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nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of soft bark, 
grasses, and rootlets; coated with mosses and cobwebs; lined with hair, 
fur, or plant down. Generally built between a projecting piece of 
bark and the side of a tree, in a bumt-out trunk or hollow log, or in a 
crevice of a rocky embankment. 
eggs. Three to four, pale greenish or bluish-white, finely dotted or 
irregularly blotched with shades of brown and underlying markings 
of dull lavender, more so at the larger end. Breeding-season: September 
to December or January. 
6 . Eastern White-face Aphelocephala leucopsis Gould 
Aph-el-o-ceph'-a-la— Gk, apheles , smooth; Gk, cephale, head: leuc-ops'-is 
—Gk, leucos , white; Gk, opsis, appearance. 
distribution. Southern and central Australia. 
notes. Also called White-faced Titmouse and Squeaker. Usually 
in pairs or flocks, and often observed feeding in the company of the 
Yellow-tailed Thornhill, it frequents chiefly open forest country and 
cleared lands, securing most of its food on the ground. A sociable 
species with a cheerful song. Food: insects and their larvae, and seeds. 
nest. A domed structure, loosely constructed of strips of bark and 
grasses; lined with feathers or other soft materials. Generally placed in 
the cavity of a stump or post, and often in a shed or dwelling. 
eggs. Three to five, white to pale buff, profusely spotted and 
blotched with shades of brown and purplish-grey markings, often 
forming a zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: June to October 
or November. 
7. Western White-face Aphelocephala castaneiventris Milligan 
cas-tan'-e-i-ven'-tris— L., castaneus, chestnut; L., venter , belly. 
distribution. Western and north-western Australia to central 
Australia. 
notes. Usually in pairs or flocks, frequenting chiefly open scrub¬ 
lands. It is similar in habits to the Eastern White-face. Its call-note is 
musical, though rather plaintive. Food: insects of various kinds and 
seeds procured on the ground. 
nest. Similar in shape and construction to that of the Eastern White- 
face. Generally placed in a hollow stump or tree-trunk, or in a prickly 
bush. 
eggs. Three to four, pinkish-white, profusely spotted and blotched 
with reddish-brown and purplish-grey markings, forming a large and 
dark zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: August, September, and 
October. 
8 . Chestnut-breasted White-face Aphelocephala pectoralis Gould 
pec-tor-a'-lis— L., pectoralis , breasted. 
distribution. Central Australia and the interior of South 
Australia. 
