242 BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT OF GEELONG 
the tent at about 3.30 a.m., and performed till seven, 
or we grew desperate and hunted it away, whichever 
first happened. The other note is a harsh, grating 
sound, usually known as the alarm note, though it is 
made use of hy the bird quite ordinarily. 
The Wagtail nests from September till December, 
October being the month when most eggs are to be 
seen. The nest is a round cup, lined with horse hair 
or fine rootlets, bound externally with cobwebs, and 
is placed on a horizontal fork of a tree, frequently 
projecting over water. Willows and redgums are 
favourite nest-trees, but any kind will serve. I 
remember seeing a nest at Lake Connewarre, built 
about 25 feet up in a she-oak — an unusual height; 
about 8 feet from the ground is common. 
Three or four eggs are laid, creamy buff as to 
ground-colour, with a well-defined circle of red, 
brown, and lilac spots. 
The bird might possibly be confused, at first sight, 
with the Restless Flycatcher, but the latter has a 
white throat, while the Wagtail's throat is black. 
The Satin Flycatcher has a black throat, but is a 
slender bird and has not an expansive tail ; further, 
it is very rare. 
SATIN OR SHINING FLYCATCHER 
Myiagra nitida nitida 
In this rare and interesting species the male has 
throat and upper surface glossy black, breast and 
