. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . e rock, with beetling walls allround. We steered for a slight indentation, which seemed oiu onlychance by iwhich to scramble to the summit. Tlie rocks were prettilydecorated with grey-coloiu^ed lichens and bright-green pig-face weed,which, with large, stany, white flowers, trailed over in parts the ledgesof rocks. Amongst other birds—Mutton Birds, Gulls, Oyster Catcliers,&c.—we found this place a breeding home of the chaiming little FairyDove Petrel. It was breeding i
. Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon . e rock, with beetling walls allround. We steered for a slight indentation, which seemed oiu onlychance by iwhich to scramble to the summit. Tlie rocks were prettilydecorated with grey-coloiu^ed lichens and bright-green pig-face weed,which, with large, stany, white flowers, trailed over in parts the ledgesof rocks. Amongst other birds—Mutton Birds, Gulls, Oyster Catcliers,&c.—we found this place a breeding home of the chaiming little FairyDove Petrel. It was breeding in numbci-s in the crevices of rock oriuid(!r the densely-matted stems and roots of tlie pig-face weed. Severalbirds and many eggs (the latter advanced state of incubation) weresecured. This bird has been discovered breeding in other parts of theStrait, notably on Albatross Rock, where Messrs. D. Le Souef andH. P. C. Ashworth found them in 1894, Craggy Island, and other spots. We believed birds at first to be Prion dcxoldtii^, wiiich theP. ariel resembles much in colour and general appeaiaiice, but the. MUTTON BIRD EGCING-NUKTH-EAST a Photo bv tht Author.
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