Upper surface is dark brown, each feather margined with lighter brown ; wings and two 

 centre tail-feathers, dark brown : the other tail-feathers greyish-white ; ear-coverts, grey ; line over the 

 eye, throat and abdomen, white; shoulder and chest, buff ; the centres of the feathers being dark 

 brown ; irides, dark brown : bill, grey on the upper mandible, black on the lower ; legs and feet, 

 br< »wn. 



The sexes are alike in plumage. 



Habitats : Tasmania and all Australia, except the northern part. 



