SOME BIRDS OF THE SCRUB-LANDS 
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eggs. Three to six, varying from pale brown to purplish-brown and 
buff, covered all over with hair-like markings of dark brown. Breed¬ 
ing-season: August to December. 
6 . Red-breasted Babbler Pomatostomus rubeculus Gould 
ru-be'-cu-lus— L., rubcclus, reddish. 
distribution. North-western Australia, Northern Territory, 
north-western Queensland, and central Australia. 
notes. Also called Rufous-breasted Chatterer and Cat-bird. Usually 
in small flocks of from six to twelve birds, frequenting scrub and open 
forest-lands. Jt is similar in habits and economy to the Grey-crowned 
Babbler. 
nest. A dome-shaped structure similar to that of the Grey-crowned 
Babbler. 
eggs. Usually three, resembling those of the Grey-crowned Babbler 
but slightly smaller. Breeding-season: August to January or February; 
eggs have also been recorded in June. 
7. White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus Vigors and 
Horsfield 
sii-per-cil-i’ds'-us— L., superciliosus, browed. 
distribution. From northern New South Wales to Victoria, 
South Australia, and Western Australia. 
notes. Also called White-eyebrowed Chatterer, Go-away, Stick-bird, 
and Kangaroo-bird. Usually in small flocks, frequenting scrub and 
open forest-lands. It is a sociable species and very plentiful. In habits 
and economy it resembles the Grey-crowned Babbler. 
nest. A dome-shaped structure with a side entrance, composed of 
sticks or twigs; lined with grass, wool, or other soft materials. Usually 
placed in horizontal branches of trees and often in low bushes. 
eggs. Three to five, various shades of brown, covered all over with 
hair-like markings of dark brown. Breeding-season: May to Decem¬ 
ber. 
8 . Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps Hartlaub 
ru’-fi-ceps—L ., rufus, red; ceps, from L., caput, itis, head. 
distribution. The interior of southern Queensland, New South 
Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 
notes. Also called Chatterer. Usually in small flocks, frequenting 
the scrub-lands. It resembles the other Babblers in habits, but is less 
garrulous and shyer in disposition. Food: insects. 
nest. A dome-shaped structure with a side entrance, similar in con¬ 
struction to the nests of the other Babblers. 
fogs. Four to five, light stone-colour or various shades of brown, 
marked all over, but chiefly about the larger end, with hair-like mark¬ 
ings of sepia or blackish-brown. Breeding-season: July to December. 
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