The species are--Brown Scrub-Wren-- Sericornis humilis, Gould. They are called Friar Birds(q. 46: The country being rangy, somewhat scrubby, and destitute ofprominent features. Anacardiacae.
athered like a birch, or glowing likean arbutus with an endless variety of hue--green, orange,and brown. 172: I may here state that the settlers designate the old kangaroosas `old men' and `old women,' the full-grown animals are named`flyers,' and are swifter than the British hare. It is a climbingplant, and has a heart-shaped scar on the seed. See Ground-Lark, Sand-Lark, Pipit, andMagpie-Lark.
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