. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . ary. The latestdate known to me was the end of January, when a fresh set was takenby Mr. B. E. Bard well. 230.—Ephthianura albifrons, Jardine and Selby.—(231)WHITE-FRONTED BUSH CHAT. Figure—Gould : Birds of Australia, lol , vol. iii . pi, 64. Reference.—-Cat. Birds Brit. Mus , vol vii , p 666 Previous Discyiptwns of Eggs.—Ramsay : Ibis, p. 178 (1863) id. , Gould; Birds of Australia, Handbook, vol. i , p 378 (1865) ; Campbell; Southern Science Record (1882); North; Aus
. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . ary. The latestdate known to me was the end of January, when a fresh set was takenby Mr. B. E. Bard well. 230.—Ephthianura albifrons, Jardine and Selby.—(231)WHITE-FRONTED BUSH CHAT. Figure—Gould : Birds of Australia, lol , vol. iii . pi, 64. Reference.—-Cat. Birds Brit. Mus , vol vii , p 666 Previous Discyiptwns of Eggs.—Ramsay : Ibis, p. 178 (1863) id. , Gould; Birds of Australia, Handbook, vol. i , p 378 (1865) ; Campbell; Southern Science Record (1882); North; Austn Mus. Cat., pi. 13, fig. II, (1889). Geugruphical Distribution.—South Queensland, New South Wales,Victoria, South, West, and North-west Australia, and Tasmania. Ne:it.—Cup-shaped ; composed outwardly of dead stalks of plants,grass and fine rootlets ; lined inside with hair—cow, horse, &c. ; usuallyplaced near the ground in the centre of a thick low bush, or in rush-likegrass in open or heath-like land. Dimensions over all: 4 inches by 3inches in depth ; egg cavity, 2| inches across by li inches NEST OF THE LITTLE FIELD WREN. Fum a Fholo by the Aulhvr. iVESTS AXD J-Aias 01 AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 283 Egtjs.—Clutch, three usually, foiu- occasioually; somewhat round iufonn ; textuie of shell tiue ; sm-facc shghtly glossy ; colour, white, some-times with a faint pinkish blush, moderately marked with spots and roundblotches, chielly round Uie upper quarter, of rich or dark purplish-brown,and duller coloured markings of the same tint. Dimensions in inchesof a proper clutch: (1) t x 57, (2) -7 x -56, (3) -68 x -56; of a smaller-sized pail-: (1) -68 X -54, (2) -68 x -54. Observations.—The common Bush Chat is an exceedingly interestingand pleasing bird, enjoying a somewhat extensive habitat from SouthQueensland down southward and across to Western Australia, andincluding Ta,smania. Gould and Dr. Ramsay do not include Tasmaniain the habitat for the White-fronted Ch
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