In its hal)its it is semi-arborial, usually fiying from the ground for shelter to some low closely-foliaged 
branch. 
Its habitat extends over the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, interior of Victoria 
and South Australia, thus leaving only Western Australia uncolonised by it. 
This is a handsome plumaged bird, of soft fawn and grey tints, with long legs, and strong large tarsi, 
light red in colour ; back of head, bill and throat, dee}) grey ; forehead, white ; irides, white, extending into 
crook-like marking on side of head ; neck, bounded by graduated circular band of white, merging into soft cloud 
grey on breast and bill; abdomen, light f awn ; back, shoulder coverts, and primaries, raw sienna in high lights 
and burnt umber in shadow ; secondaries, metallic bronze ; tertiaries, burnt umber ; tail, fawn. 
Measurement, from tip of tail to tip of beak, nine inches. 
PL. XI. 
