WHITEFACE. 
ones which are tipped with white, chiefly on the inner webs ; the feathers on the 
fore-part of the head blackish at the base, which forms a dark narrow line extending 
on to the eye-ring, which is otherwise whitish ; base of fore-head and lores white ; 
rictal-bristles black ; the feathers on the chin have hair-like tips ; cheeks and throat 
buffy-white with dark bases to the feathers ; middle of breast similar, becoming 
pale olive-brown on the sides ; flanks smoke-brown ; abdomen and under tail- 
coverts cream-colour ; axillaries and under wing-coverts similar, tipped with hair- 
brown ; under-surface of flight-quills hair-brown ; lower aspect of tail similar 
to its upper-surface. Total length 115 mm. ; culmen 7, wing 63, tail 43, tarsus 18. 
Figured. Collected on Narandra, New South Wales, in May 1892, and is leucopsis. 
Immature . Similar to the adult. 
Eggs. Three to five eggs form the clutch ; but usually four are met with. They are sub¬ 
ject to much variation in shape, size, general colouring and markings. A rather 
typical clutch of five eggs taken at Lake Boga, 205 miles N.W. of Melbourne, Victoria, 
on the 22nd of October, 1913, is of a very pale pinkish-white ground-colour, 
well spotted and blotched with markings of reddish-brown and purplish-grey, 
particularly at the larger end of each egg, where well-defined zones are formed. 
Rather rounded ovals in shape ; surface of shell smooth and rather glossy. 17-18 mm. 
by 13-14. Another clutch of four eggs, taken at Buckiinguy, Marra Creek, New 
South Wales, on the 6th of September, 1896, is of a pale buff-white ground-colour, 
finely spotted and speckled all over with very pale reddish-brown and purplish- 
grey, becoming confluent towards the larger end of each egg. Long ovals in shape ; 
surface of shell smooth and rather glossy. Another clutch of three eggs, taken in 
the Riverina district, New South Wales, on the 10th of September, 1897, is of a 
pale pinkish-white ground-colour, spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and 
purplish-grey, the markings being nearly all confined to a well-defined zone at 
the larger end of each egg. Very swollen and rounded ovals in shape ; surface 
of shell smooth and rather glossy. 
Nest. Domed-shaped or covered over structure, with entrance on side; composed of 
dry grass, sheep’s wool, thin strips of bark, etc., and lined with sheep’s wool, thistle¬ 
down and feathers, and usually placed near the ground in a small bush, or opening 
on the side of an old post, tree, or tree-stump ; and often as low T down as within 
three or four feet of the ground. 
Breeding-months vary according to the wet and dry seasons, but most usual months are 
July to December, 
Eggs. In the form Aphelocephala leucopsis castaneiventris tliree to four eggs form the 
clutch, and are subject to rather great variation in shape, size, general colouring 
and markings. A rather typical clutch of four eggs taken at Yalgoo Goldfield, Western 
Australia , on the 3rd of Sept ember, 1903, is of a pinkish-white ground-colour, well 
spotted and blotched with reddish-brown and purplish-grey, forming a large and 
dark zone of markings at the larger end of each egg. Swollen ovals in shape ; surface 
of shell smooth and slightly glossy. Another clutch of three eggs, taken at Lake Way, 
East Murchison, Western Australia, on the 15th of August, 1909, are very much 
smaller specimens, and are of a rich buff-white ground-colour, minutely speckled 
all over with pale reddish-brown and purplish-grey. Ovals in shape; surface of 
shell very smooth and glossy. 16 mm. by 12 mm. 
Nest. A loose domed or covered over structure of grass, soft bark, hair, feathers, and 
other soft material, and warmly lined with feathers ; and usually placed in a small 
cavity in a hollow stump within a few feet of the ground. 
Breeding-months. August, September and October. 
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