THE HAREAVA 101 



to August. The nest is placed in a semi- 

 pendant position in a horizontal fork of 

 one of the outer branches of a tree 

 or sapling. It is suspended like a hammock 

 by very thin fibres which are firmly fixed 

 to the sprigs of the fork, and these fibres 

 support the nest more strongly by passing 

 under the nest. Unlike the nest of its 

 relative, C. jerdoni, this bird has not 

 been observed to place its nest on the upper 

 surface of a large bough. Its nursery is 

 a shallow cup made of fine twigs, grass- 

 stems, moss-roots, and fern-stalks. As the 

 nest is a small one, it is very hard to locate 

 it. The eo'o-s are two in number and differ in 

 shape and intensity of colour. They vary 

 from pale pink, so faint as to appear white, 

 to a rather warm pink. Most eggs are 

 marked with small specks and spots of a 

 deep reddish brown, and also with irregular 

 lines and streaks of the same colour but dark. 

 In shape, they are long but some are 

 regular ovals, while others are decidedly 

 pointed. 



