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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
during February or March. Inhabits the brushes and dense scrubs. Simi¬ 
lar in habits to the Black- faced Flycatcher. 
Nest. —A deep, cup-shaped structure, composed of fine strips of bark 
held together with spiders' webs; lined with fine rootlets and decorated 
on the outside with cocoons and moss. Usually built in an upright forked 
branch of a low tree or in the fork of a hanging vine, up to 20 feet from 
the ground. 
Eggs. — Two, dull white, spotted, more so at the larger end, with 
purple or reddish-brown markings. Breeding-season: October to 
January. 
10. White-eared Flycatcher Carterornis Icucotis Gould 
Carter or nis — Tom Carter, Australian ornithologist, born in England: 
leuc-dt'-is — Gk, leucoSj white; Gk, otos, genitive of ous, ear. 
Distribution. — Northern and eastern Queensland; also occurs in the 
Louisiade Archipelago and New Guinea. 
Notes. — In pairs, frequenting coastal scrubs; very active, catching 
most of its food on the wing. It hovers about the leaves of the tree-tops, 
in much the same manner as the Spinebill Honey-eater does. A very in¬ 
quisitive and noisy bird, calling and chattering incessantly. Food: small 
insects of various kinds. 
Nest. —A deep, cup-shaped structure, composed entirely of soft moss, 
spiders' cocoons, and cobwebs; lined with fine pieces of palm-fibre and 
hair-like black fern-stems. Built into the upright fork of a small shrub 
at about 10 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. — Two, whitish, evenly dotted all over with small but irregular 
spots of reddish-brown. (Type clutch taken on Fraser Island, Queens¬ 
land, October 1930). 
11- White-breasted Robin Quoyornis georgianus Quoy and Gaimard 
Quoyornis — Jean Rene Quoy (1790-1869), French scientist and explorer 
associated with Gaimard: georgianus— King George's Sound, Western 
Australia. 
Distribution T —South-western Australia. 
Notes. -Usually in pairs, inhabiting the dense scrubs; it is a very shy 
species, clinging to the bark of upright tree-trunks and branches in search 
of food, its call-notes resemble 1 Rawhow, kawhow, whowah, whow,” ut¬ 
tered loudly. Food : insects. 
Nest— A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of bark, fine 
twigs, and leaves ; lined with fine rootlets and grass. 
^99 s - — Two, olive or bronze-green, darker at the larger end. 
JBreeding-season: October. 
12. Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons Ramsay 
Hct’-cr-o-my-Aas—Gk, heteros, other; Gk, myia, fly: cin-er-e-i-frons-L , 
enter cus, ashen ; L., frons, forehead. 
Distribution. — Northern Queensland (Cardwell district). 
