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The lu'jwl, sides of the neok, ohest, ander Barfaoe, and upper tail-covcrts, golden-orange; back 

 I (rings, olive : kail, brownish-black, slightly tipped with greyish-white ; chin and throat, black ; 

 [fides, liffhl buff; bill, legs, and feet, black. 



Total length, I inches ; bill, t, inch; wing, -A inches; tail, U, inch; tarsi, | inch. 

 Habitats Victoria and South Australia. 



EPHTIIIAMkA ALBIFRONS (Gould). 



WHl TE-FRi )N TED EPH Til IAN UR. I . 



nnHE whole ol the southern part of Australia, from New South Wales to Western Australia, 

 I constitutes the habitat of this species ; it is not, however, found in Tasmania. 



It associates in companies of from two to six, and like the other members of the genus 

 seldom leaves the ground. 



In disposition it is extremely shy and wary, and on being approached immediately Hies off 

 swiftly to some distance. 



It builds in September and October, making a strong nest of twigs and grass, lined with 

 hair and feathers, which is placed in a low bush or tuft of rushes. The eggs, which are either three or 

 four in number, are white, slightly tinted with pink, and spotted, especially at the larger end, with 

 bright rust-red. Their length is seven lines, and their breadth five lines. 



The sexes differ considerably in plumage. 



The male has the forehead, face, throat, and under surface, white, each feather slightly margined 

 with grey; occiput, black; chest crossed by a broad crescent of black; upper surface, bluish-grey; 

 wings, olive-brown; tail, dark brown; irides, orange; bill, legs, and feet, black. 



The female has the upper surface, wings, and tail, greyish-brown ; throat and under surface, 

 Duffy-white, with the black crescent across the chest. 



Habitats: New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. 



