Nojco s; Synoicus australis. 
Their call is a fairly loud, plaintive, two-note whistle: 
Tuu-wheeeece; repeated at intervals; frequently heard at 
daybreak, and late in the afternoon; occasionally through 
the day during dull wet weather. . 
Usually seen in coveys of up to a dozen birds, in heavily 
poedod forest country; and occasionally in open country 
in the vicinity of swamps and lagoons. They rarely flush 
until almost walked on, then, as a rule, the covey flashes 
