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│ Van │ │ Number of Volume
Name of Species. │Diemen’s│ Extra Australian. │ and Plate.
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Aquila fucosa, │ * │ │Vol. I. Pl. 1.
_Cuv._ │ │ │
—— Morphnoïdes, │ │ │— 2.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Ichthyiaëtus │ * │India and Africa? │— 3.
leucogaster │ │ │
Haliastur │ │ │
leucosternus, │ │ │— 4.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sphenurus │ │ │— 5.
Pandion │ │ │
leucocephalus, │ * │ │— 6.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Falco hypoleucus, │ │ │— 7.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanogenys, │ * │ │— 8.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— subniger, _Gray_ │ │ │— 9.
—— frontatus, │ * │ │— 10.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Ieracidea Berigora │ * │ │— 11.
—— occidentalis, │ │ │— 12.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Tinnunculus │ │ │— 13.
Cenchroïdes │ │ │
Astur Novæ-Hollandiæ│ │ │— 14.
—— —— (albino) │ * │ │— 15.
—— radiatus │ │ │— 16.
—— approximans, │ * │ │— 17.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— cruentus, _Gould_│ │ │— 18.
Accipiter torquatus │ * │ │— 19.
Buteo melanosternon,│ │ │— 20.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Milvus affinis, │ * │ │— 21.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— isurus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 22.
Elanus axillaris │ │ │— 23.
—— scriptus, _Gould_│ │ │— 24.
Lepidogenys │ │ │
subcristatus, │ │ │— 25.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Circus assimilis, │ * │ │— 26.
_Jard. & Selb._ │ │ │
—— Jardinii, _Gould_│ │ │— 27.
Strix castanops, │ * │ │— 28.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— personata, _Vig._│ │ │— 29.
—— tenebricosus, │ │ │— 30.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— delicatulus, │ │ │— 31.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Athene Boobook │ * │ │— 32.
—— maculata │ * │ │— 33.
—— marmorata, │ │ │Intro., p. xxv.
_Gould_ │ │ │
——? connivens │ │ │Vol. I. Pl. 34.
—— strenua, _Gould_ │ │ │— 35.
—— rufa, _Gould_ │ │ │— 36.
Ægotheles │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 1.
Novæ-Hollandiæ │ │ │
—— leucogaster, │ │ │— 2.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Podargus │ │ │Intro., p. xxviii.
megacephalus │ │ │
—— humeralis, _Vig. │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 3.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— Cuvieri, _Vig. & │ * │ │— 4.
Horsf._ │ │ │
—— brachypterus, │ │ │Intro., p. xxvi.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Phalænoïdes, │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 5.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— plumiferus, │ │ │— 6.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Eurostopodus │ │ │— 7.
albogularis │ │ │
—— guttatus │ │ │— 8.
Caprimulgus │ │Java │— 9.
macrurus, _Horsf._│ │ │
Acanthylis caudacuta│ * │ │— 10.
Cypselus Australis, │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 11.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Atticora │ │ │
leucosternon, │ │ │— 12.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Hirundo neoxena, │ * │ │— 13.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Chelidon arborea │ * │ │— 14.
—— Ariel, _Gould_ │ │ │— 15.
Merops ornatus, │ │ │— 16.
_Lath._ │ │ │
Eurystomus │ │ │
Australis, │ │ │— 17.
_Swains._ │ │ │
Dacelo gigantea │ │ │— 18.
—— Leachii, _Vig. & │ │ │— 19.
Horsf._ │ │ │
—— cervina, _Gould_ │ │ │— 20.
Halcyon sanctus, │ │ │— 21.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— pyrrhopygia, │ │ │— 22.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sordidus, _Gould_│ │ │— 23.
—— MacLeayii, _Jard.│ │ │— 24.
& Selby_ │ │ │
Alcyone azurea │ │ │— 25.
—— Diemenensis, │ * │ │Intro., p. xxxi.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pulchra, _Gould_ │ │ │Intro., p. xxxii.
—— pusilla │ │New Guinea. │Vol. II. Pl. 26.
Artamus sordidus │ * │ │— 27.
—— minor, _Vieill._ │ │ │— 28.
—— cinereus, │ │Timor │— 29.
_Vieill._ │ │ │
—— albiventris, │ │ │— 30.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— personatus, │ │ │— 31.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— superciliosus, │ │ │— 32.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucopygialis, │ │ │— 33.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Dicæum hirundinaceum│ │ │— 34.
Pardalotus punctatus│ * │ │— 35.
—— rubricatus, │ │ │— 36.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— quadragintus, │ * │ │— 37.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— striatus │ │ │— 38.
—— affinis, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 39.
—— melanocephalus, │ │ │— 40.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— uropygialis, │ │ │— 41.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Strepera graculina │ │ │— 42.
—— fuliginosa, │ * │ │— 43.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— arguta, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 44.
—— Anaphonensis │ │ │— 45.
—— melanoptera, │ │ │Intro., p. xxxiv.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Gymnorhina Tibicen │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 46.
—— leuconota, │ │ │— 47.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— organicum, │ * │ │— 48.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Cracticus │ │ │
nigrogularis, │ │ │— 49.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— picatus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 50.
—— argenteus, │ │ │— 51.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— destructor │ │ │— 52.
—— cinereus, _Gould_│ * │ │Intro., p. xxxv.
—— leucopterus, │ │ │Intro., p. xxxv.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Quoyii │ │New Guinea. │Vol. II. Pl. 53.
Grallina Australis │ │ │— 54.
Graucalus melanops │ │ │— 55.
—— parvirostris, │ * │ │Intro., p. xxxv.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— mentalis, _Vig. &│ * │ │Vol. II. Pl. 56.
Horsf._ │ │ │
Graucalus │ │ │
hypoleucus, │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 57.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Swainsonii, │ │ │— 58.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Pteropodocys │ │ │
Phasianellus, │ │ │— 59.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Campephaga Jardinii,│ │ │— 60.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Karu │ │New Guinea. │— 61.
