Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

North Australian birds.

1917; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1071/mu916205

1448-5540

W. McLennan,

Avian ecology and behavior

Dromaius novs-hollandi s. limit.Di'cmiceus y.overdiollandia vortrhollandia'.King River, 24/11/15.The Ircsh tracks ol lwo birds seen in mud along edge of salt-pans, up river from camp.* + Megapodius tumulus.Scrub-Fowl.Megapodius duptrryii tumulus.Bickcrlon Island, 23/8/15.-Asingle bird procured in small patch ol tangled scrub, Woodall Island.26/8/15.-Heard calling after dark.King River.-Threebirds seen: 1.1/10/15, il single bird seen in small patch ol scrub; 29/10/15, single bird taken in mangroves; 21/11/15, a bird noticed in small patch of brush In sandstone, ranges.Liverpool River Island, 27/1/16.-Couple of birds heard and a nesting-mound noted.Pori Bradshaw, 5/2/16.-Afew birds heard in patches of scrub.Gizzard contained remains of beetles.•t5yn®cus cervinus.Northern Brown Quail.Syndic us ypsUophorus renin us.Macailliur River, 10/8/15.-AJew birds Hushed from rushes al edge of river.Maria Island, 20/8/15.-Couple of cove vs Hushed; about a dozen old nests noted in long grass on coral and sandstone ridge.Cape Barrow, 25/8/15.-Smallcovey flushed in forest country.King River --Small coveys often mel along lhe river flat.2/11/15.--Covey of about a dozen birds have been coining to bough-shed where we have our meals, allcr bread crumbs ; they arc very lame., and will come within a few feet of where wc arc sitting.They continued lo come until wc shifted camp.Gizzard contained seeds and sand•tTurnfx castanonota.Clies I nut-backed Quail.Austroturnix cas/anola caslunvla.King River.-Smallcoveys, up to a dozen birds, were ollcn met about the ridges in forest country Gizzard contained beetles, ants, seeds, sand, and insects' eggs.Small worms in chest and abdominal cavity and eye socket.•Turnlx melanolus.Black-backed Quail.Turnix maculosa pseules.