. The birds of Australia. Birds. 298 THE BIKDS OP AUSTKALIA The Pale Scrub-Robin, 7). palUdus.—Western Australia. Like the pre- ceding, but lighter brown above and creamy white below. The Eastern Scrub-Robin, D. superciliaris.—North and Bast Australia. Chestnut brown above, brightest on the tail; two white bars across the black wing; half the tail feathers tipped with white; a white eyebrow, and a black spot above the eye, and a vertical black streak below; below fawn-white. Length 7 inches. Forms an open nest of small sticks among the dead leaves at the foot of a tree. Eggs 2, stone-grey, thi
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 298 THE BIKDS OP AUSTKALIA The Pale Scrub-Robin, 7). palUdus.—Western Australia. Like the pre- ceding, but lighter brown above and creamy white below. The Eastern Scrub-Robin, D. superciliaris.—North and Bast Australia. Chestnut brown above, brightest on the tail; two white bars across the black wing; half the tail feathers tipped with white; a white eyebrow, and a black spot above the eye, and a vertical black streak below; below fawn-white. Length 7 inches. Forms an open nest of small sticks among the dead leaves at the foot of a tree. Eggs 2, stone-grey, thickly covered with umber blotches, 1 by .7 "The ; A. H. B. Mattinglev. Scrub-Robin {Drymaoedus brunneopygius) Nest and Young. Genus Hylacola. Ground-Wrens. Strictly Australian. The two species are small birds, found in open scrub country, creeping among the thickets or perched on a bush. Generally in small companies, like the Blue Wrens, and like them carrying the tail erect. Birds of agreeable song. The nest is dome-shaped with a narrow protruding entrance;. 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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