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DESCRIPTION OF EGGS OF XARF:TH.\ I'ARROT 

 ( Pscpliotus iiarcthae ) . 



Eight nesting holes were observed, all in Desert ( )aks iCasua- 

 r'lna). The type clutch was taken from a hole 5 feet from the 

 ground, and at a depth of 18 inches from the entrance. 



Clutch, live ; rounded oval in shape ; shell close in grain, but 

 slightly rough ; colour, dead white without gloss. 



Measurements in inches — A, .9 x .74; B, .88 x .72; C, .9 x .71 ; 

 D, .93 X .73 ; E, .89 x .7?>. 



.Another clutch of four is uneven in size, the a\erage being 

 .86 X .7 in. 



Roth taken by F. L. Whitlock at Xaretha, W.A., the first- 

 named clutch on August 31st, and the second on September 6th. 

 The bird appears to be an early breeder, six nests observed by 

 Mr. Whitlock during August containing from four to six young 

 each. — Henry L. White. 



Abnormal Eggs of the Emu.— Copy of data supi)lied by :\Ir. 

 C. j. Craig, of the Dei)artment of Agriculture, Perth, W.A. : — 



"These two large eggs of Drouiaius novcc-hollandicc were found 

 in desert country some 200 miles .south of the Xorth-W'est coast. 

 Condouve Shellborough is marked on the map. Go east on the 

 coast line 40 miles, thence south 200 miles, and you have the 

 locality. Eight eggs, all abnormal, were in the nest. Unfortu- 

 nately, natives had roasted six (one exceptionally large, judging 

 by the half shell) before my arrival." I went to a good deal of 

 trouble to test the authenticity of these eggs. 



Specimen A measures 173 x 99 mm; specimen B measures 167 

 X 95 mm. An ordinary-sized tgg measures about 130 x 85 mm. 

 A peculiarity about the eggs is their long oval shape. 



—H.L.WHITE. 5/9/21. 



The New British Law which has for its object the protec- 

 tion of bird life is not the same law as that which was on the 

 eve of enactment when war came. Dr. William T. Hornaday, 

 Campaigning Trustee of the Permanent Wild Life Protection 

 Fund, said yesterday, and he termed it a half victory for the 

 London plumage trade. He predicted that the three represen- 

 tatives of the feather trade on the committee to be appointed 

 would be "hand ])icked," and would dominate the committee.— 

 From The Xezv York Times. 