—— leucomela, _Vig. │ │ │— 62.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— humeralis, │ │ │— 63.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Pachycephala │ │ │— 64.
gutturalis │ │ │
—— glaucura, _Gould_│ * │ │— 65.
—— melanura, _Gould_│ │ │— 66.
—— pectoralis │ │ │— 67.
—— falcata, _Gould_ │ │ │— 68.
—— Lanoïdes, _Gould_│ │ │— 69.
—— rufogularis, │ │ │— 70.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Gilbertii, │ │ │— 71.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— simplex, _Gould_ │ │ │— 72.
—— olivacea, _Vig. &│ * │ │— 73.
Horsf._ │ │ │
Colluricincla │ │ │— 74.
harmonica │ │ │
—— rufiventris, │ │ │— 75.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— brunnea, _Gould_ │ │ │— 76.
—— Selbii, _Jard._ │ * │ │— 77.
—— parvula, _Gould_ │ │ │— 78.
—— rufogaster, │ │ │Intro., p. xxxvi.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Falcunculus │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 79.
frontatus │ │ │
—— leucogaster, │ │ │— 80.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Oreoïca gutturalis │ │ │— 81.
Dicrurus bracteatus,│ │ │— 82.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Rhipidura albiscapa,│ * │ │— 83.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— rufifrons │ │ │— 84.
—— Dryas, _Gould_ │ │ │Intro., p. xxxix.
—— isura, _Gould_ │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 85.
—— Motacilloïdes, │ │ │— 86.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— picata, _Gould_ │ │ │Intro., p. xxxix.
Seïsura inquieta │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 87.
Piezorhynchus │ │ │— 88.
nitidus, _Gould_ │ │ │
Myiägra plumbea, │ │ │— 89.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— concinna, _Gould_│ │ │— 90.
—— nitida, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 91.
—— latirostris, │ │ │— 92.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Micrœca macroptera │ │ │— 93.
—— assimilis, │ │ │Intro., p. xl.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— flavigaster, │ │ │Vol. II. Pl. 94.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Monarcha carinata │ │ │— 95.
—— trivirgata │ │ │— 96.
Gerygone │ │ │
albogularis, │ │ │— 97.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— fuscus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 98.
—— culicivorus, │ │ │— 99.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— magnirostris, │ │ │— 100.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— lævigaster, │ │ │— 101.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— chloronotus, │ │ │— 102.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Smicrornis │ │ │
brevirostris, │ │ │— 103.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— flavescens, │ │ │— 104.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Erythrodryas │ * │ │Vol. II. . Pl. 1.
rhodinogaster │ │ │
—— rosea, _Gould_ │ │ │— 2.
Petroïca multicolor │ * │ │— 3.
—— erythrogastra │ │Norfolk Island │— 4.
—— Goodenovii │ │ │— 5.
—— phœnicea, _Gould_│ * │ │— 6.
—— bicolor, │ │ │— 7.
_Swains._ │ │ │
—— fusca, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 8.
—— superciliosa, │ │ │— 9.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Drymodes │ │ │
brunneopygia, │ │ │— 10.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Eöpsaltria Australis│ │ │— 11.
—— griseogularis, │ │ │— 12.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucogaster, │ │ │— 13.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Menura superba, │ │ │— 14.
_Dav._ │ │ │
Psophodes crepitans │ │ │— 15.
—— nigrogularis, │ │ │— 16.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Sphenostoma │ │ │— 17.
cristata, _Gould_ │ │ │
Malurus cyaneus │ │ │— 18.
—— longicaudus, │ * │ │— 19.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanotus, │ │ │— 20.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— splendens │ │ │— 21.
—— elegans, _Gould_ │ │ │— 22.
—— pulcherrimus, │ │ │— 23.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Lamberti, _Vig. &│ │ │— 24.
Horsf._ │ │ │
—— leucopterus, │ │ │— 25.
_Quoy & Gaim._ │ │ │
—— melanocephalus, │ │ │— 26.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— Brownii, _Vig. & │ │ │— 27.
Horsf._ │ │ │
Amytis textilis │ │ │— 28.
—— striatus, _Gould_│ │ │— 29.
—— macrourus, │ │ │— 30.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Stipiturus │ * │ │— 31.
malachurus │ │ │
Dasyornis Australis,│ │ │— 32.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— longirostris, │ │ │— 33.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Atrichia clamosa, │ │ │— 34.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Sphenœacus │ │ │— 35.
galactotes │ │ │
—— gramineus, │ │ │— 36.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Acrocephalus │ │ │— 37.
Australis, _Gould_│ │ │
—— longirostris, │ │ │— 38.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Hylacola pyrrhopygia│ │ │— 39.
—— cauta, _Gould_ │ │ │— 40.
Cysticola magna, │ │ │— 41. A
_Gould_ │ │ │ Unknown
—— exilis │ │ │— 42.
—— lineocapilla, │ │ │— 43.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— isura, _Gould_ │ │ │— 44.
—— ruficeps, _Gould_│ │ │— 45.
Sericornis │ │ │
citreogularis, │ │ │— 46.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— humilis, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 47.
—— osculans, _Gould_│ │ │— 48.
—— frontalis │ │ │— 49.
—— lævigaster, │ │ │— 50.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— maculatus, │ │ │— 51.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— magnirostris, │ │ │— 52.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Acanthiza pusilla │ │ │Vol. II. . Pl. 53.
—— Diemenensis, │ * │ │— 54.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Ewingii, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 55.
—— uropygialis, │ │ │— 56.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— apicalis, _Gould_│ │ │— 57.
—— pyrrhopygia, │ │ │— 58.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— inornata, _Gould_│ │ │— 59.
—— nana, _Vig. & │ │ │— 60.
Horsf._ │ │ │
—— lineata, _Gould_ │ │ │— 61.
—— Reguloïdes, _Vig.│ │ │— 62.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— chrysorrhœa │ * │ │— 63.
Ephthianura │ │ │— 64.
albifrons │ │ │
—— aurifrons, │ │ │— 65.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— tricolor, _Gould_│ │ │— 66.
