iii traders Two eggs an deposited, without building any nest whatever; they are merely placed on a 

 sheltered ledge of rook, and both sexes share in the incubation. The eggs are two inches and three- 

 eighths long by "ii" inch and ;> half broad, and are <>f a reddish-grey colour, with blotches and specks of 

 dull red 



The sexes an alike in siae; the plumage of the male is somewhat richer in colour than that of 

 the female 



Till they are about a year old the young arc white, without the rosy tinge, and the upper surface 

 is haired with black. 



('.litre <>f tin flank feathers and tertiaries black, the other prominent winy-feathers having 

 black shafts for the greater part of their length. Round the eye is an oblong marking of black, which 

 extends at the back of the eye in a line of black feathers enclosing a space of white. Remainder of the 

 plumage, except the tail-plumes, white, with a beautiful rosy flush, particularly on the upper surfaces. 

 I'll- two central tail feathers, black and white at the base and brilliant red for the remainder of their 

 length, which is fully eighteen inches. Hill, bright red, with a black streak at the nostrils; tarsi, and 

 base n| toes and webs, blue-grev : rest of the toes and webs, black. 



Habitats: Torres Straits, parts of Northern Coast <>f Australia and adjacent islands. 



