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a drooping branch of a casuarina or eucalypt; the nest is of very open 
construction. 
Eggs . — Usually two, pale salmon-pink, well spotted and speckled with 
reddish-brown and lilac markings, which become massed at the larger 
end. Breeding-season: October to February. 
16. Regent Honey-eater Zanthomiza plirygia Shaw 
Zanth-o-ml -za — Gk, zanthos = xanthos , yellow ; Gk, myzein , to suck : 
phryg'-i-a — L., plirygius = Phrygian, regal. 
Distribution. — From southern Queensland to Victoria and South 
Australia. 
Notes. — Also called Warty-faced Honey-eater, Turkey-bird, Mock 
Regent, and Flying Coachman. A nomad, following the flowering of the 
eucalypts and banksias, among the blossoms of which it feeds on insects 
and nectar. It is a very noisy and pugnacious bird, fighting its own kind 
as well as other species. It has a beautiful rich bell-like note. 
Nest. — A rounded, cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of 
stringy-bark ; lined with thistledown and other soft material. Usually 
placed in the upright or horizontal forked branch of a tree, at various 
heights from the ground. 
Eggs. — Two or three, rich reddish-buff, becoming darker at the 
larger end, spotted and speckled with reddish and purplish-brown mark- 
ings, which are confined chiefly to the larger end. Breeding-season: 
August to January. 
17. Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Latham 
Man-o-rm-a — Gk, man os , thin; Gk, rhis (rhinos), nose: meV-an-o-phrys 
— Gk, melas ( melanos ), black; Gk, phrys ( phrus ), brow. 
Distribution. — From southern Queensland to Victoria. 
Notes. — Also called Bell-bird. In flocks, frequenting the leaves and 
branches of tall eucalypts as well as the undergrowth beneath the trees. 
Large colonies of these birds establish themselves, usually on a timbered 
ridge, and remain in the one locality for years. Named from its tinkling 
note, which, when uttered by a number of birds, sounds like the tinkling of 
a bell. Food: insects and their larvae, procured among the leaves and 
branches or in crevices of bark. 
Nest. — A cup-shaped structure, composed of grass, thin strips of 
bark, and twigs, well matted together with cobwebs; lined with rootlets, 
grass, and plant down. Usually suspended from a forked twig of a small 
tree or bush, at heights up to 20 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. — Two or three, rich flesh-colour, spotted, chiefly at the larger 
end, with reddish-brown, purplish-brown, and purplish-grey markings. 
Breeding-season: May or June to November, in some years as late as 
January. 
