PLATE XIX 
BIRDS OF THE FOREST BORDERS AND GRASS LANDS 
1. Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor Gmelin—1A. Female 
Pet-rdic'-a— Gk, petros, rock; Gk, oicos, house: mul'-ti-col-or— L., multi* 
color, many coloured. 
distribution. Extra-tropical Australia, and Tasmania; also occurs 
in Norfolk Island. 
notes. Also called White-capped Robin, Scarlet-breasted Robin, and 
Robin Redbreast. Usually in pairs, frequenting chiefly the mountain 
ranges during the spring and summer, and the flats and open forest¬ 
lands near the coast in the autumn and winter. It is also commonly 
seen in parks, orchaids, and gardens. Its call-note is sweet and low; 
it also has a melodious song. Food: insects of various kinds and their 
larvae. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of bark, mosses, 
and dried grasses, woven and bound together with cobwebs; lined with 
hair, fur, feathers, or other soft materials. Generally built in a forked 
limb or on a horizontal branch of a low tree. Often the nest is placed 
between a piece of projecting bark and the trunk of a tree. 
eggs. Three or four, bluish, greenish, or brownish-white, thickly 
freckled, spotted, and blotched with shades of brown and underlying 
markings of purplish-grey. Breeding-season: July or August to Decem¬ 
ber. 
2. Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Vigors and Horsfield— 
2A. Female. 
goodenovii— Samuel Goodenough, Vice-President, Linnean Society, 
London. 
distribution. Australia generally. 
notes. Also called Redhead. Usually in pairs, frequenting chiefly 
open scrub-lands of the inland districts. This species is similar in habits 
to the Scarlet Robin. It has a peculiar call-note somewhat like the 
ticking of a clock or the gentle tapping of wood. Food: insects and 
their larvae. 
nest. A small, cup-shaped structure, composed of fine shreds of 
bark and dried grasses, bound together with cobwebs; lined with 
hair and fur, occasionally with a few feathers; decorated on the outside 
with pieces of lichen. Generally built on the top of a thick horizontal 
branch or in an upright fork of a low tree. 
fgcs. Two or three, bluish or greyish-white, minutely dotted, spotted. 
