August, 1937. The Queensland Naturalist. 
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The Australian ground thrush, Oreocincla lunulata, is 
widely distributed in rain forests generally, and is a some- 
what shy ground bird ; its plumage is much marked by 
half-moons on the feathers. 
The rufous shrike thrush, Colluricincla megarhyneha, 
is usually a scrub bird. It has a splendid note, thought by 
some to excel that of its relative, the grey thrush, C. har- 
monica, which is found in the more open forest country. 
The scrub turkey, Alectura lathami, the well-known 
mound builder, whose eggs are incubated by the heat of the 
decaying matter of the mound. The chicks are able to fly 
when hatched. 
The yellow shrike robin, Eopsaltria chrysorrkoa , vs 
frequently seen perching or clinging to the trunks of trees, 
as if listening for insects under the bark. 
The white browed, buff breasted, large billed and yel- 
low throated, scrub wrens may often be seen amongst the 
undergrowth. 
Of the honey eaters, the “lewin” is the noisiest, while 
the brown sticpnatops , the “chickup,” and perhaps the 
spinebill may be seen in the openings, while other small 
species mostly keep to the tree tops. 
There are places also, usually on the margins of scrub, 
where eucalypts of only a few years ’ growth occur, where 
the bell miner’s tink-tink may be heard in every direc- 
tion. Their food seems to be obtained from the under- 
sides of the leaves. 
The rufous fantail and its relative, the grey fantail, 
or “cranky fan,” respectively, like the thick brush and 
somewhat more open forest. 
The black-faced flycatcher, which builds a nice moss 
nest with whitish trimmings, may be seen here and there 
Turning to the pigeons of the scrubs we have the top- 
knot, the old “flock pigeon” of the coastal scrubs, Lop- 
holaimus antarcticus, once known in immense flocks, the 
roar of whose wings could be heard a mile or two away 
when “banking” to a scrub or perhaps to avoid a hawk. 
They are no longer very plentiful, as most of the old feed- 
ing grounds have been felled, and they are frequently 
taken by hawks now, when going from scrub to scrub for 
fruit and berries. They are tree-top feeders. 
The wonga, Leucosarcia melanoleuca, that splendid 
grey pigeon of the ground, is found in scrubs and sur- 
rounding brushes. 
The red crowned pigeon, Ptilinopsis regina, a small 
but beautiful pigeon. 
The wompoo or painted pigeon, Megaloprepia mag- 
nifica, a fine pigeon beautifully coloured, 
