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Cape York Peninsula. Fairly numerous in the tropical 
serubs throughout the peninsula. A few birds were noted 
on Banks (Moa) Island during 1919-20; also found breeding 
there. Not noted on any of the other islands that I have 
visited, within the area of the Great Barrier Reef, from 
Cape Melville northward. 
They are usually seen singly or in pairs; but up to five 
birds have ogcasionally been seen in the same food tree, 
from which, they fly off in different directions when dis- 
turbed. Their flight is medium swift and graceful, keeping 
well down within the shelter of the timber they wing their 
canopy of MEE: and nse with 
way through the tangled masxsxof ASX 2 
surety and ease; mr EABIO 5 
above the tree- tops when ‘erogsing a deep serub clad rav- 
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ine, 
often seen 
Though typically a scrub dwelling bird, I have geeasienxx 
Son in the belts of mangroves,and in the forest country 
adjacent to the scrubs. 
They call frequently during the day. ‘The call is a loud, 
medium-toned, throaty, bubbling,cooing, rapidly uttered, 
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oft repeated series of notes: Ooo-bellub- buk-coo, with 
interval 
from two to three secondsinmiteryaixbetween each call. 
At times a REE peed a ened, Cian call is uttered: 
che Sono OOo 
eee 
aS above; this call See 
SSVI , vee. thiscappears-to be a mat- 
ing call as I have only heard it utternd:when a pair of 
birds are together, 
