PfflCILODHYAS. 107 



The breeding season of this species commences at the latter end 

 of August, and continues till the end of December. 



Sab. Victoria and South Australia, Tasmania. (Ramsay.) 



Genus PCECILODRYAS, Gould. 



^ PCECILODRYAS SUPERCILIOSA, Gould. 



WMte Eyetarowed Eobin. 

 Gould, Handhh. Bds. Aust, Vol. i., sp. 172, p. 289. 



"The nest of this species somewhat resembles that of aiuBopsaltria 

 The eggs also resemble those of U. australis, Lath., but are much 

 smaller. The ground colour is of a rich apple-green, but in some 

 of a bluish tint ; some are zoned and sprinkled with spots, others 

 have irregular or confluent blotches of reddish-brown. Two eggs 

 are considered by this bird sufficient for a sitting. Length (A) 

 0-78 X 0-57 inch ; (B) 0-8 x 0-55 inch ; (C) 0-77 x 0-57 inch ; (D) 

 0-9 X 0-55 inch, this last being an elongated abnormal specimen. 

 They were taken, and the birds shot by Mr. Ed. Spalding, at 

 Rockingham Bay in 1868." {Ramsay, P.L.S., N.S. W., 2nd Series, 

 Vol. i., p. 1145.) 



Hab. Port Darwin and Port Essington, Gulf of Carpentaria, 

 Cape York, Rockingham Bay, Port Denison. (Bamsay.) 



Genus DRYMODES, Gould. 



i DRYMODES SUPERCILIARIS, Gould. 



Eastern Scruta Eobin. 

 Gould, Ewndbk. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 174, p. 291. 



" Mr. Macgillivray, while traversing on the 17th of November 

 1 849 a thin open scrub of small saplings growing in a stony ground 



