THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
and greater upper coverts and innermost secondaries blackish-brown; inner-webs 
of flight-quills similar with whitish margins ; tail blackish with yellowish-green 
fringes and white tips to some of the feathers, the outermost feather on each side 
much paler and having the outer web entirely white; chin and throat black, many 
of the feathers on the former have hair-like tips ; breast, abdomen, sides of body 
axillaries, thighs, and under tail-coverts bright yellow ; under wing-coverts white 
tinged with yellow ; under-surface of flight-quills hair-brown with whitish margins; 
lower aspect of tail blackish-brow r n with white margins to the feathers. Eyes brown 
feet grey, bill black. Total length 156 mm. ; culinen 15, wing 85, tail 55, tarsus 21 
Collected at Borroloola, McArthur River, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, 
on the 16th of June, 1913. 
Adult female . Crown of head, a portion of the eve-ring and nape black like the narrow 
line below the eye, wdiich widens out behind the eye and extends to the sides of the 
neck ; sides of ci'own and sides of nape wdiite like the feather’s behind the nostrils, 
lores, cheeks, and sides of neck; back and scapulars olive-green, becoming paler 
and inclining to yellowish-green on the rump and upper tail-coverts; outer aspect 
of wings dark lead-grey with pale grey margins to the feather’s ; bastard-wing and 
primary-coverts blackish ; inner-webs of flight-quills dark brown margined with 
white on the basal portion ; tail lead-grey with whitish fringes to the feathers, the 
outermost feathers much paler than the central ones ; chin and throat bronze-green, 
many of the feather’s on the former have black hair-like tips ; breast, abdomen, 
axillaries, sides of body', thighs, and under tail-coverts pale yellow'; under win?- 
coverts silky-white ; under-surface of flight-quills hair-brown with whitish margins; 
lower aspect of tail grey r ish-brow r n with wdiite shafts. Ey'es dull brown, bill black, 
feet grey. Total length 163 mm. ; culinen 13, wing 90, tail 60, tarsus 21. Figured. 
Collected near Herberton, North Queensland, on the 6th of November, 1910. 
Male juvenile . Crowni of head and nape black, as is also a line from below the eye on to 
the sides of the neck ; lores and feathers behind the nostrils yellowish; sides of 
crown and cheeks wdiite ; back, scapulars, and upper wing-coverts smoke-brown; 
bastard-wdng and primary coverts blackish, with grey' or greenish-grey margins to 
the feathers ; flight-quills blackish-brown edged with white on the outer webs of the 
primaries and with grey or yrellowish-green on the secondaries ; rump and upper tail- 
coverts yellow; tail-feathers blackish fringed with white, the outermost feather 
almost entirely white ; tln'oat, breast, abdomen, sides of body* and under tail-coverts 
canary-y r ellow r ; edge of wing below buSy-wdiite ; under-surface of flight-quills 
greyish-brown, low r er aspect of tail similar to its upper-surface. Bill dark greyish- 
green, gape and mouth chrome-orange ; ey r es brown ; feet greydsk-blue. Collected 
at Blackburn, Victoria, on the 5tli of December, 1908. 
Eggs. Clutch, two to three eggs, oval in shape, ground-colour white, marked with very 
minute spots of very r dark olive, and much paler markings of grey. Surface of 
shell smooth and rather glossy r . A clutch of three measures 21-23 mm. by 17. 
Nest. Is a beautiful, deep, cup-sliaped structure, composed of strips of bark, completely 
and neatly matted together with a mass of cobw r ebs. Lined inside with grass, 
or very thin strips of bark. Measurements — across over all — generally about 3 
inches, depth 3£ to 4 inches. Egg cavity* across 2 inches, by 2 to 2£ inches deep. 
The nest is generally placed near the top of the tallest upright branches of a sapling 
or tree, a Eucalyptus being frequently selected. Height of nest varies from 20 to 50 
feet or more, and as a rule in forest country. 
Eggs. In the North-western form the clutch is two, shape round oval; texture of shell, 
colour and markings similar to those of the southern bird, but size smaller. They 
measure 20 mm. by 16. 
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