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Apostlebird...431 Australasian Figbird Apostlebird...................................... 431 Golden Whistler.............................. 274 Southern Scrub‐Robin.................... 484 Australasian Figbird....................... 297 Grey Butcherbird............................. 331 Spangled Drongo............................ 353 Australasian Pipit............................ 618 Grey‐crowned Babbler................... 180 Spectacled Monarch........................ 420 Australian Logrunner..................... 196 Grey Currawong............................. 349 Spiny‐cheeked Honeyeater.............. 81 Australian Magpie........................... Grey Fantail...................................... 361 Spotted Quail‐thrush...................... 200 340 Grey‐fronted Honeyeater................. 49 Star Finch.......................................... 582 Australian Raven............................. 376 Grey Shrike‐thrush......................... 288 Striped Honeyeater......................... 172 Australian Reed‐Warbler................ Ground Cuckoo‐shrike................... 227 Tawny‐crowned Honeyeater......... 121 499 Hall’s Babbler................................... 185 Tawny Grassbird............................. 503 Barred Cuckoo‐shrike..................... 239 Hooded Robin................................. 466 Torresian Crow................................ 393 Bassian Thrush................................ 542 Horsfield’s Bushlark....................... 487 Tree Martin...................................... 534 Beautiful Firetail.............................. 596 House Sparrow................................ 610 Varied Sittella................................... Bell Miner........................................... 66 Jacky Winter..................................... 440 223 Black‐chinned Honeyeater............. 145 Leaden Flycatcher........................... 398 Varied Triller.................................... 255 Black‐eared Miner............................. 74 Lewin’s Honeyeater.......................... 17 Welcome Swallow........................... 526 Black‐faced Cuckoo‐shrike............ 231 Little Crow....................................... 389 White‐backed Swallow................... 522 Black‐faced Monarch...................... 416 Little Friarbird................................. 168 White‐bellied Cuckoo‐shrike......... 235 Black‐faced Woodswallow............. Little Grassbird................................ 507 White‐breasted Woodswallow...... 307 319 Little Raven...................................... 385 White‐browed Babbler................... 188 Black Honeyeater............................ 113 Little Shrike‐thrush......................... 284 White‐browed Woodswallow....... 315 Black‐throated Finch....................... 580 Little Wattlebird................................ 85 White‐cheeked Honeyeater........... 141 Blue‐faced Honeyeater................... 160 Little Woodswallow........................ 328 White‐eared Honeyeater.................. 33 Brown‐headed Honeyeater............ 149 Magpie‐lark...................................... 423 White‐eared Monarch..................... 413 Brown Honeyeater.......................... 125 Mangrove Honeyeater...................... 30 White‐fronted Chat......................... 106 Brown Songlark............................... 514 Masked Woodswallow................... 311 White‐fronted Honeyeater............... 62 Chestnut‐breasted Mannikin......... 606 Mistletoebird.................................... 564 White‐naped Honeyeater............... 156 Chestnut‐breasted Quail‐thrush... 211 New Holland Honeyeater.............. 133 White‐plumed Honeyeater.............. 57 Chestnut‐crowned Babbler............ 192 Noisy Friarbird................................ 164 White‐throated Honeyeater........... 153 Chestnut Quail‐thrush.................... 204 Noisy Miner....................................... 70 White‐winged Chough................... 427 Chirruping Wedgebill..................... Nutmeg Mannikin.......................... 602 White‐winged Triller...................... 251 219 Olive‐backed Oriole........................ 303 Willie Wagtail.................................. 365 Cicadabird........................................ 247 Olive Whistler.................................. 262 Yellow‐faced Honeyeater................. 21 Cinnamon Quail‐thrush................. 208 Orange Chat..................................... 102 Yellow‐plumed Honeyeater............. Common Blackbird......................... 549 Painted Finch................................... 600 45 Common Greenfinch...................... 628 Painted Honeyeater........................ 176 Yellow‐throated Miner..................... 77 Common Myna................................ 559 Pale‐yellow Robin........................... 471 Yellow‐tufted Honeyeater................ Common Starling............................ 554 Paradise Riflebird............................ 436 37 Corvids............................................. 375 Pied Butcherbird............................. 335 Zebra Finch...................................... 568 Crescent Honeyeater....................... Pied Currawong.............................. 344 129 Pied Honeyeater................................ 14 Crested Bellbird............................... 292 Pink Robin........................................ 462 Crested Shrike‐tit............................ 258 Plum‐headed Finch......................... 583 Crimson Chat..................................... 98 Red‐browed Finch........................... 587 Diamond Firetail............................. 591 Red‐capped Robin........................... 449 Double‐barred Finch....................... 572 Red‐lored Whistler.......................... 266 Dusky Honeyeater.......................... 116 Red Wattlebird................................... Dusky Woodswallow..................... 324 93 Eastern Spinebill................................ 10 Red‐whiskered Bulbul.................... 538 Eastern Whipbird............................ 215 Regent Honeyeater............................ Eastern Yellow Robin...................... 88 479 Restless Flycatcher.......................... 409 Eastern Yellow Wagtail................... Rose Robin....................................... 458 622 Rufous Fantail.................................. 357 Eurasian Skylark............................. 491 Rufous Songlark.............................. 510 Eurasian Tree Sparrow................... 614 Rufous Whistler............................... 279 European Goldfinch....................... 624 Russet‐tailed Thrush....................... 546 Fairy Martin..................................... 530 Satin Flycatcher............................... 403 Flame Robin..................................... 453 Scarlet Honeyeater.......................... 117 Forest Raven.................................... 380 Scarlet Robin.................................... 444 Fuscous Honeyeater......................... 53 Shining Flycatcher........................... 407 Gibberbird........................................ 110 Silvereye........................................... 518 Gilbert’s Whistler............................ 270 Singing Honeyeater.......................... 26 Golden‐headed Cisticola................ 495 Song Thrush..................................... 553 .
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