OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. 95 



Eggs. — Three to a clutch ; ground colour heavy green, with 

 spots of violet-grey, appearing fainter than some reddish spots. 

 Length, 1.25 inches ; breadth, 0.75 inch. 



WHITE SHOULDERED CATER- 

 PILLAR. EATER 



(White-shouldered Campephaga), 



Lalage tricolor, Swains. 



Lal'-d-je trikiil-or. 

 Lalage, j)rattle ; tri, triple ; color, colour. 



Campephaga humeralis, Gould, " Birds of Australia," foL, vol. ii., 



pi. 63. 



Geographical Distribution. — Areas 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



Key to the Species. — Male — Under surface, under wing coverts, under 

 tail coverts, and ear coverts white ; upper wing coverts pure 

 white ; upper surface black ; tail feathers black ; outermost two 

 with white tips. 



Feynale — Brown above, white edges to rump and tail ; cheeks and 

 throat whitish ; buff edges to wing coverts; under surface yellowish, 

 with obscure cross markings ; under tail coverts white ; wing 

 5 inches in length, tail 4 inches. 



There is a general resemblance between the male of this 

 species and the male of the Hooded Robin. The Campephaga 

 [i.e., eater of caterpillars) is sHmmer, longer in the body, and 

 more energetic, though not so graceful in its movements. It 

 is migratory, appearing in the south during September and 

 leaving for the north in February. The notes are loud and 

 pleasant, and perhaps deserve to be termed a song. While in 

 pursuit of insects it will hunt along the ground, among the 

 trees, or upon the wing. 



Immediately upon their arrival in spring both sexes indulge 



