THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
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notes. Also called Scaly-throated Honey-eater and Island Honey- 
eater; it frequents the mangroves and coastal tributaries. A noisy 
species, congregating in large numbers. Food; insects and honey. 
nest. An open, cup-shaped structure, similar to that of the Varied 
Honey-eater; usually placed among the foliage of a mangrove tree. 
eggs. Two, pinkish-buff, passing into a warm reddish-buff on the 
larger end where they are indistinctly and finely spotted with purplish- 
red markings, with a few underlying spots of pale purplish-grey. 
Breeding-season: August to December (to March or April). 
10. Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis Vieillot 
My-i-ag-ra— Gk t myiagra , flycatcher; ru-fi-coll'-is— L., rufus, red; L. t 
collutn , neck. 
distribution. Tropical northern Australia; also occurs in Timor, 
the Aru Islands, and New Guinea. 
notes. Inhabits the mangroves, rarely found elsewhere; usually in 
pairs, searching for insect-life among the leaves. 
nest. A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of bark, bound 
together with a thick coating of spiders’ webs, and decorated on the 
outside with lichen. Usually built on a dead twig about 2 feet above 
high-water mark over a channel in the mangroves. 
eggs. Two, whitish, with a zone formed of brownish and lavender 
spots round the larger end. Breeding-season: January and February. 
11. Mangrove-robin Qxioyornis leucurus Gould 
Quoy-orn'-is— Jean Rene Quoy (1790-1869), French scientist and ex¬ 
plorer, associated with Gaimard: leuc-ur'-tis— Gk, leucos , white; Gk 
ura (oura ), tail. 
distribution. Tropical northern Australia. 
notes. Also called White-tailed Shrike-robin. Inhabits the mangroves 
only, usually in pairs; it secures its food among the leaves. Call-note 
a short, low whistle, more frequently uttered in the breeding-season* 
Food: insects. 
nest. A compact, open, cup-sliaped structure, composed of strips of 
bark held together with cobwebs; lined with dry rootlets and grass 
and decorated on the outside with long strips of bark. Usually placed 
in the fork of a mangrove tree, up to 14 feet from the water. 
EGGS. Two, light green to dark olive-green, marked with small 
round spots of different shades of reddish-brown, with underlying 
markings of lilac. Breeding-season: August and September to January 
and February. 
12. Brown Whistler Pachycephala simplex Gould 
Pach'-y-ccph'-al-a-Gk, pachys , thick; Gk, cephale , head; sim'-plex— L. 
simplex, plain. 
distribution. Northern Territory. 
