=279* Rufous Song-Lark= (Rufous-tinted), Rufous-rumped Singing-Lark, Skylark, _C. rufescens_, A. Mig. c. _grass_, _crops_ 7.5 Upper brown, feathers edged lighter; upper base tail rufous; brow, throat whitish; under brownish-gray; side face darker; f., smaller; face not dark. Insects. "Amongst the richest and sweetest of Australian bird songs." Sings flying like Skylark. [Page 132] [Illustration: [279^A] [280] [280^A] [281] [282] [283]] F. 123. _Troglodytidae_, Wrens, 255 sp.--2(1)A., 18(17)O., 10(10)P., 43(32)Nc., 194(183)Nl. F. 124. _Cinclidae_, Dippers, Water-Ouzels, 19 sp.--5(2)O., 11(8)P., 1(0)Nc., 6(5)Nl. F. 125. _Mimidae_, Mocking-Birds, Thrashers, 71 sp.--17(10)Nc., 61(54)Nl. F. 126. TURDIDAE (8), THRUSHES (Blackbird (Br.), Nightingale, Robin (Br.), Wheatear, Bluebird (Am.), Redstart, Hedge-Sparrow), 588 sp.--48(44)A., 167(117)O., 124(53)P., 192(163)E., 29(14)Nc., 132(118)Nl. 1 114 =279^A Blackbird=, _Turdus merula_, Eur., N. Afr., Egypt, Syria, Persia, Azores, A. (introduced). Stat. c. _timber_ 10 Black; bill yellow; f., dark-brown; breast reddish-brown marked darker. Insects, snails, fruit. Songster. [Page 133] 4 13 =280* Australian Mountain Thrush= (Ground), King Thrush, _Turdus (Oreocichla) lunulata_, N.S.W., V., S.A. Stat. c. _coastal scrubs_, _mt. gullies_ 10.5 Upper brown marked with black half-moons; under white stained buff on breast, flanks, marked with black half-moons; f., sim. Snails, insects, worms. 1 24 =280^A Song Thrush=, _T. musicus_, Eur., W. Asia, India, A. (introduced). Stat. c. _gardens_ 9 Upper brown; breast yellowish spotted brown; throat, abdomen white; f., sim. Snails, insects, worms. Famous singer. 5 5 =281* White-fronted Chat=, Banded Tintac, Tang, Ringlet (e), Clipper, Nun, Dottrel (e), Jenny-Wren (e), Ballyhead, Gar, Ringneck (e), _Epthianura albifrons_, Bass St. Is., T., A. exc. N. Ter. Insects. Dull metallic "tang." Mig. v.c. _grass_ 4.5 Forehead, face, under, tip tail white; back gray; band on chest, wings, tail black; f.,* duller, faint band on chest. =282* Crimson-breasted Chat= (Tricolored), Saltbush Canary (e), _E. tricolor_, A. exc. N. Ter. Mig. r. _timber_ 4.3 Crown, base tail, breast, abdomen scarlet; face, back of head, back dark-brown; tip-tail spotted white; throat, under base tail white; f., duller. Insects. =283 Orange-fronted Chat=, Saltbush Canary, _E. aurifrons_, A. exc. N. Ter. Nom. r. _open plains_ 4.3 Head, upper base tail, under golden-orange; back brown; tip tail spotted white; chin black; f., duller. Grasshoppers, other insects. ==== Order XXI. (continued)