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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Nest. —Composed of fur, hair, strips of soft bark, dried grasses, and 
vegetable down; placed in a hollow limb or the trunk of a tree at heights 
up to 30 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. —Two or three, pinkish-white, spotted and speckled with pink¬ 
ish-red and purplish-red markings. Breeding-season: September to De¬ 
cember. 
14. Black-tailed Tree-creeper Climacteris melanura Gould 
mel'-an-ur-a —Gk, melas (melanos ), black; Gk, ura ( oura ), tail. 
Distribution. —North-western Australia (from Derby) to western 
Queensland. 
Notes. —Usually in pairs; found in timbered river-flats clothed in 
coolabah, bloodwood, wattle, bauhinia, and silver box. Habits similar to 
the other Tree-creepers. 
Nest. — Composed of soft bark, fur, and dried grasses, and placed 
in a hollow spout or trunk of a tree. 
Eggs- —Two, pinkish-white, spotted, blotched, and speckled with num¬ 
erous and well-distributed markings of pinkish-red and purple, with a well- 
defined cap at the larger end. Breeding-season : September to January. 
15. Allied Tree-creeper Climacteris wellsi Grant 
zvellsi —T. Wells, ornithologist, British Museum, London. 
Distribution. —Mid- western Australia. 
Notes. Native name Chinin-chinin. Similar in habits to the other 
1 ree-creepers. The female has a rusty-red marking on its fore-neck. 
Nest. — Similar to that of the Black-tailed Tree-creeper. 
Eggs. — Similar to those of the Black-tailed Tree-creeper. 
