. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. 68 THE NATURALIST IN AUSTRALIA. enjoyed the privilege of participating in this cruise as the Captain's guest, and having manifested a special interest in this nest, a couple of blue-jackets were told off to scale the tree and to obtain all available data concerning its dimensions and present or recent tenancy. Not being the breeding season, the nest wsis then empty, but had evidently been tenanted the preceding year. Its diameter v^^as found to be no less than twelve JT'. Saville-Keiif, Photo. YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OSPREY, Pondion lowocephalus^


. The naturalist in Australia. Natural history. 68 THE NATURALIST IN AUSTRALIA. enjoyed the privilege of participating in this cruise as the Captain's guest, and having manifested a special interest in this nest, a couple of blue-jackets were told off to scale the tree and to obtain all available data concerning its dimensions and present or recent tenancy. Not being the breeding season, the nest wsis then empty, but had evidently been tenanted the preceding year. Its diameter v^^as found to be no less than twelve JT'. Saville-Keiif, Photo. YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OSPREY, Pondion lowocephalus^ p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kent, W. Saville (William Saville), d. 1908. London, Chapman & Hall


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