saltbush Canary, E. aurifrons, A. exc. N. Ter.

Nom. r. open plains 4.3

Head, upper base tail, under golden-orange; back brown; tip tail spotted white; chin black; f., duller. Grasshoppers, other insects.

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