BIRDS OF THE BRUSHES AND BIG SCRUBS 
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Notes. —Also called Ashy-fronted Robin; usually in pairs, frequent¬ 
ing the densely timbered ranges; it is seldom seen at any great height 
from the ground. Similar in habits to the Yellow Robin. Food: insects of 
various kinds and their larvae. 
Nest .—A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs, rootlets, and 
moss; lined with fibre from the lawyer-vine. Usually built between the 
forked stems of a lawyer-vine. 
Eggs .—One, rarely two, greenish or buffy-white, marked with heavy 
blotches of umber and underlying markings of lavender, chiefly at the 
larger end. Breeding-season: September to January. 
13. White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa Gould 
Poe'-cil-o-dry-as —Gk, poicilos, mottled; Gk, dryas, a dryad: su-per-cil-i- 
ds-a —L., superciliosiis, browed. 
Distribution. —Northern Territory and northern Queensland. 
Notes .—Usually in pairs, frequenting the margins of scrubs; it is 
similar in habits to the Yellow Robin, but much shyer. Food: insects. 
Nest. —A cup-shaped structure, composed of twigs and grass, matted 
together with cobwebs; lined with fibre. 
Eggs. —Two, pale greenish, spotted and blotched with purplish-brown 
or chestnut with underlying markings of lavender. Breeding-season: Oc¬ 
tober to January. 
14. Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris Gould 
cer-vi-ni-ven -tris —L., cervinus , coloured like a stag; L., venter , belly. 
Distribution. —North-western Australia to western Queensland (from 
Derby to Gregory River). 
Notes. —Usually in pairs, inhabiting brushes and mangroves; it is 
very tame, and feeds on the ground, but also searches the tree-trunks for 
food. Call-note, a loud piping whistle, repeated four times. Food: insects 
and their larva?. 
Nest. —A cup-shaped structure, neatly composed of very fine rootlets 
and tendrils, and decorated with strips of bark. 
Eggs. —Two. pale green, banded on the larger end with blotches of 
reddish-brown, some of which are distributed over the surface. Breeding- 
season: October to December (north-western Australia). 
15. Northern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria chrysorrhoa Gould 
E-op-saV-tri-a —Gk, cos , dawn; psaltria , harper: chrys-orr(h)'-o-a — 
Gk, chrysos, golden; Gk, orrhos, tail. 
Distribution. —Northern and eastern Queensland and north-eastern 
New South Wales. 
# Notes .—Usually in pairs, inhabiting the brushes and big scrubs. Simi¬ 
lar in habits to the Eastern Yellow Robin, but less confiding. 
Nest. —Similar to that of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
Eggs. —Similar to those of the Eastern Yellow Robin. 