Xerophila leucopsis,│ │ │— 67.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Pyrrholæmus │ │ │— 68.
brunneus, _Gould_ │ │ │
Origma rubricata │ │ │— 69.
Calamanthus │ * │ │— 70.
fuliginosus │ │ │
—— campestris, │ │ │— 71.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Chthonicola minima │ │ │— 72.
Anthus Australis, │ * │ │— 73.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
Cincloramphus │ │ │— 74.
cruralis │ │ │
—— cantillans, │ │ │— 75.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— rufescens │ │ │— 76.
Mirafra Horsfieldii,│ │ │— 77.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Estrelda bella │ * │ │— 78.
—— oculea │ │ │— 79.
—— Bichenovii │ │ │— 80.
—— annulosa, _Gould_│ │ │— 81.
—— temporalis │ │ │— 82.
—— Phaëton │ │ │— 83.
—— ruficauda, │ │ │— 84.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— modesta, _Gould_ │ │ │— 85.
Amadina Lathamii │ │ │— 86.
—— castanotis, │ │ │— 87.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Poëphila Gouldiæ, │ │ │— 88.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— mirabilis, _Homb.│ │ │— 89.
& Jacq._ │ │ │
—— acuticauda, │ │ │— 90.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— personata, │ │ │— 91.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucotis, _Gould_│ │ │— 92.
—— cincta, _Gould_ │ │ │— 93.
Donacola │ │ │
castaneothorax, │ │ │— 94.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pectoralis, │ │ │— 95.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— flaviprymna, │ │ │— 96.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Emblema picta, │ │ │— 97.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Pitta strepitans, │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 1.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— Vigorsii, _Gould_│ │ │— 2.
—— Iris, _Gould_ │ │ │— 3.
Cinclosoma │ │ │
punctatum, _Vig. &│ * │ │— 4.
Horsf._ │ │ │
—— castanotus, │ │ │— 5.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— cinnamomeus, │ │ │— 6.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Oreocincla lunulata │ * │ │— 7.
Chlamydera maculata,│ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 8.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— nuchalis │ │ │— 9.
Ptilonorhynchus │ │ │
holosericeus, │ │ │— 10.
_Kuhl_ │ │ │
—— Smithii, _Vig. & │ │ │— 11.
Horsf._ │ │ │
Sericulus │ │ │— 12.
chrysocephalus │ │ │
Oriolus viridis │ │ │— 13.
—— affinis, _Gould_ │ │ │Intro., p. liii.
—— flavocinctus │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 14.
Sphecotheres │ │ │
Australis, │ │ │— 15.
_Swains._ │ │ │
Corcorax leucopterus│ │ │— 16.
Struthidea cinerea, │ │ │— 17.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Corvus Coronoïdes, │ * │ │— 18.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
Neomorpha Gouldii, │ │New Zealand │— 19.
_G. R. Gray_ │ │ │
Pomatorhinus │ │ │— 20.
temporalis │ │ │
—— rubeculus, │ │ │— 21.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— superciliosus, │ │ │— 22.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
Meliphaga │ * │ │— 23.
Novæ-Hollandiæ │ │ │
—— longirostris, │ │ │— 24.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sericea, _Gould_ │ │ │— 25.
—— mystacalis, │ │ │— 26.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Australasiana │ * │ │— 27.
Glyciphila │ * │ │— 28.
fulvifrons │ │ │
—— albifrons, │ │ │— 29.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— fasciata, _Gould_│ │ │— 30.
—— ocularis, _Gould_│ │ │— 31.
Ptilotis chrysotis │ │ │— 32.
—— sonorus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 33.
—— versicolor, │ │ │— 34.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— flavigula, │ │ │— 35.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucotis │ │ │— 36.
—— auricomis │ │ │— 37.
—— cratitius, │ │ │— 38.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— ornatus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 39.
—— plumulus, _Gould_│ │ │— 40.
—— flavescens, │ │ │— 41.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— flava, _Gould_ │ │ │— 42.
—— penicillatus, │ │ │— 43.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— fusca, _Gould_ │ │ │— 44.
—— chrysops │ │ │— 45.
—— unicolor, _Gould_│ │ │— 46.
Plectorhyncha │ │ │
lanceolata, │ │ │— 47.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Xanthomyza Phrygia │ │ │— 48.
Melicophila picata, │ │ │— 49.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Entomophila picta, │ │ │— 50.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— albogularis, │ │ │— 51.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— rufogularis, │ │ │— 52.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Acanthogenys │ │ │
rufogularis, │ │ │— 53.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Anthochæra inauris, │ * │ │— 54.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— carunculata │ │ │— 55.
—— mellivora │ * │ │— 56.
—— lunulata, _Gould_│ │ │— 57.
Tropidorhynchus │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 58.
corniculatus │ │ │
—— argenticeps, │ │ │— 59.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— citreogularis, │ │ │— 60.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sordidus, _Gould_│ * │ │Intro., p. lviii.
Acanthorhynchus │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 61.
tenuirostris │ │ │
—— dubius, _Gould_ │ * │ │Intro., p. lix.
—— superciliosus │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 62.
Myzomela │ │ │— 63.
sanguineolenta │ │ │
—— erythrocephala, │ │ │— 64.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pectoralis, │ │ │— 65.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— nigra, _Gould_ │ │ │— 66.
—— obscura, _Gould_ │ │ │— 67.
Entomyza cyanotis │ │ │— 68.
—— albipennis, │ │ │— 69.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Melithreptus │ │ │
validirostris, │ * │ │— 70.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— gularis, _Gould_ │ │ │— 71.
—— lunulatus │ │ │— 72.
—— chloropsis, │ │ │— 73.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— albogularis, │ │ │— 74.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanocephalus, │ * │ │— 75.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Myzantha garrula │ * │ │— 76.
—— obscura, _Gould_ │ │ │— 77.
—— lutea, _Gould_ │ │ │— 78.
—— flavigula, │ │ │— 79.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanophrys │ * │ │— 80.
Zosterops dorsalis, │ * │ │— 81.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
—— chloronotus, │ │ │— 82.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— luteus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 83.
