Derivation
A-my-torn'-is - Gk, amytis, daughter of Astyages; Gk, ornis, a bird: housei - Dr. F.M. House (1865 - 1936), naturalist and medical practitioner, WA
Habitat
Gullies, rocky ravines, gorges, hillsides, sandstone outcrops, escarpments and tumbled boulder-fields, usually with a sparse covering of trees over a dense layer of spinifex and a sparse scattering of shrubs.
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