. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . NEST OF BUFF-RUMPED THORN-BILL. rufous foreiiead and deeper ochraceous-buft under surface,tinguish the latter darker race, 1 would suggest the name of Geohasihus australis. With theabove specimens, Mr. A. Zietz, the Assistant Director of the South Australian Museum,writes me as follows:—Gould states Geohasilens reguloidcs is extremely common in SouthAustralia, where I observed it in every part of the country I visited; but the birds I amsending you are not common. I have tried for the past twelve years to obtain specimens,and
. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . NEST OF BUFF-RUMPED THORN-BILL. rufous foreiiead and deeper ochraceous-buft under surface,tinguish the latter darker race, 1 would suggest the name of Geohasihus australis. With theabove specimens, Mr. A. Zietz, the Assistant Director of the South Australian Museum,writes me as follows:—Gould states Geohasilens reguloidcs is extremely common in SouthAustralia, where I observed it in every part of the country I visited; but the birds I amsending you are not common. I have tried for the past twelve years to obtain specimens,and have only succeeded in getting two. Mr. Ashby is, however, sending you three additionalskins. G. reguloidcs is either very uncommon, or Gould must have mistaken G. chrysorrhousfor it, which is found nearlv exerywhere about prickly acacia hedges, as both birds bearsome superficial resemblance to each other as they fly; otherwise G. reguloidcs has entirelydisappeared from this district. 288 Dr. A. M. Morgan, who was in Sydney when I was examining thes
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