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Title: The illustrated natural history (microform)
Identifier: cihm_50038 (find matches)
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
Subjects: Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles
Publisher: London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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THE FlUAU lUKI). TllK very (Hiiiiiit, iiinl mtlioi' ^'rotcsciuo liinl wliicli ia rc;)rcsont('rl in tlic- accoinii n> i illustnilinii is Mil iiiluilpitaiit of AuHtniliii, luid is very ciiiniiioii in tlie southern parts i thiit ((intincnt, iillii(inird is posses.sed (if uuextin.n'iiisliable hMiuacity, (lelii^litiuL; to in'l upon the top- inest branch of some lofty tree, ami there chatter by the hour t'lncther at the top of its loud ami peculiar voice, as if it were (li'sirous of attracting' attention to its )H)wers of elocution. Amoiij^ the la'anches it is extremely aetiv(>, tiiiversiuj,' them in all (lireetidus with great ease, and (lin^injj; to their rough bark by tile grasp of its powerful toes and nii'ved claws. So .strong is tlie gri;i of the foot, that the bird may often be hcoa\ hiinging from a liraueli suspended only by a single foot, while it is engaged in jieeriug into the recesses of the bark in search of the little insects that may cenecalcd under its rough surface. Like all the lioney-liirds it is fond of feeding u))on the nectvr and pollen of flowers, generally preferring those of the eucalyptus, or gum-tree as it is popularly termed, and also delights in fishing out the little insects that are to bo found in the depths of all honey-hearing flowers. It does not, however, disdain to feed upon the larger beetles and other insects that take up their residence under the flakes of bark, and is also known to cat various kinds of l)erries. KRIAU lillU),

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