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heard, has given the bird the name of Scissors-grinder — 
it is exactly like the sound of sharpening scissors on a 
wheel. This noise is made while the bird is hovering 
in the air at a few feet above the ground, agitating 
its wings violently. The other notes are a loud 
whistle only heard in the breeding-season, and a trill 
resembling that of the Satin Flycatcher. 
The Restless Flycatcher breeds in the months 
of September, October, and November. The nest 
is round, warmly lined with rabbit or other fur, and 
feathers, and ornamented on the outside with pieces 
of bark, lichens, and cocoons, which render it one of 
the most beautiful among our Flycatchers' nests. 
It is situated usually at from 10 to 20 feet from the 
ground on a horizontal gum bough. The eggs are 
usually four, lighter in ground-colour than the Wag- 
tail's, and more boldly spotted with lilac and brown. 
These birds visit the Eastern Park occasionally, 
but any passage-movement is exceptional with the 
species, and it is in no sense migratory. 
BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE 
Coracina novce-hollandice melanops 
Except in the breeding-season, or say from the 
middle of September till the end of November, this 
bird, which may be better known under the names of 
Blue Jay or Graucalus, is always moving about either 
singly or in small companies from place to place, in 
a more irregular fashion than any other bird, except 
