. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . d uponthe dead upright forked limbsmuch more frequently than onthose which are green. Thedecoration of these nests, whichis often very beautiful, may beclaimed as evidence of the exist-ence of aesthetic sensibilityamongst birds ; but although myyears of observation lead me tocredit birds with a certain amountof reasoning power, I, like othernaturalists and lovers of nature,am inclined to think that utilityand protective mimicry arc in themain res
. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . d uponthe dead upright forked limbsmuch more frequently than onthose which are green. Thedecoration of these nests, whichis often very beautiful, may beclaimed as evidence of the exist-ence of aesthetic sensibilityamongst birds ; but although myyears of observation lead me tocredit birds with a certain amountof reasoning power, I, like othernaturalists and lovers of nature,am inclined to think that utilityand protective mimicry arc in themain responsible for all the won-derful skill and art tiisplayed intheir architecture, and it is thiswhich makes ornithology such adelightful study. The two accom-panying photographs (pages 64and 66) show how neatly theselittle birds can cover or thatchthe nest with small shingles ofbark, which are perpendicularlyfastened on with cobwebs and aglutinous secretion, making itclosely resemble the branch uponwhich it has been built. Duringsome seasons these birds arerather common inthe bush aboutSydney. egg of this clutch measures in inches = 067 x 053. NEST OK THIi TREE RUNNER. (Nearly natural size.) Loc. Glen Igie Peak, Clarence River, {See (hila Nu. 3*i^ page 67.) BLACK-CAPPED TREE RUNNER,Sit/tila piica/a, of 3 eggs, taken by J. A. Hill at Kewell, near Murtoa, Victoria, on the 27th of September,1894. The markings on these specimens are larger than on those of the previous set. An egg of thisclutch measures in inches = o-6S x 0^53. 66 N^- j THE JACKSONIAN COLLECTION. Data Campliells No. ofNo. Book. E^g8. 382 278 3 WHITE-HEADED TREE RUNNER, Si//,//ii kucocfphala, of 3 eggs, taken at Glen Ugie Peak. This very rocky mountain, whicii is also known as , is of volcanic origin. It rises abruptly from comparatively level country, and has portions ofits sides thickly clothed with lu.\uriant sub-tropical growth. At the foot there is a spl
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