. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . RCiLioscs, Vigors and Horsfield.—(294)WHITE-BROWED BABBLER. Fi<;iiye.—Gould: Birds of Australia, fol., vol. iv., pi. 22. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol vii., p. 419. Previous Descriptions of Eggs:—Gould: Birds of Australia (1848); also Handbook, vol. i., p. 483 (1S65) : Ramsay; Trans. Phil. Soc, N S. Wales, with pi. (1865). Geogrnjihiral Dintrihutioii.—Austraha in general. Xexf.—Similar to that of P. laiiporalix, but proportionally smaller;bulky, dome-shape
. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . RCiLioscs, Vigors and Horsfield.—(294)WHITE-BROWED BABBLER. Fi<;iiye.—Gould: Birds of Australia, fol., vol. iv., pi. 22. Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol vii., p. 419. Previous Descriptions of Eggs:—Gould: Birds of Australia (1848); also Handbook, vol. i., p. 483 (1S65) : Ramsay; Trans. Phil. Soc, N S. Wales, with pi. (1865). Geogrnjihiral Dintrihutioii.—Austraha in general. Xexf.—Similar to that of P. laiiporalix, but proportionally smaller;bulky, dome-shaped, with hooded side entrance; constructed of sticks;lined inside with such soft materials as portions of flowers, feathers,grass, bark and wool. Usually placed in a low tree or bush. Ee/e/a.—Clutch, throe to five; stout oval; texture of shell fine;surface slightly glossy; colour, lightish grey, clouded with a dark colourand usually streaked with fine hair-like lines of dark-brown or in inches of a pair: (1) 99 x-66, (2) 95 x 67 ; a smaller-sized set of three : -9 x -65 inches each. (Plate 11.). NESTS ECGS OF AUSTRAUAN R/KPS. 2-\ Ohservatinns.—This smaller-sized Babbler has a wider distributionthan the common variety, being found in both Eastern and WesternAustralia. Like its lai-ger cousin, it may be seen, even in the same locality,seven or eight in a flock hopping over the gi-ound like rats, pullingaway at the short grass or Icvci-ing over lumps of bark or sticks withits boak or head. When distuilKMl, with spread tail and wings, thesebirds leap actively from branch to branch tluough the trees, uttciingchattering noises, but not quite so loudly as the Temporal or CommonBabbler. The eggs of this species in my collection I took in the Mallec, endof October, 1884—two nests, two and three eggs respectively. Thenests were lined with giM-ss, fur and diy cattle manure. Mr. James G. McDougall infonns me he has taken the eggs of thisspecies in South
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