14 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
11. Manucode Phony gammus keraudreni Lesson and Garnot 
Phon-y-gam'-mus—G k, phone, voice; Gk, gamos, marriage: keraudreni - 
Keraudren, French voyager and naturalist. 
distribution. Northern Queensland, from Cape York to the 
Claudie River district; also occurs in New Guinea. 
notes. Also called Australian Bird of Paradise and Trumpet-bird. 
Usually in pairs, frequenting the tall fruit and berry-bearing scrub- 
trees, usually in the company of other fruit-eating species. It has a 
melodious call, and also utters a loud and deep gutteral note. Food: 
native fruits and berries. 
nest. An open and rather shallow structure, composed almost en¬ 
tirely of strong, curly vine tendrils and creeping plant-stems woven 
together; lined with finer tendrils. Usually placed in a thin forked 
branch of a leafy tree, at heights up to 70 feet or more from the 
ground. The nest of this species is usually placed in a tree close to 
one containing a nest of a Butcher-bird. 
eggs. Usually two, pale purplish-pink, well marked with short long¬ 
itudinal streaks and spots of reddish-chestnut, purple, and purplish- 
grey, the markings becoming more numerous towards the larger end. 
Breeding-season: October to the end of January. 
12. Koel Eudynarnys orientalis Linnc—12A. Female 
Eu-dy'-na-mys— Gk, eu, well, good; Gk, dynamis, power: or-i-en-ta'-lis— 
L., orientalis, eastern. 
distribution. North-western, northern, and eastern Australia to 
as far south as Victoria; also occurs in Timor, the Molucca Islands, 
and New Guinea. 
notes. Also called Cooee-bird and Flinders Cuckoo. Usually in 
pairs, frequenting the big scrubs and brushes. It is a migratory species, 
arriving in New South Wales during September and departing in 
March. Its joyful call, "Coo-ee”, may be heard at night as well as in 
the day-time; besides the “Coo-ee” it has other notes uttered in quick 
succession. It is exceptionally noisy during mating-time. This Cuckoo 
is often pursued by other birds, more especially those species that 
act as fosterers. Food: chiefly native fruits and berries and introduced 
fruits such as mulberries and figs; also insects. 
parasitic. Known foster-parents number about twelve species, 
chiefly the larger Honey-eaters and Orioles. 
egg. Pale reddish-salmon, rather sparingly sprinkled with dots and 
small irregular markings and short wavy streaks of dull purplish-red 
and purplish-grey, the latter appearing as though beneath the shell; 
the markings predominate towards the larger end. Breeding-season: 
October to January or February. 
13. Satin Bower-bird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Vieillot—13A. Female 
PtiV-on-o-rhynch'-us— Gk, ptilon, feather; Gk, rhynchos, bill: vi-o-la'-ce - 
us —L., violaceus , blue. 
