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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.

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

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