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from the ground. Similar in habits to the Yellow Robin. Food: insects 
of various kinds and their larvas. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs, rootlets, and 
moss; lined with fibre from the lawyer-vine. Usually built between the 
forked stems of a lawyer-vine. 
eggs. One, rarely two, greenish or buffy-white, marked with heavy 
blotches of umber and underlying markings of lavender, chiefly at the 
larger end. Breeding-season: September to January. 
13. Wliite-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa Gould 
Poe'-cil-o-dry'-as-Gk, poicilos, mottled; Gk, dry as, a dryad: su-per-cil-i - 
os-a— L., superciliosus, browed. 
distribution. Northern Territory and northern Queensland. 
notes. Usually in pairs, frequenting the margins of scrubs; it is 
similar in habits to the Yellow Robin, but much shyer. Food: insects. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs and grass, matted 
together with cobwebs; lined with fibre. 
eggs. Two, pale greenish, spotted and blotched with purplish-brown 
or chestnut with underlying markings of lavender. Breeding-season: 
October to January. 
14. Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris Gould 
cer-vi-ni-ven'-tris— L., cervinus, coloured like a stag; L., venter, belly. 
distribution. North-western Australia to western Queensland 
(from Derby to Gregory River). 
notes. Usually in pairs, inhabiting brushes and mangroves; it is 
very tame, and feeds on the ground, but also searches the tree-trunks 
for food. Call-note, a loud piping whistle, repeated four times. Food: 
insects and their larvae. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, neatly composed of very fine rootlets 
and tendrils, and decorated with strips of bark. 
eggs. Two, pale green, banded on the larger end with blotches of 
reddish-brown, some of which are distributed over the surface. Breed 
ing-season: October to December (north-western Australia). 
15. Northern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria chrysorrhoa Gould 
£-op-sal'-tri-a-G k, eos, drawn; psaltria, harper: chrys-orr(hy‘ 0 -a-Gk, 
chrysos, golden; Gk, orrhos, tail. 
distribution. Northern and eastern Queensland and north¬ 
eastern New South Wales. 
notes. Usually in pairs, inhabiting the brushes and big scrubs. 
Similar in habits to the Eastern Yellow Robin, but less confiding. 
nest. Similar to that of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
eggs. Similar to those of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
