GEOB AS ILEUS REGULOIDES. 



B UFF- J! J MPE T) G E < >/>A SIL K US. 



IN most parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia this bird is found, generally 

 in small flocks of from six to fifteen. 



It mostly remains on the ground, hut may often l>e seen searching for insects among the 

 brandies of trees and bushes, to which also it flies when disturbed. It is of a tame disposition, and 

 allows a very near approach without flying away. 



It breeds in. September and the two following months, when it builds on one of the branches 

 of a tree, a dome-shaped nest, constructed of grass joined together by cobwebs and lined with feathers. 

 The eggs are four in number. 



The crown of the head, ear-coverts, and rum]) are rufous ; the rest of the upper surface 

 and the tail, olive-grey, the tail having a broad band of greenish-black across the middle ; throat and 

 chest, light buff; abdomen, buffy-grey ; irides, straw-colour; bill, grey; legs and feet, olive-brown. 



Habitats : Xew South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 



