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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Nest. — A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of soft bark, 
grasses, and rootlets ; coated with mosses and cobwebs ; lined with hair, 
fur, or plant down. Generally built between a projecting piece of bark 
and the side of a tree, in a burnt-out trunk or hollow log, or in a crevice 
of a rocky embankment. 
Eggs. — Three to four, pale greenish or bluish-white, finely dotted or 
irregularly blotched with shades of brown and underlying markings of dull 
lavender, more so at the larger end. Breeding-season: September to 
December or January. 
6. Eastern White-face Aphelocephala Icucopsis Gould 
Aph-el-o-ceph'-a-la — Gk, apheles, smooth; Gk, cephale, head: leuc-ops r -is 
— Gk, leucos, white ; Gk, op sis, appearance. 
Distribution. — Southern and central Australia. 
Notes. — Also called White-faced Titmouse and Squeaker. Usually 
in pairs or flocks, and often observed feeding in the company of the 
Yellow-tailed Thornhill. It frequents chiefly open forest country and 
cleared lands, securing most of its food on the ground. A sociable species 
with a cheerful song. Food: insects and their larvae, and seeds. 
Nest. — A domed structure, loosely constructed of strips of bark and 
grasses; lined with feathers or other soft materials. Generally placed in 
the cavity of a stump or post, and often in a shed or dwelling. 
Eggs. — Three to five, white to pale buff, profusely spotted and 
blotched with shades of brown and purplish-grey markings, often forming 
a zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: June to October or November. 
7- Western White-face Aphelocephala castaneiventris Milligan 
cas-tan-e-i-ven-tris — L., castaneus , chestnut; L., venter , belly. 
Distribution. — Western and north-western Australia to central 
Australia. 
Notes. — Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting chiefly open scrub- 
lands. It is similar in habits to the Eastern White-face. Its call-note is 
musical, though rather plaintive. Food : insects of various kinds and seeds 
procured on the ground. 
Nest. — Similar in shape and construction to that of the Eastern 
White-face. Generally placed in a hollow stump or tree-trunk, or in a 
prickly bush. 
Eggs. — Three to four, pinkish- white, profusely spotted and blotched 
with reddish-brown and purplish-grey markings, forming a large and 
dark zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: August, September, and 
October. 
8. Chestnut-breasted White-face Aphelocephala pectoralis Gould 
pec-tor-a'-lis — L., pectoralis, breasted. 
Distribution. — Central Australia and the interior of South Australia. 