Cuculus optatus, │ │ │— 84.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— inornatus, _Vig. │ * │ │— 85.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— cineraceus, _Vig.│ * │ │— 86.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— insperatus, │ │ │— 87.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— dumetorum │ │ │Intro., p. lx.
Chrysococcyx │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 88.
osculans, _Gould_ │ │ │
—— lucidus │ * │New Zealand? │— 89.
Scythrops │ │ │
Novæ-Hollandiæ, │ │ │— 90.
_Lath._ │ │ │
Eudynamys Flindersii│ │ │— 91.
Centropus Phasianus │ │ │— 92.
—— macrourus │ │ │Intro., p. lxi.
—— melanurus │ │ │Intro., p. lxi.
Climacteris │ │ │Vol. IV. Pl. 93.
scandens, _Temm._ │ │ │
—— rufa, _Gould_ │ │ │— 94.
—— erythrops, │ │ │— 95.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanotus, │ │ │— 96.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanura, _Gould_│ │ │— 97.
—— picumnus, _Temm._│ │ │— 98.
Orthonyx │ │ │
spinicaudus, │ │ │— 99.
_Temm._ │ │ │
Ptiloris paradiseus,│ │ │— 100.
_Swains._ │ │ │
Sittella chrysoptera│ │ │— 101.
—— leucocephala, │ │ │— 102.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucoptera, │ │ │— 103.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pileata, _Gould_ │ │ │— 104.
Cacatua galerita │ * │ │Vol. V. Pl. 1.
—— Leadbeaterii │ │ │— 2.
—— sanguinea, │ │ │— 3.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Eos │ │ │— 4.
Licmetis nasicus │ │ │— 5.
—— pastinator │ │ │Intro., p. lxiii.
Nestor productus, │ │Phillip Island. │Vol. V. Pl. 6.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Calyptorhynchus │ │ │— 7.
Banksii │ │ │
—— macrorhynchus, │ │ │— 8.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— naso, _Gould_ │ │ │— 9.
—— Leachii │ │ │— 10.
—— funereus │ │ │— 11.
—— xanthonotus, │ * │ │— 12.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Baudinii, _Vig._ │ │ │— 13.
Callocephalon │ * │ │— 14.
galeatum │ │ │
Polytelis │ │ │— 15.
Barrabandii │ │ │
—— melanura │ │ │— 16.
Aprosmictus │ │ │— 17.
scapulatus │ │ │
—— erythropterus │ │ │— 18.
Platycercus │ │ │— 19.
semitorquatus │ │ │
—— Bauerii │ │ │— 20.
—— Barnardii, _Vig. │ │ │— 21.
& Horsf._ │ │ │
—— Adelaidiæ, │ │ │— 22.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Pennantii │ │ │— 23.
—— flaviventris │ * │ │— 24.
—— flaveolus, │ │ │— 25.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— palliceps, _Vig._│ │ │— 26.
—— eximius │ * │ │— 27.
—— splendidus, │ │ │— 28.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— icterotis │ │ │— 29.
—— ignitus, _Lead._ │ │ │— 30.
—— Brownii │ │ │— 31.
—— pileatus, _Vig._ │ │ │— 32.
Psephotus │ │ │
hæmatogaster, │ │ │— 33.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pulcherrimus, │ │ │— 34.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— multicolor │ │ │— 35.
—— hæmatonotus, │ │ │— 36.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Euphema chrysostoma │ * │ │— 37.
—— elegans, _Gould_ │ │ │— 38.
—— aurantia, _Gould_│ * │ │— 39.
—— petrophila, │ │ │— 40.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pulchella │ │ │— 41.
—— splendida, │ │ │— 42.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Bourkii │ │ │— 43.
Melopsittacus │ │ │— 44.
undulatus │ │ │
Nymphicus │ │ │— 45.
Novæ-Hollandiæ │ │ │
Pezoporus formosus │ * │ │— 46.
Lathamus discolor │ * │ │— 47.
Trichoglossus │ │ │
Swainsonii, _Jard.│ * │ │— 48.
& Selby_ │ │ │
—— rubritorquis, │ │ │— 49.
_Vig. & Horsf._ │ │ │
Trichoglossus │ │ │Vol. V. Pl. 50.
chlorolepidotus │ │ │
—— versicolor, │ │ │— 51.
_Vig._ │ │ │
—— concinnus │ * │ │— 52.
—— porphyrocephalus,│ │ │— 53.
_Diet._ │ │ │
—— pusillus │ * │ │— 54.
Ptilinopus │ │ │
Swainsonii, │ │ │— 55.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Ewingii, _Gould_ │ │ │— 56.
—— superbus │ │ │— 57.
Carpophaga magnifica│ │ │— 58.
—— leucomela │ │ │— 59,
—— luctuosa │ │ │— 60.
Lopholaimus │ │ │— 61.
Antarcticus │ │ │
Chalcophaps │ │ │— 62.
chrysochlora │ │ │
—— longirostris │ │ │Intro., p. lxix.
Leucosarcia picata │ │ │Vol. V. Pl. 63.
Phaps chalcoptera │ * │ │— 64.
—— elegans │ * │ │— 65.
—— histrionica, │ │ │— 66.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Geophaps scripta │ │ │— 67.
—— Smithii │ │ │— 68.
—— plumifera, │ │ │— 69.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Ocyphaps Lophotes │ │ │— 70.
Petrophassa │ │ │
albipennis, │ │ │— 71.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Geopelia humeralis │ │ │— 72.
—— tranquilla, │ │ │— 73.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— placida, _Gould_ │ │ │Intro., p. lxxi.
—— cuneata │ │ │Vol. V. Pl. 74.
Macropygia │ │ │— 75.
Phasianella │ │ │
Didunculus │ │Samoan Islands │— 76.
strigirostris │ │ │
Talegalla Lathami │ │ │— 77.
Leipoa ocellata, │ │ │— 78.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Megapodius Tumulus, │ │ │— 79.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Pedionomus │ │ │— 80.
torquatus, _Gould_│ │ │
Turnix melanogaster,│ │ │— 81.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— varius │ * │ │— 82.
