No. in 
7 an | 
Data Campbell's No of 
No. Book. Eggs. 
143 196 3 
144 196 2 
145 1960 2 
146 64 4 
147 64 5 
148 64 4 
THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
of bright green moss. Sometimes they droop down within a few feet of the water, then again you will 
find them placed at a height of 30 feet. The accompanying illustration is from a photograph taken in 
the Don Dorrigo Scrubs, and shows my brother pointing to the nest from which this set (No. 142) was 
taken. Nest will be seen suspended below the white cross. 
Taken near Tyringham, 55 miles south-west of Grafton, N.S.W., by Sid. W. Jackson, on 23rd 
October, 1898. This is a beautiful grey set, possessing smoke-coloured rings around the middle of the 
eggs, and having the tips of the thin or pointed ends whitish, with a grey spot in the centre which gives 
the eggs a most remarkable and artificial appearance. Set of 3 eggs were perfectly fresh when taken. 
Specimen A. measures = 0°95 x 0°68. 
Taken at Nymboida, near Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W., on 24th October, 1898, by Sid. W. 
Jackson. This is another remarkable set of these eggs. This pair is whitish, with the thick ends 
deeply smoked. This is the only set of these eggs I have seen marked in this way. Set of 2 eggs. 
Specimen A. measures = 0°94 x 0°67. 
Taken in scrub, near Cloud’s Creek, 45 miles south-west of Grafton, N.S.W., by A. Boon and Sid. 
W. Jackson, on 6th February, 1900, This set of 2 eggs concludes the beautiful series in the collection 
of these Scrub Wrens’ eggs. 
This set is the white variety, 
with very few markings, and 
are the only ones I have seen 
of this type. Specimen A. 
measures = 0°97 xX 0°72. 
MAGPIE LARK, 
Grallina picata, Latham. 
Taken at the Common, 
near South Grafton, N.S.W., 
by W. McEnerny, Frank and 
Sid. W. Jackson, on 8th 
October, 1892. Ground color 
of this set is white, heavily 
spotted and blotched, particu- 
larly at the larger end. Set of 
4 eggs) Nest built in Red NEST OF THE YELLOW-THROATED SCRUB WREN. 
Eucalypt tree (Eucalyptus yos- 
tvata.) These birds are very 
The white cross is just above the suspended nest. 
Loc., Don Dorrigo Scrubs, N.S.W. 
(See data No, 142, page 21.) 
numerous on Belltrees Station, 
near Scone, N.S.W., and I found quite a number of their nests there, which were built in the River 
Oaks (Casuavina Cunninghamiana) growing on the banks of the Upper Hunter River. 
This set of 5 eggs was taken near South Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W., by Frank and Sid. W. 
Jackson, on 14th November, 1894. Nest built in Swamp Oak tree (Casuarina glauca). This set is pale 
pinkish-white, thickly spotted at the larger ends. The neat bowl-shaped nests of this well known 
bird, which are constructed of mud, are often placed at great altitudes, and we have taken their 
eggs over ninety feet from the ground; yet one instance came under my notice where the nest had 
actually been built on the bottom rail of a fence. The latter nest we found at Dallinga, South Grafton, 
during season 1894. 
Taken by Frank T. A. Jackson, in Wall’s paddock, South Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W., on 
1st October, 1892. This set of 4 eggs is of a beautiful deep salmon ground color, and beautifully zoned 
and blotched at the larger ends. Specimen A. measures = 1°22 x 0°82. 
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