▁Peter ▁Sl ater ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁draw ings ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁artist . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁author ' s ▁introduction ▁and ▁explan atory ▁notes ▁on ▁the ▁text ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁chapter ▁on ▁the ▁“ Origin ▁and ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁Australian ▁Bird ▁Fa una ” ▁by ▁D . L . ▁Ser vent y , ▁with ▁ 5 1 ▁pages ▁of ▁distribution ▁maps ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁between ▁the ▁species ▁accounts ▁and ▁the ▁index . ▁ ▁Review ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁review ed ▁in ▁the ▁E mu , ▁the ▁orn ith ological ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Austral as ian ▁Or n ith olog ists ▁Union , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁International ▁Or n ith ological ▁Congress ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁ ▁Some ▁extract s ▁from ▁the ▁review : ▁” This ▁book , ▁subt itled ▁‘ A ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁Information ’ , ▁is ▁intended ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁first ▁for ▁identification . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁giving ▁descri ptions , ▁it ▁briefly ▁out lines ▁variation , ▁distribution , ▁habitat , ▁hab its , ▁bre eding , ▁voice , ▁food , ▁status ▁and ▁tax onomy ▁of ▁all ▁birds ▁recorded ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁Dr ▁D . L . ▁Ser vent y ▁cont ributes ▁a ▁luc id ▁eight - page ▁ess ay ▁on ▁zo oge ography , ▁which ▁not ▁only ▁summar izes ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁recent ▁information , ▁but ▁also ▁em bra ces ▁challeng ing ▁new ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Australian