—— scintillans, │ │ │— 83.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanotus, │ │ │— 84.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— castanotus, │ │ │— 85.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pyrrhothorax, │ │ │— 86.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— velox, _Gould_ │ │ │— 87.
Coturnix pectoralis,│ * │ │— 88.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Synoïcus Australis │ * │ │— 89.
—— Diemenensis, │ * │ │— 90.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sordidus, _Gould_│ │ │— 91.
——? Chinensis │ │Ind. Isl. and China │— 92.
Dromaius │ * │ │Vol. VI. Pl. 1.
Novæ-Hollandiæ │ │ │
Apteryx Australis, │ │New Zealand │— 2.
_Shaw_ │ │ │
—— Owenii, _Gould_ │ │New Zealand │— 3.
Otis Australis │ │ │— 4.
Œdicnemus grallarius│ │ │— 5.
Esacus magnirostris │ │ │— 6.
Hæmatopus │ │ │
longirostris, │ * │ │— 7.
_Vieill._ │ │ │
Hæmatopus │ │ │
fuliginosus, │ * │ │Vol. VI. Pl. 8.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Lobivanellus lobatus│ * │ │— 9.
—— personatus, │ │ │— 10.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Sarciophorus │ * │ │— 11.
pectoralis │ │ │
Squatarola Helvetica│ * │ │— 12.
Charadrius │ │ │
xanthocheilus, │ * │ │— 13.
_Wagl._ │ │ │
—— veredus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 14.
Eudromias Australis,│ │ │— 15.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Hiaticula bicincta │ * │ │— 16.
—— ruficapilla │ * │ │— 17.
—— monacha │ * │ │— 18.
—— inornata, _Gould_│ * │ │— 19.
—— nigrifrons │ │ │— 20.
Erythrogonys │ │ │— 21.
cinctus, _Gould_ │ │ │
Glareola grallaria, │ │ │— 22.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— Orientalis, │ │ │— 23.
_Leach_ │ │ │
Himantopus │ │ │
leucocephalus, │ │ │— 24.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Novæ-Zelandiæ, │ │New Zealand │— 25.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Chladorhynchus │ │ │— 26.
pectoralis │ │ │
Recurvirostra │ │ │
rubricollis, │ * │ │— 27.
_Temm._ │ │ │
Limosa Melanuroïdes,│ │ │— 28.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— uropygialis, │ * │ │— 29.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Schœniclus Australis│ * │ │— 30.
—— albescens │ * │ │— 31.
—— subarquatus │ * │ │— 32.
—— magnus, _Gould_ │ │Japan │— 33.
Terekia cinerea │ │India and Europe │— 34.
Actitis empusa, │ │ │— 35.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Glottis Glottoïdes │ * │ │— 36.
Totanus stagnatilis │ │India and Europe │— 37.
—— griseopygius, │ │ │— 38.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Strepsilas Interpres│ * │The sea-coasts of all │— 39.
│ │ countries │
Scolopax Australis, │ * │ │— 40.
_Lath._ │ │ │
Rhynchæa Australis, │ │ │— 41.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Numenius Australis, │ * │ │— 42.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— uropygialis, │ * │ │— 43.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— minutus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 44.
Geronticus │ │ │— 45.
spinicollis │ │ │
Threskiornis │ │ │— 46.
strictipennis │ │ │
Falcinellus igneus │ │ │— 47.
Grus Australasianus,│ │ │— 48.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Platalea flavipes, │ │ │— 49.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— regia, _Gould_ │ │ │— 50.
Mycteria Australis, │ │ │— 51.
_Lath._ │ │ │
Ardea pacifica, │ │ │— 52.
_Lath._ │ │ │
—— Novæ-Hollandiæ, │ * │ │— 53.
_Lath._ │ │ │
—— rectirostris, │ │Borneo? │— 54.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucophæa, │ │India? │— 55.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Herodias │ │ │
syrmatophorus, │ │ │— 56.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— plumiferus, │ │ │— 57.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— immaculatus, │ │ │— 58.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pannosus, _Gould_│ │ │— 59.
Herodias? jugularis │ │New Zealand │Vol. VI. Pl. 60.
—— Greyi │ │ │— 61.
—— picata, _Gould_ │ │ │— 62.
Nycticorax │ * │ │— 63.
Caledonicus │ │ │
Botaurus Australis, │ * │ │— 64.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Ardetta flavicollis │ │ │— 65.
—— macrorhyncha, │ │ │— 66.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— stagnatilis, │ │ │— 67.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— pusilla │ │ │— 68.
Porphyrio melanotus,│ * │ │— 69.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— bellus, _Gould_ │ │ │— 70.
Tribonyx Mortieri, │ │ │— 71.
_DuBus_ │ │ │
—— ventralis, │ │ │— 72.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Gallinula tenebrosa,│ │ │— 73.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Fulica Australis, │ │ │— 74.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Parra gallinacea, │ │New Guinea │— 75.
_Temm._ │ │ │
Rallus pectoralis, │ * │ │— 76.
_Cuv._ │ │ │
—— Lewinii, │ │ │— 77.
_Swains._ │ │ │
Eulabeornis │ │ │
castaneoventris, │ │ │— 78.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Porzana fluminea, │ * │ │— 79.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— palustris, │ * │ │— 80.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucophrys, │ │ │— 81.
_Gould_ │ │ │
——? immaculata │ * │ │— 82.
Cereopsis │ │ │
Novæ-Hollandiæ, │ * │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 1.
_Lath._ │ │ │
Anseranas │ │ │— 2.
melanoleuca │ │ │
Bernicla jubata │ │ │— 3.
Nettapus pulchellus,│ │ │— 4.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— albipennis, │ │ │— 5.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Cygnus atratus │ * │ │— 6.
Casarca Tadornoïdes │ * │ │— 7.
Tadorna Radjah │ │ │— 8.
Anas superciliosa, │ * │ │— 9.
_Gmel._ │ │ │
—— nævosa, _Gould_ │ │ │— 10.
