It breeds in August and the three following months, laying three eggs in an oblong nest, 

 constructed of small roots and spiders 1 webs, lined with feathers and sometimes oppossum fur, and 

 suspended from the roof of a cave or overhanging rock. The eggs are pure white, and are eight and 

 a half lines long by six and a half lines broad. 



Two broods are reared each season. 



The upper surface and wings are dull brownish-black ; tail, dark brown : ear coverts and under 

 surface, rusty brown, becoming much darker on the abdomen : feathers of the throat, bordered with 

 black : irides, dark red ; bill, legs, and feet, black. 



Habitat : Xew South Wales. 



