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Title: Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Campbell, Archibald James, 1853-
Subjects: Birds -- Eggs Australia Birds -- Nests Australia Birds -- Australia
Publisher: Sheffield, Printed for the author by Pawson & Brailsford
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Hawk (Circus gouldi).Dimensions over all about 28 inches ; egg cavity. 3i inches deep. Eggs.—Clutch, two, rarely three; roiuid oval in shape; surface some-what coarse and lustreless ; coloiu-, bluish-white, fairly marked all over withblotches, spots, and other irregular-shaped markings of dark reddish-brown.In some instances the markings are more dappled or cloud-like in appearance,and of a lighter shade of brown intemiingled with others of purplish-red.Differences in character of colouration may occiu in the same nest.Dimensions in inches of a clutch taken at Coomooboolaroo, Queensland,16th October, 1885: (1) 2-08 x 1-67, (2) 2-07 x 1-63. Ohserrafiitns.—This splendid Hawk is a common species in nearlyevery part of Austraha ; and, as its more handsome fishing cousin,H. girrenera, loves the coastal region, so the Whisthug Eagle prefers themore inland dominions. Briefly stated, the description of the WhistlingEagle is—back and wings brown, each feather beautifully pencilled on the
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WHISTLING EAGLES NEST.From a Photo by S. H. Jackson. N/^SiS AXO LuGS OF AU ST KALI AX BIKDS. 21 margin with greyish-wLite; lit ad, neck, and under surface, liglil sandycolour, each feather also margined, but with a darker colour; cere, bill,and legs, brownish or bluish-wliit*, and ejes hazel. Total length, 22 to 25inches; wing, 16A inches; tail, 10^ inches. I know no bird of prey soelegant in contoiu as the Wliistling Eagle; and its lengthened flat-crownedhead is typical of Eagles generally. Gould, who first described the eggs, once found a nest of this speciesin the side of which had been consti-ucted that of the beautiful Spotted-sided Finch (Staganophura giMuta). Both birds were sitting on theirrespective eggs close to each other; and both, adds Gould, woulddoubtless liave reared their progenies had I not robbed the nests of theircontents to enrich my collection. I was present at the taking of the eggs of the Whistling Eagle in mycollection ; Mr. Harry Barnard, of Coomooboolaroo. b

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