OF VICTORIA. 89 



WHITE-SHOULDERED CATER- 

 PILLAR EATER 



( White-shouldered Oampephaga), 



Lalase tricolor. Swains. 



Lal'-d-je tri'kul'Or. 

 La (age, prattle ; tres, three ; color, colour. 



Campkphaga humeralis, Gould, " Bii ds of Australia," fol., vol. ii., 



pi. 63. 



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



Key to the Species — /l/a/e — Under surface, under wing coverts, 

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

 pure white ; upper surface black ; tail feathers black, outer- 

 most two with white tips. 



Fe.male — 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 Campe- 

 phaga {i.e., eater of caterpillais), is slimmer, longer in the 

 body, and more energetic, though not so graceful in its 

 habits. It is migratory, appearing in September, and 

 leaving for Queensland in February. The notes are loud 

 and pleasant, and may 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 in an active gambol among the 

 trees, and very soon settle to nest-building and the rearing 

 of a family of two. 



The two other species of Caterpillar-eaters are rare \n 

 our colony — the Pied and Jardine's. 