—— punctata, _Cuv._ │ * │ │— 11.
Spatula Rhynchotis │ * │ │— 12.
Malacorhynchus │ * │ │— 13.
membranaceus │ │ │
Dendrocygna arcuata │ │ │— 14.
—— Eytoni, _Gould_ │ │ │— 15.
Nyroca Australis, │ * │ │— 16.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Erismatura Australis│ │ │— 17.
Biziura lobata │ * │ │— 18.
Larus Pacificus │ * │ │— 19.
Xema Jamesonii │ * │ │— 20.
Lestris Catarractes │ * │ │— 21.
Sylochelidon │ * │ │— 22.
strenuus │ │ │
Thalasseus │ │ │— 23.
Pelecanoïdes │ │ │
—— poliocercus, │ * │ │— 24.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Torresii, _Gould_│ │India │— 25.
Sterna │ │ │
melanorhyncha, │ * │ │— 26.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— gracilis, _Gould_│ │ │— 27.
—— melanauchen, │ │Indian Islands │— 28.
_Temm._ │ │ │
Sternula Nereis, │ * │ │— 29.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Gelochelidon │ *? │ │Intro., p. xcv.
macrotarsus │ │ │
Gygis candida │ │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 30.
Hydrochelidon │ │ │
fluviatilis, │ │ │— 31.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Onychoprion │ │ │— 32.
fuliginosus? │ │ │
—— Panaya │ │ │— 33.
Anoüs stolidus │ │ │— 34.
—— melanops, _Gould_│ │ │— 35.
—— leucocapillus, │ │ │— 36.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— cinereus, _Gould_│ │ │— 37.
Diomedea exulans, │ * │Southern Ocean │— 38.
_Linn._ │ │ │
—— brachyura, │ │N. Pacific Ocean? │— 39.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— cauta, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 40.
—— culminata, │ * │Southern Ocean │— 41.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— chlororhynchos, │ * │Southern Ocean │— 42.
_Lath._ │ │ │
—— melanophrys, │ * │Southern Ocean │— 43.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— fuliginosa │ * │Southern Ocean │— 44.
—— olivaceorhyncha, │ │N. Pacific Ocean? │Intro., p. xcvii.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Procellaria gigantea│ * │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 45.
—— Æquinoctialis │ *? │S. Indian Ocean │Intro., p. xcvii.
—— conspicillata, │ * │S. Indian Ocean │Vol. VII. Pl. 46.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— hasitata, _Kuhl_ │ * │Southern Ocean │— 47.
—— Atlantica, │ *? │S. Pacific and S. │Intro., p. xcvii.
_Gould_ │ │ Atlantic Oceans │
—— macroptera, │ *? │South Pacific │Intro., p. xcviii.
_Smith_ │ │ │
—— Solandrii, │ * │ │Intro., p. xcviii.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Glacialoïdes, │ * │New Zealand and S. │Vol. VII. Pl. 48.
_Smith_ │ │ Pacific │
—— Lessonii, _Garn._│ * │ │— 49.
—— mollis, _Gould_ │ *? │S. Indian and S. │— 50.
│ │ Atlantic Oceans │
—— Cookii, _G. R. │ * │ │— 51.
Gray_ │ │ │
—— cœrulea, _Gmel._ │ * │Southern Ocean │— 52.
—— flavirostris, │ *? │S. Indian Ocean │Intro., p. xcviii.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— nivea, _Gmel._ │ *? │Antarctic Seas │Intro., p. xcviii.
—— Antarctica, │ *? │Antarctic Seas │Intro., p. xcviii.
_Gmel._ │ │ │
Daption Capensis │ * │Southern Ocean │Vol. VII. Pl. 53.
Prion Turtur │ * │Southern Ocean │— 54.
—— vittatus, _Cuv._ │ * │Southern Ocean │— 55.
—— Banksii │ * │Southern Ocean │Intro., p. xcix.
—— Ariel, _Gould_ │ │Bass’s Straits │Intro., p. xcix.
Puffinus │ │ │
brevicaudus, │ * │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 56.
_Brandt_ │ │ │
—— carneipes, │ │ │— 57.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— sphenurus, │ │ │— 58.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— assimilis, │ │ │— 59.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Puffinuria Urinatrix│ * │ │— 60.
Thalassidroma │ │ │— 61.
marina, _Less._ │ │ │
—— melanogaster, │ * │S. Indian Ocean │— 62.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— leucogaster, │ * │S. Indian Ocean │— 63.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Tropica, _Gould_ │ │Tropic, in the │Intro., p. c.
│ │ Atlantic │
—— Nereis, _Gould_ │ * │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 64.
—— Wilsonii, │ │S. Ocean and the │
_Bonap._ │ * │ temperate Lat. of │— 65.
│ │ the northern │
Phalacrocorax │ * │ │— 66.
Carboïdes, _Gould_│ │ │
—— sulcirostris │ │ │— 67.
—— hypoleucus │ │New Zealand? │— 68.
Phalacrocorax │ │ │
leucogaster, │ * │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 69.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— melanoleucus, │ * │ │— 70.
_Vieill._ │ │ │
—— punctatus │ │New Zealand │— 71.
Attagen Ariel, │ │ │— 72.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— Aquila? │ │ │Intro., p. c.
Phaëton phœnicurus │ │ │Vol. VII. Pl. 73.
Pelecanus │ │ │
conspicillatus, │ * │ │— 74.
_Temm._ │ │ │
Plotus │ │ │
Novæ-Hollandiæ, │ │ │— 75.
_Gould_ │ │ │
Sula Australis, │ * │ │— 76.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— personata, │ │ │— 77.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— fusca, _Briss._ │ │ │— 78.
—— piscator, _Linn._│ │ │— 79.
Podiceps Australis, │ * │ │— 80.
_Gould_ │ │ │
—— gularis, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 81.
—— poliocephalus, │ * │ │— 82.
_Jard. & Selb._ │ │ │
│ │The I. of Tristan │
Eudyptes chrysocome │ * │ D’Acunha, St. Paul’s│— 83.
