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It trusts more, to creeping and running among the bushes 

 than to flying. As a matter of fact, its wings are ill- adapted 

 for flight. A visit to the class of land it inhabits will at once 

 reveal the fact that it must be half its time unable to fly, 

 owing to the saturated state of the leaves damping its 

 plumage to such an extent that such a course is fraught with 

 difflcultv. 



Emu -Wren. 



Its voice is a make-up of notes that resemble a twitter 

 rather than a song, and is not to be compared to that of 

 the Blue Wren in quahty. 



The breeding months are September and October ; evidently 

 the birds do not exceed the period comprised in these two 

 months, as no eggs are found later in the season. Certainly 

 they are rare at any time. 



In this group are other genera. The Grass- Wrens {Amytis 



