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A synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the adjacent islands. Part 1 / by John Gould

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Gould, John, 1804-1881
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CONTENTS. 1
SYNOPSIS OF THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA, AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. 1
[Chapter heading not available] 2
OCYPTERUS ALBOVITTATUS, Valeric. 6
OCYPTERUS MINOR. 6
OCYPTERUS SUPERCILIOSUS, Gould. 6
VANGA CINEREA, Gould. 10
VANGA DESTRUCTOR, Temm. 14
VANGA NIGEOGULARIS, Gould. 14
CRACTICUS HYPOLEUCUS, Gould. 18
CRACTICUS TIBICEN, Vieill. 18
CORONICA FULIGINOSA, Gould. 22
CORONICA STREPERA. 22
CALODERA MACULATA, Gould. 26
CALODERA NUCHALIS. 26
PETROICA GOODENOVII, Jard. & Selb. 30
PETROICA MULTICOLOR, Swains. 30
PETROICA PHCENICEA, Gould. 30
MALURUS CYANEUS, Vieill 34
MALURUS LAMBERTI, vig. & Horsf. 34
MALURUS PECTORALIS, Gould. 34
STRUTHIDEA CINEREA, Gould. 38
AMADINA CASTANOTIS, Gould. 42
AMADINA MODESTA, Gould. 42
AMADINA RUFICAUDA, Gould. 42
NEOMORPHA ACUTIROSTRIS, Gould. 46
NEOMORPHA CRASSIROSTRIS, Gould. 46
NESTOR HYPOPOLIUS, Wagl. 50
NESTOR PRODUCTUS, Gould. 50
TROPIDORHYNCHUS CITREOGULARIS, Gould. 54
TROPIDORHYNCHUS CORNICULATUS, Vig. & Horsf. 54
ANTHOCHÆRA CARUNCULATA, Vig. & Honf. 58
ANTHOCHÆRA LEWINII, Vig. & Honf. 58
ANTIIOCHÆRA MELLIVORA, Vig. & Horsf. 58
MELIPHAG A LEUCOTIS, Vig. & Horsf. 62
MELIPHAGA CHRYSOTIS, Lewin. 62
MELIPHAGA PENICILLATA, Gould. 62
MELIPHAGA AUSTRALASIANA, Vig. & Horsf. 66
MELIPHAGA NOVÆ-HOLLANDIÆ, Vig. & Horsf. 66
MELIPHAGA SERICEA, Gould. 66
HÆEMATOPS GULARIS, Gould. 70
HÆMATOPS LUNULATUS. 70
HÆMATOPS VALIDIROSTRIS, Gould. 70
ZOSTEROPS ALBOGULARIS, Gould. 74
ZOSTEROPS DORSALIS, Vig. & Horsf. 74
ZOSTEROPS TENUIROSTRIS, Gould. 74
PODICEPS GULARIS, Gould. 78
PODICEPS NESTOR, Gould. 78

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SYNOPSIS  

OF THE  

BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA,  

AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.  

BY  

JOHN GOULD, F.L.S.,  

AUTHOR OF VARIOUS WORKS ON THE “BIRDS OF EUROPE, THE “BIRDS OF THE HIMALAYA  

MOUNTAINS,” “A MONOGRAPH OF THE RAMPHASTIDÆ,” “A MONOGRAPH OF  

THE TROGONIDÆ,” &c.  

PART I.  

Price, coloured 1l. 5s. plain 15s.  

CONTENTS.  

Ocypterus minor.  

-supereiliosus.  

-albovittatus.  

Vanga cinerea.  

-destructor  

-nigrogularis.  

Cracticus hypoleucus.  

-Tibicen,  

Coronica fuliginosa.  

-stropua.  

Calodera maeulata  

-nuchalis.  

Petroica Goodenovii.  

-pbœnicea.  

-multicolor.  

jMalurus Laroberti.  

pectoral s-.  

cyaneus.  

Struthidea cinerea.  

Amadina castanotis  

— ruficauda  

modesta  

Neomorpha acutirostris  

crassirostrn  

Nestor productus.  

hypopoiius.  

Tropidorhynch us citreogularis.  

corniculatus.  

Anthochsera mellivora.  

carunculata.  

Anthorhæra Lewinii.  

Mehphaga pemcillata  

-leucotis  

-chrysotis.  

-Australasiana.  

-sericea.  

-Novse-Hollandia  

Hæmatops lunlatus.  

-validirostris.  

gularis.  

Zosterops tenuirostris.  

-albogularis.  

-dorsalis.  

Podiceps gularis.  

-Nestor.  

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