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Nest. —A fairly large, open, cup-sliaped structure, composed of thin 
sticks and twigs; neatly lined with grass and rootlets. Placed in an upright 
forked branch of a tree about 20 feet from the ground. 
Eggs. —Usually four, greyish-green or cream, marked with roundish 
spots of umber and dull slate, the markings becoming more thickly 
crowded at the larger end. Breeding-season : October to January. 
19. White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus Vieillot 
Pol-i-o-lim-nas —Gk, polios, grey; Gk, limne, marsh : cin-er-e-us —L., 
cinereus , ashen. 
Distribution .—Northern Australia, from Kimberley to northern 
Queensland. 
Notes. —Inhabits the mangroves; a fearless species, spending its time 
on the mud or among the branches of the mangroves, where it climbs with 
ease. Food: insects of various kinds, worms, slugs, and the leaves of 
aquatic plants. 
Nest. —Placed on the ground and formed of coarse grasses; lined 
with finer materials. 
Eggs. —Three to six in number, greenish-white to light yellowish- 
clay, almost obscured with fleecy markings and streaks of dull chestnut- 
brown or yellowish-brown. Breeding-season : January to April. 
