The Babbler. 69 



Tlie eggs are of a brownish-grey colour with cobweb-like markings, 

 easily washed off. The clntch usually consists of four or five eggs, 

 but Mr. North states that Mr. Jas. Ramsay once took fourteen from 

 one nest, which he had no doubt were the joint property of several 

 birds. Breeding takes place principally in the months of September, 

 October, and November. Mr. A. J. Campbell and other observers 

 record the existence of the Babbler in Queensland, New South Wales, 

 and South Australia, as well as in Victoria. 



