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of insects. It has a shrill piping cry, “Pink, pink,” high pitched and 
quickly uttered six to eight or more times. Female has an orange-red spot 
below the cheek. 
Nest.- — Placed within a hollow limb or trunk of a tree, the hollow 
being lined with pieces of bark, grass, and fur; placed at heights up to 
40 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. — Two or three, white, sparingly marked with spots of reddish- 
brown and purplish-brown, which are more numerous near the larger end. 
Breeding-season : August to December. 
11. Little Tree-creeper Climacteris minor Ramsay 
mi -nor — L., minor , smaller. 
Distribution. — Northern Queensland (Cairns district). 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, inhabiting the big scrubs. Similar in 
habits to the White-throated Tree-creeper. Female has an orange-red spot 
below the cheek. 
Nest . — Placed in a hollow limb or trunk of a small tree, and com- 
posed of green moss and soft bark. 
Eggs. — Two, pale creamy-white, sparingly marked all over with very 
small spots and specks of reddish-brown and pale lilac. Breeding-season: 
October. 
12. Red-browed Tree-creeper Climacteris erythrops Gould — 12A. 
Female 
e-rytli-rops — Gk, erythros, red; Gk, ops , face. 
Distribution. — Southern Queensland to Victoria. 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, inhabiting big scrubs and brushes. Simi- 
lar in habits to the White-throated Tree-creeper; besides its high-pitched, 
staccato notes, it has other calls which are softer and tremulous. 
Nest. — Composed of a compact mass of bark, well lined with fur; 
placed in a hollow limb or trunk of a tree at heights up to 40 feet from the 
ground. 
Eggs. — Two or three, pinkish-white, well marked all over with small 
spots and specks of reddish-brown and dull purple. Breeding-season: 
August to January. 
13. White-browed Tree-creeper Climacteris affinis Blyth 
af-fin-is — L., affinis, allied. 
Distribution. — Interior of southern Queensland, New South Wales, 
South Australia, Western Australia, and central Australia. 
Notes. — Usually in pairs, frequenting scrub-lands of the interior; 
secures its food, insects of various kinds, by spirally ascending tree- 
trunks or searching fallen timber. The call-notes resemble those of the 
White-throated Tree-creeper, both in the loud staccato call and in the 
sweet, low, tremulous notes. The female has rusty-red markings on its 
fore-neck. 
