TMBONYJfc YENTRA L I S , Gould.
Black-tailed Tribonyx.
Tribonyx ventralisMo^ld of Birds in Brit. Mus. ColL,
\ il j^j j ' ih n .1* i i till miin it im A 'jn f f nt V) « ru n lustralia.
Wo« .wIt, tlu^iwilriL ju
’Sis i n \ ifvru,li I. hi* n li tve received this-species from every
pari ot I v n j h j f e i d f o t otJ-i iiil^ijjOT^I)iitf[l luue o o tj^ a ee n it from any
pait i if-V.uSlMS^s^ l' aiid^ingenialjfor its Iwlnts.
^ilrlmMfHSH^ainSnLmHuwnii eA™.jSpmj«w»■■'tln-TEia1» ll'' igreatresi^iang&tp tbeGallinnles
pSpVater^litns if^ill bi t™ S u o f f l^ n ^ S i» o p >ssi ■> ' u i\fdilii.ri nr -tiyifcrurr, particularly m the form
11 'dilKrs lriiii){lhemfe}iiHejis much as it does in
form i rt ur,gt,n affipunhi ryl^iWgnJhti visiting- parts of the
IiiniitMwiimfflKSMKauldmS In fii« yw B B in , aadB^mj.hiri ■«tin S ^ S j ie distan$unkBowji locality as
‘slnfSwiU^^^appririil M fBCfluluTilh lid o a ignls^ whence they came, -uid ^ sip u jg ito desire a
can the
11 John fiafSl -ii. (mvsruoi*uf Wi.-t?rii■'\u-.tialia.finfniyiijVpre th ii jijralfuncifrifounrhund of Perth the
Tbf.im'jrrmhiila ■ im i i^ iW i p p i s i 3 lS o u l ? S f i^ ^ i h i i hs'at Is this nof’a proof
of tliere b ? § ia n oasis ffliig l nrdhnv»hd-fhi. gardens in
till in^M'tlwt*Miv""l*< li n tm m Tin Iws it had in^ g ^ ^^.u'-'Sefofe, atfdybaa*ardly faSgfoeen since."
H H [ H static, *™ ^ uuoii.thoff>i*i wim jiiffiA^lffiii^tTvui Hivcricojlfmy. in myriads, treading
dw sn 'S fe deslr^yfnjrvji^h!5uIds of corn in t 5eeD
\tUi ihiSdfeieilr^ W .atai'»» tnVtln ^ s^ l^ t and i&pj E ^ ^ i't'1 -t' i m e d * it& f i^ g ‘ W b r teW uV h i|d 8J:
allii iff' him si wes^eyc^/hi v nc<TH^tll&i?fppi lrnl as Ssirddcnly .a- they a i|p |jp p 5 lie natives of*the
banks ofSts&Upp r Sw m on making Hn|ulriH. icJputmg’ihiM hird« ot -onn rtfthwtribesSirfthe interior,,
utri tobNlii vtt’pni'trf,in tin linrvl ’ijjz . .
] f ^ n n t l ^ ^ i ’th iW h i i J ^ ' e l t f f i f f i K \ l I ri iW i' t i f it was
tof r ii>h ihnnd inr i)mthi bpiks.,of the ilfiid^r in tin’ mnnihlot I><.i emlier 18,10 but such numbers as
nprticula rly ls&tta ct my a t t e n t^ 'w h e t r i . f i r s t a r ft ffflfita s mu chtsWk: ™th togrotesipie appearance,
^ 3 i | S e d along the bank of the»tvenjvitK its oul unite c iei-C'like3h m g a 'domestic* » * Although
, the herbwf otf thr r tw - i i l/ ? w l s S f f i s s cm t^ m i® pjams tu re so paroTed tK ^ a r c d y iSblade o f grass
wm-Jtn hi si cn | t r ? dM i’^ j i d ^ | ^ u i t h f it- im mug piiw nctingju,! II beneath the
^ P s ? o f | h ^ g e trtw-oi tlii^-,heInogf(>t »ffi^ SS f e n ^ t i-’U w it tnki' win’g', andf f iM C T ffihat it rarely
resorts to flight for security. - 4.'
It breeds in NovemV^fhe nest, which & formed W deiSffigrasses and fitsfi'e^piog placed on the
grouk M H H I griaWifie rushes H H H | eggs areSsevin in.number, o£ a cream-
“olSur, thi"pfy |nrinkled|Bttirregularly-shaped ipot- M h 'i s t5 u S ^ J S " c ot 'whit* appear aS-if beneath
tjtay we in inkh^ndj^halt, l^ g l$ jun£^hh.md^n^.iglitli *rn y . ' ^ , - g
-rhe stomach is extremely thick a'^mracu1» ; and A ^ t o d ^ o j ^ t ^ g r a m , seeds, another vegetable
substances, she^ifemgpushs, rnseets, fyh., W~ ■* _
®lW»t breast ah ^ u n dK rW .ii e darli^lhisl. H H g g m g g b^fcjf with an oblpng mark o f wb te
nelr' ffieit extremities ; lower H upper Str&ce
brownish olive? imiUiHa^lWwS f c ^ 1i'»tl‘r <inp muf-nntd f xtemally with b,ack ’ m<ie8 _fine
orange; upper mandible heautiful p |S% r^ ^ h e ec% w g rather' j ilcr riftf»' Up; base o fthe lower mandible
light r e k is jjo r a n fe , tiS g i i^ t h a t upper; legs-and ftet^de'ep, brick-red.
The Plate represents-lirniwo seies.w^fcn^nral size.