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AN AttSTRAl.IAN BIRD HOO^. 



P. 122. TIMELIIDAE (27), BABBLERS, BABBLING- 

 THRUSHES, 590 sp.— 65(65)A., 447(443)0., 

 7 (3) P., 75(75) E. (an ill-defined family). 

 6 266*Spotted Ground-Bird (-Thrush, -Dove), Babbling- 

 6 Thrush, Ginclosoma pu7ictatum, S.Q., N.S.W., V., 



S.A., T. Stat. r. scrubby 10.7 



Crown, back rufous-brown; back striped black; shoulders 

 steel-black spotted white; throat, narrow chest band 

 steel-black; eyebrow, patches on throat white; breast 

 gray; tail tipped white; f., upper lighter; throat white, 

 rufous patch at side. Insects. Rise with a whirr-r-r. 

 Low piping whistle. 



a creak in her note, which, however, was musical. The bill is 

 slender in this species. 



The Jar dine Caterpillar-eater is rare and very shy. It keeps 

 to the topmost branches of lofty trees. The male is dark blue- 

 gray and black, and has a strong bill. The brown female is quite 

 dissimilar, her whitish under surface being crossed with numerous 

 brown arrow-head markings. 



The Cuckoo-Shrikes and Caterpillar-eaters are, like the 

 Cuckoos, very fond of caterpillars, and so should receive all the 

 protection we can give them. 



The family Timeliidae is an ill-defined one, the members of 

 which are mostly ground birds, or, at least, spend a good deal of 

 time on the ground. 



