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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Notes .—Also called Chestnut-rumped (or tailed) Ground-wren and 
Scrub-warbler. In pairs or small parties, according to the seasons, fre¬ 
quenting heath-lands. It is shy and retiring, moving along the ground or 
among the undergrowth with great rapidity. Has a melodious song and 
is a wonderful mimic. Food: insects of various kinds, procured on the 
ground or in the vegetation. 
Nest .—A dome-shaped structure with a side entrance, composed of 
grasses and bark; lined with feathers; placed on or near the ground in a 
low bush. 
Eggs .—Two or three, pinkish-white to buff, spotted with shades of 
brown, more so at the larger end where a zone is formed. Breeding-sea¬ 
son: July to December. 
7. Shy Heath-wren Hylacola cauta Gould 
caut'-a —L., cautus, shy. 
Distribution.—New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia to south¬ 
western Australia and Kangaroo Island. 
Notes. Also called Shy Ground-wren and Shv Scrub-warbler. Simi¬ 
lar in habits to the Heath-wren. 
^ eS ti dome-shaped structure with a side entrance, composed of 
bark and grasses; lined with finer grasses, sometimes with feathers or 
other soft material; placed near the ground. 
%r.- Tw ° or three, faint purplish-brown, minutely freckled with 
purphsh-brownmarkmgs, slightly deeper at the larger end. often forming 
a zone. Breeding-season: September to November or December. 
8. Striated Field-wren Calamanthus fuiiginosus Vigors and Horsfield 
L rKd; <*' a "‘ hoS - bird: 
tra.ia D SS” a -f W S ° Ulh WaleS ' ViCtoria ' South Au, 
pairs"" m3L“ a ,? ed and Mock Quail. Usually in 
A shy bird spending most of'Vsf - leat 1 ands anc * low stunted scrub-lands. 
moves amon^the'undergrowth whh grea^Ilerilv ' °i\ r .""“ h * « 
song, usually uttered while perched nn S f H a ver - v Phasing 
Food: insects of various kinds nm™ *} topmost twig of a low bush, 
vegetation. All the species n f iW ocured 011 the ground or among the 
AVt/_ A r ? ? hlS genUS carr -v their tails erect. 
posed of moss, dried grMses^anTleave^- 11 !* 311 , , entr, ' i 1 nc ? at the side > coin ' 
or near the ground. ’ c es » l Jn od with feathers; placed on 
shades^of thl'groun^ colour° f - brown > clouded with darker 
Breeding-season: July or"TugutTo December. 
