. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . as, as usual, a very large dome-shaped and unpretentious looking structure,composed of sticks, bark, dead ferns, dead leaves, and flakes of moss, which the birds had scraped andgathered from the rocks in the damp gully, and was picturesquely situated amongst ferns on the ground,at the foot of a giant Turpentine Tree (Syncarpia laurifolia). I have found several nests in the latterscrubs, which afford a natural and beautiful retreat for these inter
. Egg collecting and bird life of Australia. Catalogue and data of the "Jacaksonian oological collection," illustrated with numerous photographs .. . as, as usual, a very large dome-shaped and unpretentious looking structure,composed of sticks, bark, dead ferns, dead leaves, and flakes of moss, which the birds had scraped andgathered from the rocks in the damp gully, and was picturesquely situated amongst ferns on the ground,at the foot of a giant Turpentine Tree (Syncarpia laurifolia). I have found several nests in the latterscrubs, which afford a natural and beautiful retreat for these interesting birds. It is ideal Lyre Birdcountry, and I have traversed it on foot for many miles ; every gully has its rippling water course;towering Eucalyjits rise from a tangle of vines, fern trees, and sub-tropical undergrowth, so thick thatthe sunlight barely filters through, and here the retiring bird disports himself in peace and comparativesecurity. The casual observer, if asked to name one out of the many feathered inhabitants of theAustralian bush as especially deserving of distinction, might find some difficulty in arriving af a decision,. ec;g of thk lyre birij (Afenura siiperba.) (Natural size.) (See data No. .i/3 ) 128 ^•j THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. Data Campbells No. ofNo. Book. for from the tiny Blue Wren to the gorgeous Rifle Bird of Paradise, the range of bird life is so wideand varied, as to render such a choice extremely difficult. If, however, there is such a thing as anaristocracy among the , for distinction, that is not merely based on fine feathers or , the palm should certainly be accorded to the Lyre Bird, as his handsome yet not garish plumage,his retiring habits, exacting selection of the loveliest localities wherein to live and breed, and uniqueaccom|)lishments of mimicry and vocalisation, render him a type apart from all others, a very patricianamongst his feathered kindred. Though the Lyre Bird is not a common sight
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