OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. J43 



The flying forms passing between and over the heads of our 

 party produced a scene of animation that was most interesting 

 to behold. Replacing the kidnapped young bird, we took our 

 departure, and the birds, mollified by it, sought the higher 

 branches of the trees. 





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Nest of Orange -winged Tree-runner. 



Nest. — A clear case of mimicry of surroundings ; small, 

 rounded, and fitted in an upright prong to assimilate in form 

 with the fork ; made of downy portions of grasses, &c., and 

 completely surrounded w4th spiders' webs, lichens, and bark. 

 Inner lining of mosses. 



Eggs. — Generally three to clutch, sometimes four ; ground 

 colour bluish-white, spotted and blotched all over with slatv 

 colouring. Length, 0.6 inch ; breadth, 0.5 inch. 



