4.8 Bird Notes. 



cucal.vpts that are now .flowering, and getting- a good supply 

 of neciav from the flowers. 



At Fnlhaiu a pair of wood sAvallows {I'xeiKldrftdnns 

 mjanoj)t<'nis) built their nest in some tea trees and laid four 

 eggs, and during the month the young left the 

 nest in safety, since when the,y have been perching in a row on 

 the branches of the trees, or sitting on the telephone or electric 

 light wires, receiving their food from the parent bii-ds. They 

 seem to have a tendency to ''cluster," for at night and often in 

 the day, when it became cold they would huddle together 

 with the i)arent Birds on some lindi of a tree, convenieni 

 fork or bough. Several young peaceful doves ( (IcopcViit 

 plarifht f]anquUhi) have also hatched out at Fulham. 



•A :\IAXT AT. OX THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA." 



Messrs. H. F. and G. Witherby will pul)lish in February 

 The first volume of above. The authors are Gregory M. 

 ^latheAvs and Tom Iredale. The work is beautifully illustrated 

 with colour and monochrome plates, and will consist of four 

 volumes. Price £;^. ?■>/- per volume. 



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