THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Mr. F. E. Howe has sent me : “ We have observed the nest of this 
terrestrial bird both at Ringwood and Ferntree Gully. Victoria. Young 
nearly fledged were photographed at Ringwood as early as September 1st, 
1907, and eggs were noticed as late as November 17th the same year. They 
repair to the same spot to nest year after year, adding to the old nest until 
it assumes a fair size.” 
Mr. L. G. Chandler notes : “ The Thrush is plentiful in the Dandenong 
Ranges and in the Frankston district. It is rarely seen on mountain tops ; 
in gullies or other sheltered nooks you are sure to find it. The birds, when 
feeding, move over the ground by short runs and hops. The large bright eye 
quickly detects a worm or insect moving beneath the debris, and a quick pick 
and side movement of the bill to toss some leaves aside and seize its prey, but 
it often happens that their efforts have been in vain. They always keep their 
back turned towards the observer, and in the dusk of the evening so perfectly 
does the colour harmonise with their environment that it is difficult to see the 
bird when still. With the exception of a note of fear I have never heard them 
give other than the one squeaky call.” 
Mr. E. J. Christian’s observations read: “This species is an early nester, 
as I have found three young in nest, Aug. 26th, 1905, at Black Rock, 13 mile? 
south of Melbourne. I have found it plentiful in the ‘ Ohiays ’ (a range running 
from N.N.E. to S.S.W. parallel to the coast), and it is also widely distributed 
amongst the tea-tree clad shores of Port Phillip, which are by no means 
mountains. I have found this bird extremely shy and have never been able 
to approach very near to it. It does good work in the thick scrub by eating 
grubs and insects which it finds on the ground. Its scratchings may often 
be seen in the decaying layer of leaves. The nest is an extremely pretty one, 
being built of dried grass and leaves, the outside being covered with green 
moss. Generally found built close to the ground in thick places, the highest 
one noted being seven feet.” 
Broadbent wrote : “ Hein’s Thrush (G. heinii ) is rare in the district, 
occurring at Herbert Gorge. Broadbent’ s Thrush ( 0 . cuneata De Vis), occurring 
at Herberton, constitutes one of my new discoveries. This is a larger bird 
than either of the other species of the genus, even including the southern species 
( G . lunulata), and is distinguished among them by this circumstance and the 
rufous colour of its under tail-coverts. It is a true mountain-loving bird, 
though not to be met with on the mountains at the back of Cardwell. At 
Herberton even it was rather scarce ; there it is especially active in wet weather 
towards sunset, when its mournful note is very noticeable.” 
Mr. Frank Littler has written me : “ This Thrush is fairly well distributed 
throughout Tasmania, but nowhere common. The situations most favoured 
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