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AN AUSTRALIAN RUtl) BOOK. 
F. 122. TIMELIIDAE (27), BABBLERS, BABBLING- 
THRUSHES, 590 sp.— 65(65)A., 447(443)0., 
7 (3) P., 75(75)E. (an ill-defined family). 
6 266*Spotted Ground-Bird (-Thrush, -Dove), Babbllng- 
6 Thrush, Cinclosoma punctatum, S.Q., N.S.W., V., 
S.A., T. Stat. r. scrubby 10.7 
Crown, back rufous-brown; back striped black; shoulders 
steel-black spotted white; throat, narrow chest band 
steel-black; eyebrow, patches on throat white; breast 
gray; tail tipped white; f., upper lighter; throat white, 
rufous patch at side. Insects. Rise with a whirr-r-r. 
Low piping whistle. 
a creak in her note, which, however, was musical. The bill is 
slender in this species. 
The Jardine Caterpillar-eater is rare and very shy. It keeps 
to the topmost branches of lofty trees. The male is dark blue- 
gray and black, and has a strong bill. The brown female is quite 
dissimilar, her whitish under surface being crossed with numerous 
brown arrow-head markings. 
The Cuckoo-Shrikes and Caterpillar-eaters are, like the 
Cuckoos, very fond of caterpillars, and so should receive all the 
protection we can give them. 
The family Timeliidae is an ill-defined one, the members of 
which are mostly ground birds, or, at least, spend a good deal of 
time on the ground. 
