RUFOUS-BREASTED SHRIKE-THRUSH. 
Collyriocincla cerviniventris North, Rec. Austr. Mus., Vol. III., p. 49, Aug. 5th, 1897 : 
Dawson River, South Queensland; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 11, 1899; Mathews, 
Handl. Birds Austral., p. 82, 1908. 
Pinarolestes megarhyncha rufogaster Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool., Vol. X., p. 101, 
1903. 
Colluricincla megarhyncha rufogaster Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. NV1XL, p. 371, 1912. 
Colluricinda megarhyncha cerviniventris Mathews, ih. 
Colluricincla megarhyncha, gouldii Mathews, ib. 
Colluricincla megarhyncha griseata Mathews, ib. 
Caleya megarhyncha rufogaster Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 239, 1913. 
Caleya megarhyncha cerviniventris Mathews, ib. 
Caleya megarhyncha gouldi Mathews, ib., p. 240. 
Caleya megarhyncha griseata Mathews, ib., p. 115. 
Caleya megarhyncha normani Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 5, p. 100, Sept. 24th, 
1914: Norman River, Queensland. 
Distribution. Queensland, from Cape York to New South Wales ; Clarence River. 
Adult female. General colour of the upper-surface olive-brown, including the crown of the 
head, back, wings, and tail with a slight tinge of grey ; inner webs of bastard- wing 
and primary-coverts dark brown ; inner webs of flight-quills blackish-brown with 
pale margins ; some of the outer tail-feathers show traces of obsolete cross-bars ; 
sides of face similar to the back but paler ; rictal-bristles black ; lores, feathers in 
front of the eye, and those covering the nostrils whitish at the base with black hair- 
like tips ; chin and throat also whitish with black hair-like tips to the feathers and 
tinged with pale fawn-colour ; remainder of the under-surface fawn-colour including 
the breast, abdomen, sides of the body, thighs, under tail-coverts, axillaries, and 
under wing-coverts, somewhat brighter on the last ; sides of breast similar to the back 
with a few indicated lines on the middle of the breast ; under-surface of flight-quills 
dark hair-brown with pale margins ; lower aspect of tail greyish-brown with white 
shafts to the feathers. Bill very light grey-purple ; eyes dark brown; feet grey- 
purple. Total length 175 mm. ; culmen 18, wing 92, tail 73, tarsus 27. Figured. 
Collected at Cairns, North Queensland, in August, 1908. 
Adult male. Similar to the adult female, \\ 
Eggs. Usually two to three for a sitting, varying considerably in size, shape, and general 
markings. In shape they vary from ovals to swollen, pointed, elongate, and very 
rounded ovals. A very rounded specimen measures 22 mm. by 18 ; while a long and 
elongate example measures 29 mm. by 18. In ground-colour they vary from pearly- 
white to very pale pinkish-white, and dull creamy-white. As regards the general 
markings they vary very much, and in rare instances some are pure white, while 
others are very heavily spotted and blotched. A typical clutch of three eggs is slightly 
swollen oval in shape, ground-colour pale pinkish-white, heavily spotted and blotched, 
especially about the larger end, with very rich reddish-brown, and dull purplish- 
grey. Surface of shell fine, smooth, and very glossy. They measure 27 mm. by 19. 
Another clutch is oval in shape and pearly-white, and possess only a few minute 
specks of colouring at the larger end of each specimen, and measures 27 mm. by 19. 
Nest. Is rather a large cup-shaped structure, composed of dried leaves and strips of bark, 
rootlets, etc., and lined with finer roots, dead fern and orchid stems, as well as grass ; 
and over all measures about 5 to 5| inches across. It is usually built in a very 
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