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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Nest .—A cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of soft bark, 
grasses, and rootlets; coated with mosses and cobwebs; lined with hair, 
fur, or plant down. Generally built between a projecting piece of bark 
and the side of a tree, in a burnt-out trunk or hollow log, or in a crevice 
of a rocky embankment. 
Eggs .—Three to four, pale greenish or bluish-white, finely dotted or 
irregularly blotched with shades of brown and underl}dng markings of dull 
lavender, more so at the larger end. Breeding-season: September to 
December or January. 
6. Eastern White-face Aphelocephala leucopsis Gould 
Aph-el-o-ccpK-a-la —Gk, ciphcles, smooth; Gk, cephale, head: leiic-ops-is 
—Gk, leucos, white; Gk, opsis 9 appearance. 
Distribution .—Southern and central Australia. 
Notes .—Also called White-faced Titmouse and Squeaker. Usually 
in pairs or flocks, and often observed feeding in the company of the 
Yellow-tailed Thornhill. It frequents chiefly open forest country and 
cleared lands, securing most of its food on the"ground. A sociable species 
with a cheerful song. Food: insects and their larvae, and seeds. 
Nest .—A domed structure, loosely constructed of strips of bark and 
grasses; lined with feathers or other soft materials. Generally placed in 
the cavity of a stump or post, and often in a shed or dwelling/ 
i i Three to five, white to pale buff, profusely spotted and 
blotched with shades of brown and purplish-grey markings, often forming 
a zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: June to October or November. 
7^ Western White-face Aphelocephala castaneiventris Milligan 
cas-tan-e-i-ven-tris — L., castaneus , chestnut; L., venter , belly. 
Distribution.— Western and north-western Australia to central 
Australia. 
^ -Usually, in pairs or flocks, frequenting chiefly open scrub- 
mnS.l V S T 1 111 k**? to the Extern White-face. Its call-note is 
nrnrmVi 10U uJ 1 latiei plaintive. Food: insects of various kinds and seeds 
procured on the ground. 
WhiW»rT S r lilar If s ^P e and construction to that of the Eastern 
prickly Push cneia - v P^ced m a hollow stump or tree-trunk, or in a 
withYedkiL T l h , ree t0 f T r ’ tfnWsh-white. profusely spotted and blotched 
dark zone S'S T ^ ^kings, forming a large and 
October " C ai ^ er cnck Ereedn^-geason: August, September, and 
S Chestnut-breasted White-face Aphelocephala pectoralis Gould 
pec-tor-a -lis~ L., pectoralis, breasted. 
Distribution. Central Australia and the interior of South Australia. 
