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Marshall, 1945
Palau
Colluricincla melanoleuca
among the branches.
Song: Quality & structure of Black-
headed Grackle - more rufled and
shorter duration. Very musical,
Loud & pleasing, but lacking
thrush quality of robin. Clear
loud and whistled (Easy to
imitate & does attract the bird).
Nesting: Peleliu 4 December A bird
seen carrying a twig in its bill.
It would fly around its tree
with this stick go into the
tree then come out & fly around
with the stick again.
Never see them out in the open
or away from densest forest under
natural conditions (Koror, Babel).
Absent from 2nd growth forest on
Babel. But on Peleliu
where there is not enough
habitat to go around, you see
the birds everywhere & they
fly very low and swiftly (like
a thrush) from one patch of
trees to the next.
No set posture - the bird is
continually craning its neck - looking
every-which way.