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secured to, a drooping branch of a casuarina or eucalypt; the nest is 
of very open construction. 
eggs. Usually two, pale salmon-pink, well spotted and speckled with 
reddish-brown and lilac markings, which become massed at the larger 
end. Breeding-season: October to February. 
16. Regent Honey-eater Zanthomiza phrygia Shaw 
Zanth’O-mi'-za—G k, zanthos = xanthos, yellow; Gk, myzein, to suck: 
phryg'-i-a— L., phrygius = phrygian, regal. 
distribution. From southern Queensland to Victoria and South 
Australia. 
notes. Also called Warty-faced Honey-eater, Turkey-bird, Mock 
Regent, and Flying Coachman. A nomad, following the flowering of the 
eucalypts and banksias, among the blossoms of which it feeds on 
insects and nectar. It is a very noisy and pugnacious bird, fighting its 
own kind as well as other species. It has a beautiful rich bell-like note. 
nest. A rounded, cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of 
stringy-bark; lined with thistledown and other soft material. Usually 
placed in the upright or horizontal forked branch of a tree, at various 
heights from the ground. 
eggs. Two or three, rich reddish-buff, becoming darker at the 
larger end, spotted and speckled with reddish and purplish-brown 
markings, which are confined chiefly to the larger end. Breeding- 
season: August to January. 
17. Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Latham 
Man-o-rln'-a—G k, memos, thin; Gk, rhis (rhinos), nose: mel'-a?i-o-phrys 
_ Gk, melas ( melcmos ), black; Gk, phrys ( phrus ), brow. 
distribution. From southern Queensland to Victoria. 
notes. Also called Bell-bird. In flocks, frequenting the leaves and 
branches of tall eucalypts as well as the undergrowth beneath the trees. 
Large colonics of these birds establish themselves usually on a tim¬ 
bered ridge, and remain in the one locality for years. Named from 
its tinkling note, which, when uttered by a number of birds, sounds 
like the tinkling of a bell. Food: insects and their larva?, procured 
among the leaves and branches or in crevices of bark. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of grass, thin strips of 
bark, and twigs, well malted together with cobwebs; lined with root¬ 
lets, grass, and plant down. Usually suspended from a forked twig of 
a small tree or bush, at heights up to 20 feet from the ground. 
eggs. Two or three, rich flesh-colour, spotted, chiefly at the larger 
end, with reddish-brown, purplish-brown, and purplish-grey markings. 
Breeding-season: May or June to November, in some years as late as 
January. 
