black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)

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Subject:	black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
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BUTEO MELANOSTERNON
Black.breasted Buzzard.
Date 1877
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6797512416
Author Silvester Diggles; John Gould
Full title Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Companion_to_Gould%27s_Handbook;_or,_Synopsis_of_the_birds_of_Australia_(Plate_7)_(6797512416).jpg

The black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosteron) is a large raptor of the family Accipitridae, endemic to mainland Australia. It is a versatile hunter known for its special skill in cracking eggs.

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