OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. 



115 



Nest. — Cup-shaped, and made of grasses, with a Ught 

 feather Hning within it. It is placed in damp ground at the 

 foot of a bush or tussock. This species breeds during the 

 coldest months of the winter. 



Field-Wren. 



Eggs. — Three to the clutch ; much bulged in form, and 

 having a colour varying between a reddish-brown and a choco- 

 late, and faintly spotted towards the larger end with a colour 

 closely assimilating. Length, 0.75 inch ; breadth, 0.55 inch. 



