thickhead

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


the name applied to theAustralian birds of the genus Pachycephala (q.v.).They are often called Thrushes. The species are – – The Banded Thickhead Pachycephala pectoralis, Vig. and Hors.

Black T. – – P. melanura, Gould.

Gilbert's T. – – P. gilbertii, Gould.

Grey-tailed T. – – P. glaucura, Gould (confined to Tasmania).

Lunated T. – – P. falcata, Gould.

Olivaceous T. – – P. olivacea, Vig. and Hors. (confined to Tasmania).

Pale-breasted T. – – P. pallida, Ramsay.

Plain-coloured T. – – P. simplex, Gould.

Red-throated T. – – P. rufigularis, Gould.

Rufous-breasted T. – – P. rufiventris, Lath.

Shrike-like T. – – Pachycephala lanoides, Gould.

Torres-straits T. – – P. fretorum, De Vis.

Western T. – – P. occidentalis, Ramsay.

White-throated T. – – P. gutturalis, Lath.; called alsothe Thunder-bird (q.v.).

1890. `Victorian Statutes – – Game Act' (Third Schedule):

«Thick-heads. [Close season.] From the first day of August tothe twentieth day of December next following in each year.»

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