│ │ and Amsterdam │
Spheniscus minor, │ * │ │— 84.
_Temm._ │ │ │
—— undina, _Gould_ │ * │ │— 85.
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On a review of the above Table it will be seen that 385 species inhabit
New South Wales, 289 South Australia, 243 Western Australia, 230
Northern Australia, and 181 Van Diemen’s Land; and that of these, 88 are
peculiar to New South Wales; 16 to South Australia; 36 to Western
Australia; 105 to Northern Australia, and 32 to Van Diemen’s Land.
The great excess in the number of species inhabiting New South Wales is
doubtless attributable to the singular belt of luxuriant vegetation,
termed brushes, which stretches along the southern and south-eastern
coasts between the ranges and the sea, and which is tenanted by a fauna
peculiarly its own.
Although this part of the continent is inhabited by a larger number of
species than any other, it is a remarkable fact that the species
peculiar to Northern Australia are much more numerous than those
peculiar to New South Wales.
It is curious to observe also, that while Southern Australia is
inhabited by a much larger number of species than Western Australia,
those peculiar to the former are not half so numerous as those peculiar
to the latter.
The more southern position, and consequently colder climate of Van
Diemen’s Land, will readily account for the paucity of species found in
that island.
By the term peculiar, I do not mean to convey the idea that the birds
are strictly confined to the respective countries, but that as yet they
have not been found elsewhere.
LIST OF PLATES
VOLUME I.
Aquila fucosa, _Cuv._ Wedge-tailed Eagle 1
—— Morphnoïdes, _Gould_ Little Australian Eagle 2
Ichthyiaëtus leucogaster White-bellied Sea Eagle 3
Haliaster leucosternus, _Gould_ White-breasted Sea Eagle 4
—— sphenurus Whistling Eagle 5
Pandion leucocephalus, _Gould_ White-headed Osprey 6
Falco hypoleucus, _Gould_ Grey Falcon 7
—— melanogenys, _Gould_ Black-cheeked Falcon 8
—— subniger, _Gray_ Black Falcon 9
—— frontatus, _Gould_ White-fronted Falcon 10
Ieracidea Berigora Brown Hawk 11
—— occidentalis, _Gould_ Western Brown Hawk 12
Tinnunculus Cenchroïdes Nankeen Kestril 13
Astur Novæ-Hollandiæ New Holland Goshawk 14
—— —— (albino) White Goshawk 15
—— radiatus Radiated Goshawk 10
—— approximans, _Vig. & Horsf._ Australian Goshawk 17
—— cruentus, _Gould_ West Australian Goshawk 18
Accipiter torquatus Collared Sparrow Hawk 19
Buteo melanosternon, _Gould_ Black-breasted Buzzard 20
Milvus affinis, _Gould_ Allied Kite 21
—— isurus, _Gould_ Square-tailed Kite 22
Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite 23
—— scriptus, _Gould_ Letter-winged Kite 24
Lepidogenys subcristatus, _Gould_ Crested Hawk 25
Circus assimilis, _Jard. & Selb._ Allied Harrier 26
—— Jardinii, _Gould_ Jardine’s Harrier 27
Strix castanops, _Gould_ Chestnut-faced Owl 28
—— personata, _Vig._ Masked Barn Owl 29
—— tenebricosus, _Gould_ Sooty Owl 30
—— delicatulus, _Gould_ Delicate Owl 31
Athene Boobook Boobook Owl 32
—— maculata Spotted Owl 33
——? connivens Winking Owl 34
—— strenua, _Gould_ Powerful Owl 35
—— rufa, _Gould_ Rufous Owl 36
[Illustration:
AQUILA FUCOSA: _Cuv_:
_J. Gould and H. C. Richter del^t_ _C. Hallmandel Imp._
]
AQUILA FUCOSA, _Cuv._
Wedge-tailed Eagle.
_Mountain Eagle of New South Wales_, Collins, New South Wales, vol.
ii. pl. in p. 288.
_Falco fucosus_, Cuv. Règn. Anim., 1st Edit. pl. 3. f. 1.—Temm. Pl.
Col. 32.
_Aquila fucosa_, Cuv. Règn. Anim., 2nd Edit. pl. 3. f. 1.—Vig. and
Horsf. in Linn. Trans., vol. xv. p. 188.—Less. Traité d’Orn., p.
39.—Steph. Cont. Shaw’s Gen. Zool., vol. xiv. p. 16.
_Aquila albirostris_, Vieill. 2nde Edit, du Nouv. Dict. d’Hist. Nat.,
tom. i. p. 229.—Ib. Ency. Méth. Orn., 3ieme part, p. 1191?
_Wol-dja_, Aborigines of the mountain and lowland districts of Western
Australia.
_Eagle Hawk_, Colonists of New South Wales.
This noble bird is so universally spread over the southern portion of
Australia, that it is quite unnecessary for me to enter more minutely
into detail respecting the extent of its range, than to say that it is
equally distributed over the whole of the country from Swan River on the
west to Moreton Bay on the east; it is also as numerous in Van Diemen’s
Land, and on all the larger islands in Bass’s Straits, being of course
more plentiful in such districts as are suited to its habits, and where
the character of the country is congenial to the animals upon which it
subsists. I have not yet seen it in any collection, either from the
northern portion of Australia or any other country. In all probability
it will hereafter be found to extend its range as far towards the
tropics in the southern hemisphere as the Golden Eagle (_Aquila
chrysaëta_) does in the northern: the two birds are, in fact, beautiful
analogues of each other in their respective habitats, and doubtless
perform similar offices in the great scheme of creation.
All that has been said by previous writers respecting the courage, power
and rapacity of the one applies with equal force to the other; in size
they are also nearly alike, but the lengthened and wedge-shaped form of
its tail gives to the Australian bird a far more pleasing and elegant
contour.
