 
Little Raven (Corvus mellori)and a young Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)was introduced to
Ballarat from England on 9 July 1864 when a dozen were released in Sturt
Street. In 1865 a further 28 were released in the Ballarat Botanical
Gardens. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)was introduced from England in
the 1860s. This duck interbreeds with the native Pacific Black
Duck.
The song of the Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus
stentoreus) is one of the most beautiful sounds of spring in Fairyland.
It is a small brown bird which stays well hidden.
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