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or blotched with shades of brown, and underlying spots of dull violet-grey ; 
the markings usually predominate on the larger end. Breeding-season: 
July or August to December. 
3. Pink Robin Pctroica rodinogaster Drapiez—3A. Female 
rod-in-o-gas'-ter —Gk, rodinos ( rhodinos ), rosy; Gk, gaster, belly. 
Distribution .—Victoria and Tasmania; accidental to South Australia. 
Notes .—Also called Pink-breasted Robin and Magenta-breasted 
Robin. Usually in pairs, frequenting heavily timbered mountain ranges 
and gullies during the spring and summer, moving to more open country 
in autumn and winter. Its call-note closely resembles “Tick, tick, tick.” 
Food: insects of various kinds and their larvae. 
Nest.—A small, cup-shaped structure, composed of green moss bound 
together with cobwebs; lined with fur and down from the fronds of tree- 
ferns; the nest is decorated on the outside with lichen. Generally built 
into a forked horizontal branch. 
Eggs.— Three or four, greenish-white, minutely dotted and spotted 
with pale brown, and underlying markings of lavender predominating at 
the larger end. Breeding-season: October to December or January. 
4. Rose Robin Petroica rosea Gould—4A. Female 
ro’-se-a —L., roseus , rosy. 
Distribution .—Eastern Australia, from northern Queensland to 
Victoria. 
Notes. —Also called Rose-breasted Robin. Usually in pairs, frequent¬ 
ing coastal rain forests and contiguous mountain ranges, where it breeds. 
During the autumn and winter months it frequents chiefly the more open 
country. Its call-note resembles “Tick, tick, tick;” it also has a pretty 
song like “We-we-widi-wre-etle.” Food: insects and their larvae. 
Nest. —A small, cup-shaped structure, composed of soft fibres and 
moss, bound together with cobwebs; lined with fur or plant down. Beauti¬ 
fully decorated on the outside with lichen. Generally built at a consider¬ 
able height on a horizontal branch. 
Eggs .—Three, bluish-grey, minutely dotted and spotted, especially on 
the larger end, with purplish-brown markings. Breeding-season : October 
to December. 
5. Flame Robin Pctroica phcenicea Gould—5A. Female 
phce-nic'-e-a —Gk, phoiniceos, red. 
Distribution .—New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the 
islands of Bass Strait, and Tasmania. 
lVotes. —Also called Flame-breasted Robin. Usually in pairs, fre¬ 
quenting cleared areas in the coastal ranges, and during the colder months 
the warmer lowlands. Its song is best expressed by the words “You-may- 
come, if-you-will, to-the-sea.” Food: insects of various kinds and their 
larvae. 
