BIRDS OF THE BRUSHES AND BIG SCRUBS 
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Notes. — Also called Ashy-fronted Robin; usually in pairs, frequent- 
ing the densely timbered ranges; it is seldom seen at any great height 
from the ground. Similar in habits to the Yellow Robin. Food : insects of 
various kinds and their larvae. 
Nest. — A cup-shaped structure, neatly composed of very fine rootlets 
moss; lined with fibre from the lawyer-vine. Usually built between the 
forked stems of a lawyer-vine. 
Eggs. — One, rarely two, greenish or buffy-white, marked with heavy 
blotches of umber and underlying markings of lavender, chiefly at the 
larger end. Breeding-season: September to January. 
13. White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa Gould 
P oe' -cil-o-dry -as — Gk, poicilos, mottled ; Gk, dryas, a dryad : su-per-cil-i - 
os’ -a — L., superciliosus, browed. 
Distribution. — Northern Territory and northern Queensland. 
Notes . — Usually in pairs, frequenting the margins of scrubs; it is 
similar in habits to the Yellow Robin, but much shyer. Food : insects. 
Nest. — A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs and grass, matted 
together with cobwebs; lined with fibre. 
Eggs. — Two, pale greenish, spotted and blotched with purplish-brown 
or chestnut with underlying markings of lavender. Breeding-season: Oc- 
tober to January. 
14. Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris Gould 
cer-zn-ni-ven -tris — L., cenrinus, coloured like a stag; L., venter , belly. 
Distribution. — North-western Australia to western Queensland (from 
Derby to Gregory River). 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, inhabiting brushes and mangroves; it is 
very tame, and feeds on the ground, but also searches the tree-trunks for 
food. Call-note, a loud piping whistle, repeated four times. Food : insects 
and their larvae. 
Nest . — A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs, rootlets, and 
and tendrils, and decorated with strips of bark. 
Eggs. — Two, pale green, banded on the larger end with blotches of 
reddish-brown, some of which are distributed over the surface. Breeding- 
season: October to December (north-western Australia). 
15. Northern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria chrysorrhoa Gould 
E-op-sal’ -tri-a — Gk, eos, dawn; psaltria, harper: chrys-orr(h)’-o-a — 
Gk, chrysos , golden; Gk, orrhos, tail. 
Distribution. — Northern and eastern Queensland and north-eastern 
New South Wales. 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, inhabiting the brushes and big scrubs. Simi- 
lar in habits to the Eastern Yellow Robin, but less confiding. 
Nest . — Similar to that of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
Eggs. — Similar to those of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
