. The birds of Australia. Birds. 276 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA There are two species of the Tree-tits. The Short-billed Tree-tit, S. hrevivostris.—New South Wales, South Australia, and the Centre. Dull olive-yellow above, pale yellowish- buff below; the eyebrow reddish-brown. It is more of an inland than a coast bird. The Yellow-tinted Tree-tit, S. florescens.—North and West Australia. Is pale olive-yellow above, and sulphur-yellow below; the eyebrow is whitish. Its habits are those of its From life. Hooded Robin A. H. E. Mattingley. Petroeca Mcolor. Genus Gerygone. Fly-eaters. Small w
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 276 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA There are two species of the Tree-tits. The Short-billed Tree-tit, S. hrevivostris.—New South Wales, South Australia, and the Centre. Dull olive-yellow above, pale yellowish- buff below; the eyebrow reddish-brown. It is more of an inland than a coast bird. The Yellow-tinted Tree-tit, S. florescens.—North and West Australia. Is pale olive-yellow above, and sulphur-yellow below; the eyebrow is whitish. Its habits are those of its From life. Hooded Robin A. H. E. Mattingley. Petroeca Mcolor. Genus Gerygone. Fly-eaters. Small woodland birds, the Australian species with white throats and yellow breasts, which busy themselves in hunting for tiny insects which they discover amid the denser foliage of the upper boughs. At the pairing and breeding time the song is liquid and varied. The more widely distributed species, living in New South Wales during the summer months, is often, and not undeservedly, called the "Native ; The nest is a beautiful structure. It is suspended from the leafy twigs of a bushy tree; is oblong-oval in shape, with a narrow entrance in the side, which is almost concealed by a small protecting hood and the bottom of the nest terminates in a small beard or tail. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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