. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . ut. But I heard the bird more often than I observedit. They are shy birds. On the 20th October (1S9S) we left camp at 8 after enjoying agood breakfast of damper and curried Wonga Pigeon. The four of us atabout six himdred yards from oiu camp entered the scmb, which we hadhardly been in, when we heard noisy Spine-tailed Orthonyxes crying outin all parts. All at once an Ortlwnyx flew from a nest wliich was builtat the foot of a tree. About tlu-ee feet from this ne
. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . ut. But I heard the bird more often than I observedit. They are shy birds. On the 20th October (1S9S) we left camp at 8 after enjoying agood breakfast of damper and curried Wonga Pigeon. The four of us atabout six himdred yards from oiu camp entered the scmb, which we hadhardly been in, when we heard noisy Spine-tailed Orthonyxes crying outin all parts. All at once an Ortlwnyx flew from a nest wliich was builtat the foot of a tree. About tlu-ee feet from this nest was a tuftof long green grass, out of which immediately after the Orthonyx flewthe Atrichia. We rushed over and found it contained two fresh eggs,which we were certain must be the Atrichias, considering the birdflew from the nest, and we all saw it was an Atrichia. After robbing the nest, we lay dovsm concealed in fems and under-growth in the scrab for nearly four hours, and witli giui pointed at thenest, waiting the return of Mi-s. Atrichia, but it wa« all for nothing,not the shghtest siglit of the bird was CEUAK SCKUD-ATKlCillA S XliST l.\ TLSSUCK l.\ a Ihoto by S. W. fackson. XESrS AXD EGGS OF ALSTKALIAX BIRDS. SO? 1 dug up tliu i-luinp of giass conUiiujiig llic uost by \\\v roots andtook it to our cauip and packed it safely away ; 1 pliotographed it beforeI took tlie eggs. The inside of the nest is lined with a kind of composi-tion just like cardboard.* It is the most peculiar lining 1 ever saw fora nest; the inside looks like a very small hollowed out pumjikinpossessing hard sides. Not even a leaf or feather waa inside, only thepeculiar white cardboard composition. The ront part of the nest lookslike that of Menura superba, only, of course, much smaller; the eggchamber is the same shape as that of the latter species, and the eggscan be seen within by a person when standing in front. The following persons forming my nesting party were with mew
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