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  Superb Lyrebird
The Superb Lyrebird also emits a series of whistles and cackling notes that are used as territorial calls, as well as a loud alarm shriek.
The Superb Lyrebird occurs in the moist forests of the south-eastern Australian mainland and southern Tasmania.
Superb Lyrebirds breed in April to October each year (the season is slightly shorter in the north of its range).
www.australian.museum /factsheets/superb_lyrebird.htm   (394 words)

  
 Lyrebird
The Superb lyrebird is one of two species of Lyrebird found in Australia the other being the Albert's lyrebird.
The lyrebird are found along the Eastern seaboard of Australia (east of the Great Dividing range) and also in Tasmania Their preferred habitat is damp forests either Eucalypt, rainforest or wet woodlands, often very rugged and hard to access spots.
Lyrebirds feed on the ground raking over leaf litter and freshly turned soil looking for earthworms, insects, spiders and any other ground based invertebrates, crustaceans, myriapods, snails and so on.
home.iprimus.com.au /readman/lyrebird.htm   (326 words)

  
 © Dr. Ellen K. Rudolph - Superb Lyrebird - Menura novaehollandiae
It is not unusual, for example, for a male Lyrebird to imitate the calls of as many as 15 species of birds.
One of the great exhibitions of the Australian forests is the courtship display of the male Superb Lyrebird.
During the day the Lyrebird spends most of the time on the ground sifting through fallen leaves and debris, or tearing decaying logs to pieces in search of food, which consists of insects, worms, and small land molluscs.
www.drellenrudolph.com /featureanimals/superblyrebird.html   (512 words)

  
 John Young Wildlife Enterprises - Field Reports
The first 2 weeks of July were packed full of excitement for the JYWE team as John Young and his apprentice James Hardy ventured into the magnificent rainforests of Northern New South Wales in search of the Superb Lyrebird.
The purpose of the expedition was to film, in high definition (HD), Superb Lyrebirds in their natural environment at the height of their courting and breeding period.
The male Superb Lyrebird is renowned for its spectacular courtship display and John and James were certainly not disappointed in the performance of one particular bird.
www.johnyoungwildlife.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=22&Itemid=38   (585 words)

  
 Birds.com: - Birds Blog
There are two species of the ground-dwelling Australian Lyrebird: the Superb Lyrebird Menura Novaehollandiaeand the Albert’s Lyrebird Menura Alberti).
The Superb Lyrebird is the larger of the two species and is found in the wet forest areas of New South Wales and Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where is was introduced by man in the 19th century.
The Albert’s Lyrebird is found exclusively in a small area of rainforest in Southern Queensland.
www.birds.com /blog   (723 words)

  
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The challenge was to translate his dishes into recipes that home cooks could use and make their own--a test that he and food writer Dorie Greenspan have more than met.
Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook contains 150 recipes for superb food for every course and every season, and while the recipes, in their elaboration, clearly belong to a chef, they have nevertheless been "translated" by Greenspan with meticulous attention to what everyday cooks can manage when it's cooking they want to do.
And wonderful line drawings illustrate terms such as mackerel, lyrebird, hedgehog, and the ancient Celtic stringed instrument known as a crowd.
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 MySpace.com - Superb Lyrebird - Sydney, AU - Alternative / Rock / Metal - www.myspace.com/superblyrebird
Style: Superb Lyrebird are a whisky soaked, dexterous, experimental, enigmatic, idiosyncratic, quirky, cathartic band that deliver challenging introspective mature work for the long-time listener.
On Record: The band finished recording their 6 track EP Anoised in Jan 2007 and Set to release start of March 07 with a run of shows down the south coast including launches @ Bar Broadway, Sydney (9th March) & Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne (23rd March).
Live: Superb Lyrebird showcased their live set in April 06 at the Metro in Sydney.
www.myspace.com /superblyrebird   (739 words)

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