Identifier: protectednativeb00duff (find matches)
Title: Protected native birds of South Australia
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Duffield, Thomas
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: Adelaide : Rogers
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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f the tail. Plumage.—The general effect is mottled brown. The head, back, and upper sidesof the wings and tail are brown. The wing feathers are spotted withlight markings, and the tail feathers are irregularly barred with brown.The breast is colored light brown, which shades off into the dvdl whiteon the abdomen. The whole under surface is striped from chin to tailwith dark markings that give it an irregularly striped appearance. Habitat.—The boobook owl prefers well-timbered country and frequents theneighborhood of farm houses. Food.—The food of this valuable bird consists chiefly of large nocturnal insectsand such small animals as mice and lizards. Nest.—The nest is always in the hollow of a bough or tree trunk. Nidificationtakes place during November and December. Eggs.—The eggs, which are white, are laid upon rotten wood within the hollow.The number is usually three. In shape the eggs are rounded, andmeasure about l-,Vin. x \\\n. ROTECTED BIRDS OF SOOTH AUSTRALIA THREE r
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KfnS NAT. SIZE. SH(JU LUh H t LI rOUAhGUS OR FROGMOUl (Podargus humeralisj.One-fourth life-size. BOOBOOK OWLAthena boobookj.hie-third life-size. DESCRIPTIONS Of* OUR NATIVE BIRDS. H TAWNY-SHOULDERED PODARGUS, or PROGMOUTH.(Podargus humeralis)—(^owZris Hand Bool:(PodargUS Strigoides)—-Mathews Hand List. OTHER SPECIES j IN , Podargus nivicri. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ) Size.—The podargus is about the size of a wliite cockatoo, and measures frombeak to tail about 18in. Bill.—The bill of the frogmouth is leaden colored and very large, but obscuredwith fine projecting hairlike feathers. The wide open moutli remindsone of that of a frog, hence the popular name frogmouth. Feet and Legs.—The feet and legs are greyish brown. Plumage.—The general color varies to some extent. In some localities the podargiare much greyer than in others. This variation in color is probablydue to environment, for in the sugargum country of Eyres Peninsulathe grey appearance of the bird matched that of the roug

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