. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . rns, no nestwas discovered. Events proved that Rose Robins had been actually breeding nearerMelbourne than had been supposed by collectors, and were beUeved to bethe Pink-breasted species, which they gi-eatly resemble, and for which theRose-breasted birds may be easily mistaken in the bush unless shot andhandled. Mr. J. Gabriel sprang a mine on local collectors (including him-self) by obtaining a pair of birds, together with their nest and eggs, andfoi-warding them to
. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . rns, no nestwas discovered. Events proved that Rose Robins had been actually breeding nearerMelbourne than had been supposed by collectors, and were beUeved to bethe Pink-breasted species, which they gi-eatly resemble, and for which theRose-breasted birds may be easily mistaken in the bush unless shot andhandled. Mr. J. Gabriel sprang a mine on local collectors (including him-self) by obtaining a pair of birds, together with their nest and eggs, andfoi-warding them to the Australian Museum, Sydney, where they wereprouoimced and described as the Rose-breasted Robins. I had been working further afield, and the same season obtained,through the goodness of Mr. De Lany, an authenticated nest andeggs, also a skin of the dear little Robin, taken at Wombat Creek, in theGlen Wills district (Victoria). Mr. Dc Lany observed that these Robins take their food wliilc on thewing, much after the fashion of Fantails and Flycatchers, and that thefemale bird only sits, being fed on the nest by the KOSE-HREASTED ROLUN S NICSTIrom a Photo by the Aiitl-or. XESTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. \^\ Of all the beautiful lichcn-bcdcckcd, moss-made nests of Australkuibirds, I give the preference for perfection to that of the Rose-breasted I am biassed by the romantic places and situations where the birdusually builds. The first nest I chanced to find, in the end of October,1888 (but I then thought it belonged to its cousin, the Pink-breastedRobin), wiis nearly ready for eggs, and was situated in a mossy fork of afr:igiaiit musk-tree in a shady forest nook of the Dandcnongs. Aftervisiting the locality for three successive weeks, I was tempted to bringthe nest to Melbourne without the eggs, the birds evidently havingdeserted their pretty home, perhaps on iiccoiuit of my wanton (to them)inquisitivcncss, which was fortunate for them, for had there bee
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