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16. Western Shrike-thrush Colluricincla rufiventris Gould 
ru-fi-ven'-tris—L., rufus, red; L., venter , belly. 
distribution. Mid-western and South Australia, from North-west 
Cape to Eyre's Peninsula. 
notes. Also known as the Buff-bellied Shrike-thrush. Some birds 
are very shy, others are fearless. It has several distinct songs, one of 
which is loud and musical though not so melodious as that of the 
Grey Shrike-thrush. Food: insects. 
nest. An open, cup-shaped structure, composed chiefly of strips ol 
bark, and generally placed in the hollow of a dead stump or fork of 
a tree. 
eggs. Two or three; very similar to those of the Grey Shrike-thrush. 
Breeding-season: September to November; also breeds in March 
and April. 
17. Brown-breasted Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi Hartert 
woodwardi— B. H. Woodward, a former director of Perth Museum, 
Western Australia. 
distribution. North-western Australia and Northern 1 erritory. 
notes. Keeps to the rocky open forest country; it is extremely shy 
as it flies or hops from rock to rock. Call-notes, loud and clear. Food: 
insects, mostly secured on the ground. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed entirely of the reddish- 
brown roots of spinifex ( Triodia ), and usually placed in cracks or holes 
in sandstone cliffs. 
eggs. Two or three, pearly-white or creamy-white, spotted and 
blotched with brownish-black, brown, and slate-grey markings, prin¬ 
cipally at the larger end. Breeding-season: December. 
18. Northern Fantail Rhipidura setosa Quoy and Gaimard 
Rhip-id-ur'-a— lit., fantail, Gk, rhipis, rhipidos, fan; Gk, ura (oura), 
tail: se-td-sa— L., setosus, bristly. 
distribution. Tropical northern Australia; also occurs in New 
Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. 
notes. Similar in habits to the Grey Fantail. 
nest. Cup-shaped, with a stem or tail-piece, composed of strips of 
tea-tree bark, the outside being entirely covered with cobwebs. The 
tail extends about 2 inches below the bottom of the nest. Built at 
various heights up to 75 feet. 
eggs. Two, creamy-white, with a darker shade forming a zone at 
the larger end. Breeding-season: October to January. 
19. Grey Fantail Rhipidura flabellifera Gmelin 
fla-bell-if'-er-a— L., flabellum, fan; L., fero , I bear. 
distribution. Australia generally, and Tasmania; also occurs in 
New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and New Zealand. 
