tit

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

n.


common English bird name.Applied in Australia to the following species – – Broad-tailed Tit – – Acanthiza apicalis, Gould.

Brown T. – – A. pusilla, Lath.

Buff T. – – Geobasileus reguloides, V. and H.

Chestnut-rumped T. – – Acanthiza uropygialis, Gould.

Little T. – – A. nana, Vig. and Hors.

Plain T. – – A. inornata, Gould.

Red-rumped T. – – A. pyrrhopygia, Gould.

Scaly-breasted T. – – A. squamata, De Vis.

Scrub T. – – Sericornis magna, Gould.

Striated T. – – Acanthiza lineata, Gould.

Tasmanian T. – – A. diemenensis, Gould; called also Brown-tail.

Yellow-rumped T. – – Geobasileus chrysorrhoea, Quoy and Gaim.

See also tree-tit.

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