304 



Pictures of Bird Life 



tliiity feet up one of the smaller trees, but on climbing 

 to it tliere was no appearance of any nest. 



Soon after starting on our first day, a colony of Spoon- 

 bills were seen nesting among the reeds about fifty yards 

 from tlie sliore in a lagoon. The wliite plimiage of tlie 



Nest of Raven {Curviis corax). 



birds could be seen througli tlie thick growth, as we rode 

 alono- the ed"-e of the water. One of the men was :,ent 

 round for a punt not far away, while we dismounted and 

 hobbled the horses. By the time tlie camera had been got 

 ready and wading-trousers got into, ^lamiele had arrived 

 with a rickety. Hat-bottomed affair, called a "' lanclia." in whicli 



