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proving very fatal to that destructive pest, the cockchafer- 

 beetle. The erected crest and animation of the sprightly bird, 

 as it climbs or clings to the branches of the trees, are very 

 characteristic. 



White-bellied Shrike-Tit. 



The rareness of the species hes more with the nest than its 

 owner. Hidden away on a slender twig on the top of a tall 

 tree, it is not only difficult to find out, but to procure. Two 

 nests, taken in Peppermint Gums [E. amygdalina) some 



