FAIRY WRENS OF THE HEATH AND SHRUBS 
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14. Purple-crowned Wren Rosina coronata Gould — 14A. Female 
Rosina — in honour of the late Mrs S. A. White of Adelaide, South 
Australia : cor-on-a-ta — L., coronatus, crowned. 
Distribution . — From Derby (north-western Australia) through the 
Northern Territory to the Leichhardt River (northern Queensland). 
Notes . — In pairs or family parties, inhabiting the cane-grass and areas 
of pandanus palms growing near rivers. It has no song, but utters a 
“chirp” while searching for food among the tall grasses, up the stems of 
which it climbs with ease ; it also catches food on the wing. Food : insects 
and their larvae. 
Nest . — A bulky structure with a side entrance near the top, com- 
posed of strips of paper bark and blades of cane-grass; lined with fine 
grass-roots ; it frequently has a platform of grass built below the entrance. 
Generally placed in cane-grass. 
Eggs - — Usually three, pinkish-white, marked all over, but chiefly at 
the larger end, with ill-defined spots or splashes of dark brownish-pink. 
Breeding-season: January to June (July to December). 
