OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. 



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By my wish, a correspondent and clever observer, Mr. Geo. 

 Graham, gave his attention to the nidification, and made the 

 following observations upon this bird. 



He finds it to be one of the earliest nesters in his district. 



White-browed Scrub-Wren, 



Before any sign of a nest was shown, a Sericornis placed a 

 few grasses together in a thick-leafed bush, and continued to 

 increase the mass for 30 minutes. Then it discontinued, and 

 uttered a number of grating notes, appealing to its mate, 