I find by my notes that one of those I killed weighed nine pounds, and
measured six feet eight inches from tip to tip of the opposite pinions;
but far larger individuals than this have, I should say, come under my
notice. The natural disposition of the Wedge-tailed Eagle leads it to
frequent the interior portion of the country rather than the shores or
the neighbourhood of the sea. It preys indiscriminately on all the
smaller species of Kangaroo which tenant the plains and the open crowns
of the hills; and whose retreats, from the wonderful acuteness of its
vision, it descries while soaring and performing those graceful
evolutions and circles in the air, so frequently seen by the residents
of the countries it inhabits: neither is the noble Bustard, whose weight
is twice that of its enemy, and who finds a more secure asylum on the
extensive plains of the interior than most animals, safe from its
attacks; its tremendous stoop and powerful grasp, in fact, carry
inevitable destruction to its victim, be it ever so large and
formidable. The breeders of sheep find in this bird an enemy which
commits extensive ravages among their lambs, and consequently in its
turn it is persecuted unrelentingly by the shepherds of the
stock-owners, who employ every artifice in their power to effect its
extirpation, and in Van Diemen’s Land considerable rewards are offered
for the accomplishment of the same end. The tracts of untrodden ground
and the vastness of the impenetrable forests will, however, for a long
series of years to come afford it an asylum, secure from the inroads of
the destroying hand of man; still with every one waging war upon it, its
numbers must necessarily be considerably diminished. For the sake of the
refuse thrown away by the Kangaroo hunters it will often follow them for
many miles, and even for days together. I clearly ascertained that
although it mostly feeds upon living prey, it does not refuse to devour
carrion or animals almost in a state of putridity. During one of my
journeys into the interior to the northward of Liverpool Plains, I saw
no less than thirty or forty assembled together around the carcase of a
dead bullock, some gorged to the full, perched upon the neighbouring
trees, the rest still in the enjoyment of the feast.
Those nests that I had opportunities of observing were placed on the
most inaccessible trees, and were of a very large size, nearly flat, and
built of sticks and boughs. The eggs, I regret to say, I could never
procure, although I have shot the birds from their aerie, in which there
were eggs, but which it was quite impossible to obtain; no one but the
aborigines, of which none remain in Van Diemen’s Land, being capable of
ascending such trees, many of which rise to more than a hundred feet
before giving off a branch.
The adults have the head, throat, and all the upper and under surface
blackish brown, stained on the edges and extremities of many of the
feathers, particularly the wing and upper tail-coverts with pale brown;
back and sides of the neck rusty-red; irides hazel; cere and space round
the eye yellowish white; bill yellowish horn-colour, passing into black
at the tip; feet light yellow.
The young have the head and back of the neck deep fawn-colour, striated
with lighter; all the feathers of the upper surface largely tipped and
stained with fawn and rusty-red; tail indistinctly barred near the
extremity; throat and breast blackish brown, each feather largely tipped
with rufous; the abdomen blackish brown.
The figure is about one-third of the natural size.
[Illustration:
AQUILA MORPHNOÏDES: _Gould_
_J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del^t_ _C. Hullmandel Imp._
]
AQUILA MORPHNOÏDES, _Gould_.
Little Australian Eagle.
_Aquila Morphnoïdes_, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., Part VIII. p. 161.
I shall perhaps better convey an idea of the rarity of this small but
true species of _Aquila_, by stating that the specimen from which the
accompanying drawing was made, and which forms part of my own
collection, is the only one I have ever seen either living or dead. It
is the second species of the genus known to inhabit Australia, and it is
singular that while the Wedge-tailed Eagle is so common, the present
species should be so rare, or, perhaps, so restricted in its range of
habitat. This Eagle is as clearly an analogue of the _Aquila pennata_ of
Europe, as the Wedge-tailed Eagle is of the Golden. Its specific
distinctions from _Aq. pennata_ are its large size, the total absence of
the white mark on the shoulder, and the cere and feet being of a
lead-colour instead of yellowish-olive.
The part of Australia where I shot the specimen above alluded to, was
Yarrundi on the River Hunter, on a portion of Mr. Coxen’s estate near
Tooloogan. I was led to the discovery of the bird by finding its nest
containing a single egg, upon which it had been sitting for some time. I
regret to add, that although I several times visited the nest after
killing the bird, all my attempts at procuring the other sex were
entirely unsuccessful. The nest was of a large size and was placed close
to the hole, about one-fourth of the height from the top of one of the
highest gum-trees; the egg was bluish white with very faint traces of
brown blotchings, two inches and two lines long by one inch and nine
lines broad.
Face, crown of the head and throat blackish brown, tinged with rufous,
giving it a striated appearance, bounded in front above the nostrils
with whitish; feathers at the back of the head, which are lengthened
into a short occipital crest, back of the head, back, and sides of the
neck, all the under surface, thighs and under tail-coverts rufous, all
but the thighs and under tail-coverts with a stripe of black down the
centre of each feather; back, rump and wings brown, the centre of the
wing lighter; primaries brownish black, becoming darker at the tip, and
barred throughout with greyish buff, which is conspicuous on the under
surface, but scarcely perceptible on the upper, except at the base of
the inner webs; under surface of the wing mottled with reddish brown and
black; tail mottled greyish brown, crossed by seven or eight distinct
bars of blackish brown, the tips being lighter; cere and bill
lead-colour, passing into black at the tip; eye reddish hazel,
surrounded by a narrow blackish brown eyelash; feet and toes very light
lead-colour.
The figure is about three-fourths of the natural size.
[Illustration:
ICHTHYIAËTUS LEUCOGASTER.
_J & E Gould del^t_ _C. Hullmandel Imp._
]
ICHTHYIAËTUS LEUCOGASTER.
White-bellied Sea-eagle.
_Falco leucogaster_, Lath. Ind. Orn., vol. i. p. 13.—Gmel. Linn., vol.
i. p. 157.—Temm. Pl. Col. 49.
_White-bellied Eagle_, Lath. Gen. Syn., vol. i. p. 33.—Ib. Gen. Hist.,
vol. i. p. 242.
_Haliæetus leucogaster_, Gould, Syn. Birds of Australia, Part III.
_—— —— sphenurus_, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc., Part V. 1837, p.
138.—Ib. Syn. Birds of Australia, Part III. young.