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or other of the birds generally remains in the neighbour- 

 hood. 



" When the young are hatched they are v, ell able to take 

 care of themselves, being strong and well developed, and their 

 wing feathers sufficiently formed to enable them to fly a short 

 distance ; but they trust almost entirely to their running and 

 hiding to escape danger, and to catch a newly-hatched young 

 one in the scrub is no easy matter. The parent birds seem to 

 take very little notice of their young, which lead an indepen- 

 dent existence from their birth." 



Because of the peculiar habit the adults have of leaving the 

 nest, the generic name Lipoa has been applied. The " little 

 eyes " most Hkely refers to the plumage marks, though they 

 are not very definite. 



The judgment of my companion, Mr. Arthur B. Lord, in 

 making an exact photographic exposure while I arranged 

 other matters has produced an excellent picture of the nest. 



Nest. — A large mass of sand and leaves, with a diameter of 

 13 feet and a height of 3 feet, approximately. 



Eggs. — Six to fifteen in a mound ; colour delicate pink to 

 brick red. Length, 3.5 inches ; breadth, 2.25 inches. 



