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16. Western Shrike-thrush Colluricincla rufiventris Gould 
ru-fi-ven'-tris —L., rufus, red; L., venter, belly. 
Distribution. —Mid-western and South Australia, from North-west 
Cape to Eyre’s Peninsula. 
Notes .—Also known as the Buff-bellied Shrike-thrush. Some birds 
are very shy, others are fearless. It has several distinct songs, one of 
which is loud and musical though not so melodious as that of the Grey 
Shrike-thrush. Food: insects. 
Nest .—An open, cup-shaped structure, composed chiefly of strips of 
bark, and generally placed in the hollow of a dead stump or fork of a tree. 
Eggs —Two or three; very similar to those of the Grey Shrike- 
thrush. Breeding-season: September to November; also breeds in March 
and April. 
17. Brown-breasted Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi Hartert 
woodwardi— B. H. Woodward, a former director of Perth Museum 
Western Australia. 
Distribution. North-western Australia and Northern Territory. 
Notes. Keeps to the rocky open forest country; it is extremely shy 
as it flies or hops from rock to rock. Call-notes, loud and clear. Food: 
insects, mostly secured on the ground. 
Nest.— A cup-shaped structure, composed entirely of the reddish- 
brown roots of spinifex ( Triodia), and usually placed in cracks or holes 
in sandstone cliffs. 
11 *. u g j S '~7^° 0r - , th r? e ’ pearly-white or creamy-white, spotted and 
yfv 1 ? W,t l brownish-black, brown, and slate-grev markings, principally 
at the larger end. Breeding-season: December. 
18. Northern Fantail Rhipidura setosa Ouoy and Gaimard 
Rhip-id-fir'-a lit., fantail Gk, rhipis, rhipidos, fan; Gk, ura (oura ), tail- 
se-to-sa —L,., setosus, bristly. J 
Distribution.— Tropical northern Australia; also occurs in New 
Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. 
Notes .—Similar in habits to the Grey Fantail. 
Nest.—' Cup-shaped, with a stem or tail-piece, composed of strips of 
tea-tree bark, the outside being entirely covered with cobwebs. The tail 
heights up toVl feelT ‘ he b °"° m ° f the neSt ' Mt at Tarious 
B 3 SS.— Two creamy-white, with a darker shade forming a zone at 
the larger end. Breeding-season: October to January. S 
19. Grey Fantail Rhipidura flabellifera Gmeliti 
fla-bell-if -er-a —L., flabellum, fan; L., fcro, I bear. 
generally, and Tasmania; also occurs in 
New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and New Zealand 
