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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
12. Helmeted Friar-bird Philemon yorki Mathews 
yorki —Cape York (northern Queensland). 
Distribution .—Northern and eastern Queensland to Mackay. 
Notes .—Fairly common in open forest country, frequenting the 
flowering trees. It is aggressive towards smaller birds, as well as being 
exceptionally noisy; its call-note, resembling “Poor devil, poor devil/’ is 
constantly repeated. Food: insects, nectar, native fruits, and berries. 
Nest .—A deep, cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of bark, 
grasses, and roots, compactly woven together; lined with fine grasses and 
rootlets. Usually suspended from a forked branch of a tree, at heights 
up to 40 feet or more from the ground. 
Eggs .—Three or four, pinkish-white, spotted and boldly blotched 
with reddish-brown and dull purple, the markings being bigger and more 
numerous about the larger end. Breeding-season: August to January. 
13. Noisy Friar-bird Philemon corniculatus Latham 
corn-ic-u-la-tus —L., corniculatus, horned. 
Distribution .—Eastern Australia. 
Notes .—Also called Leatherhead, Monk, Four-o’-clock, Pimlico, and 
Poor Soldier. It is plentiful in open forest, brush, and scrub-lands, being 
a noisy and pugnacious bird of nomadic habits. At times it does consider¬ 
able damage in orchards. Its call resembles the words “Poor soldier,” 
Pimlico, Four-o’-clock, ’ and so on. Food: insects, nectar, native fruits 
berries, and cultivated fruits. 
Nest—A deep, open, cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of 
ark and grasses, compactly woven together with cobwebs and cocoons • 
neatly lined with dried grasses. Usually suspended from a drooping 
branch, often overhanging water, at heights up to 50 feet or more from 
.i to f ° ui :> Pinkish-buff, spotted with clouded markings of 
January ^ ^ plnT> lsh- £ re - v - Breeding-season: August to December or 
14. Red Wattle-bird Anthochcera caruncnlata Shaw 
An-tlw-char-a—Gk anthosBowcv ; Gk, chaircin, to rejoice: car-un-cu- 
la-ta L., carcunculatus, with small pieces of flesh. 
western Fro . I J 1 southern Queensland to Victoria to south¬ 
western Australia; accidental to New Zealand 
NomJdtc iAjvl C J', Cd f Gi !!‘ bird ’ WttW Honey-eater, and Mutton-bird. 
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