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Splendid Fairy-wren
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The nest of the Splendid Fairy-wren is so small that the female's long tail is bent during incubation.

Southern Emu-wren
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The emu-wrens are named for their six wispy, emu-like tail feathers.

Southern Cassowary
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The Southern Cassowary is often heard long before the bird is seen, with its rumbling calls usually given in response to the sight of potential danger.

Masked Owl
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The Masked Owl is Australia's largest Tyto owl.

White-browed Babbler
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White-browed Babblers build communal roosting nests of twigs and sticks, usually in dead or partly living trees. They participate in activities such as dust-bathing, preening and feeding as a group.

Black Swan
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The Black Swan is the only entirely black-coloured swan in the world.

Striated Heron
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The Striated Heron is a small, squat water bird with short legs, a black crown and a small, drooping crest.

Striated Thornbill
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The Striated Thornbill is a medium-sized thornbill with greenish upperparts, an orange-brown cap, streaked distinctively with white and off-white to cream underparts, heavily streaked on chin, throat and breast.

Tasmanian Thornbill
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Reverend Thomas J. Ewing (d.1876) for whom this bird is named was the headmaster of the Queen's Orphan Schools, Tasmania. John Gould (who first described the bird) stayed with Rev. Ewing during his visit to Tasmania in 1838-39.

Gouldian Finch
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The Gouldian Finch is the only grassfinch that nests exclusively in tree hollows or holes in termite mounds.