BIRDS OF THE FOREST BORDERS AND GRASS-LANDS 12g 
or blotched with shades of brown, and underlying spots of dull violet- 
grey; the markings usually predominate on the larger end. Breeding- 
season: July or August to December. 
3. Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster Drapiez—3A. Female 
rod-in-o-gas'-ter—G k, rodinos (rhodinos ), rosy; Gk, gaster, belly. 
distribution. Victoria and Tasmania; accidental to South Aus¬ 
tralia. 
notes. Also called Pink-breasted Robin and Magenta-breasted Robin. 
Usually in pairs, frequenting heavily timbered mountain ranges and 
gullies during the spring and summer, moving to more open country 
in autumn and winter. Its call-note closely resembles “Tick, tick, tick”. 
Food: insects of various kinds and their larvae. 
nest. A small, cup-shaped structure, composed of green moss bound 
together with cobwebs; lined with fur and down from the fronds of 
tree-ferns; the nest is decorated on the outside with lichen. Generally 
built into a forked horizontal branch. 
eggs. Three or four, greenish-white, minutely dotted and spotted 
with pale brown, and underlying markings of lavender predominating 
at the larger end. Breeding-season: October to December or January. 
4. Rose Robin Petroica rosea Gould—4A. Female 
ro'-se-a— L., roseus, rosy. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, from northern Queensland to 
Victoria. 
notes. Also called Rose-breasted Robin. Usually in pairs, frequent¬ 
ing coastal rain forests and contiguous mountain ranges, where it 
breeds. During the autumn and winter months it frequents chiefly the 
more open country. Its call-note resembles “Tick, tick, tick”; it also 
has a pretty song like “We-we-widi-wre-etle”. Food: insects and their 
larvae. 
nest. A small, cup-shaped structure, composed of soft fibres and 
moss, bound together with cobwebs; lined with fur or plant down. 
Beautifully decorated on the outside with lichen. Generally built at a 
considerable height on a horizontal branch. 
eggs. Three, bluish-grey, minutely dotted and spotted, especially on 
the larger end, with purplish-brown markings. Breeding-season: 
October to December. 
5. Flame Robin Petroica phcenicea Gould—5A. Female 
phce-nic'-e-a— Gk, phoiniceos, red. 
distribution. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the 
islands of Bass Strait, and Tasmania. 
notes. Also called Flame-breasted Robin. Usually in pairs, fre¬ 
quenting cleared areas in the coastal ranges, and during the colder 
months the warmer lowlands. Its song is best expressed by the words 
“You-may-come, if-you-will, to-the-sea”. Food: insects of various kinds 
and their lame. 
