It is very shy in disposition, and, on being approached, runs off among the long grass at a 

 rate which soon distances the pursuer. It very seldom flies, but remains almost entirely on the ground. 



The nest is constructed, in the shape of a dome, of grass, and has a hole in the side for 

 entrance. Four eggs are laid, the length of which is eight lines, and the breadth six lines. Their colour, 

 as in the case of the other members of the genus, is flesh-white, spotted with reddish-brown. 



The male has the head, the upper and under surface of the body, and the tail, deep blue ; 

 wing-coverts, scapularies, and tertiaries, white ; primaries and secondaries, brown, margined with white ; 

 bill, blackish -brown ; irides, legs, and feet, brown. 



The female has the crown of the head, and all the upper surface, and flanks, brown ; throat and 

 abdomen, brownish-white ; bill, reddish-brown. 



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



