. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . F. T. A. Jackson coming downfrom the nest. 45 25s 29 ^°j THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. CttmiiUoHif No. ofNo. ilook. IWiia. in a tall Blue Eucalypt (Eucalyptus ), which was nine feet through. Both these nests were placeat an altitude of over ninety feet, and within half a mile of one another, and in 1895 my brother climbedup to them, and although they appeared quite clean and new, they contained no eggs ; it was verydisappointin
. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . F. T. A. Jackson coming downfrom the nest. 45 25s 29 ^°j THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. CttmiiUoHif No. ofNo. ilook. IWiia. in a tall Blue Eucalypt (Eucalyptus ), which was nine feet through. Both these nests were placeat an altitude of over ninety feet, and within half a mile of one another, and in 1895 my brother climbedup to them, and although they appeared quite clean and new, they contained no eggs ; it was verydisappointing after such tedious and difficult climbing. Our first set of these eggs was taken from atall Blackbutt Eucalyi)t (Eucalyptus pilularis) near the sea shore, south of the Clarence River Heads,during September of 1896. The eggs vary both in size and shape, and I have seen some specimensvery round, though as a matter of fact they are in most cases pointed ovals, such as the set now undernotice. I engaged two aborigines at (irafton during season 1895, to go hunting for the eggs of thiseagle, and equijipcd tliLUi with the necessary rations, etc.,
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