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Buloke, in the Wimmera District of Victoria, on 1st April, 1891. 

 The nest was built at a height of about tif teen feet, on the branch 

 of a Eucalyptus standing in the water, it was outwardly composed 

 of sticks lined inside with twigs, and contained hve eggs, one of 

 which was unfortunately broken in descending the tree. The 

 eggs are elongated ovals in form tapering gradually towards the 

 smaller end, where they are somewhat sharply pointed ; the shell 

 has a thick, white, calcareous covering, only a few scratches 

 here and there revealing the true colour underneath, which is 

 of a pale blue. Length (A) 2-41 x 1-45 inches, (B) 2-32 x l-42in., 

 (C) 2-34 X l-45in., (D) 2-43 x l-47in. Although very late in 

 the season, Mr. Ay res found another Darter's nest on the same 

 day, containing live newly hatched young ones. 



This species is found all over Australia, l)ut is more sparingly 

 distributed in the extreme southern and western jtortions of the 

 Continent. 



