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TIMEL1ID.E. 



and clouded, especially at the broad end, with purplish brown and 

 lavender. They measure from # S5 to *9 in length, and from '67 to 

 •71 in breadth. 



3. Australia. Crowley Request. 



2. Cape Otway, Victoria (E. P. Crowley Bequest. 



Seymour). 



1. Tasmania ( Wilson). Goidd Coll. 



Calamanthus campestris (Gould). 



(Plate I. fig. 11.) 



Calamanthus campestris, Gould, Ilandb. Birds Austr, i. p. 889 (18P5); 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 502 (1883); North, Nests fy Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, p. 118 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 02 (1899J ; 

 Campbell, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 279 (1901) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iv. p. 26 (1903). 



The eggs of the Australian Field Babbler resemble those of 

 C. fuliginosus, but are somewhat more richly coloured. Two 

 specimens, however, in the Collection are of a light chocolate 

 colour, with a darker zone round the broad end of the egg. 

 Specimens measure from *75 to '82 in length, and from -57 to # 02 

 in breadth. 



2. West Australia, Oct. Gould Coll. 



2. West Australia (Wilson). Gould Coll. 



3. "West Australia, 19th Sept. Gould Coll. 



Genus CINCLORHAMPHUS, Gould. 

 Cinclorhamphus cruralis ( Vig. 4' Horsf.). 



Cinclorhamphus cruralis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 891 (1865) 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vii. p. 498 (1883); North, Nests 8f E</ ;/ s 

 Austr. Birds, p. 152 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 02 (1899); 

 Campbell, Nests $ E<j</s Austr. Birds, i. p. 275, pi. 11 (1901) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 20 (1903). 



Cinclorhamphus cantillans, Gould, torn. cit. p. 395 ; Bamsay, Ibis, 1866, 

 p. 328. 



The eggs of the Australian Black-breasted Babbler are of a 

 pointed oval shape, moderately glossy, and of very variable size. 

 They are of two types : in one, the commonest, the ground-colour 

 is pinkish white, thickly speckled and mottlod with rufous and 

 lavender or lilac; in the other the ground-colour is pinkish white, 

 mottled with pale lavender only. Specimens measure from -87 to 

 1*02 in length, and from -6^ to -7 in breadth. 



2. Australia. Purchased. 



2. Australia. Crowley Bequest 



1. West Australia. Gould Coll. 



3. South Australia, 1st Nov. (Angas). Gould Coll. 

 ;;. South Australia ( White). Gould Coll. 

 _\ South Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. South Australia. ' • uld Coll. 



