ee . THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
Data Campbell's No. of 
No. Book, Eggs. 
feet from the ground. The opening of the nest was very small, and I was obliged to use a tea-spoon 
in order to remove the eggs from it. These birds build their nests in quite a variety of strange places, 
and those most frequented are in loose bark hanging on the trunks of the Black-butt and other trees, 
where they are completely hidden from observation. 
my 192 «(4 YELLOW-RUMPED TIT, 
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa, Q. and G.. 
Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at O.B.X. Creek, Clarence River District, N.S.W., on 23rd September, 
1893. Set of 4 eggs. Nest built in an Apple tree (Angophora subvelutina.) 
19 188 3 RED-RUMPED TIT, 
Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Gould. 
Taken by H. Lidgett at Myrniong, Victoria, on 17th October, 1903. Set of 3 eggs. Specimen 
A. measures = 0°59 X 0°45. 
ee 183=~C«S LITTLE TIT, 
Acanthiza nana, V. and H. 
Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at Little Murray River, near Don Dorrigo Scrubs, Upper Bellinger 
River District, N.S.W., on 14th October, 1898. Set of 3 eggs. 
a 399 8 CHESTNUT-BRE ASTED FINCH. 
Munia castaneothorax, Gould. 
; Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W., 1oth March, 1900. Nest built 
in long blady grass (Zmperata avundtnacea), on the south bank of the Clarence River. Set of 8 eggs. 
These birds are very plentiful in the grass beds of the Clarence River district, and we have frequently 
seen large flocks of them there. The nests were always built in long grass, and sometimes reeds, and 
were large bottle-shaped structures, composed of dried grasses. They are familiarly known as “ Barley 
Birds” in the district. 
22 399 5 Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at South Grafton, N.S.W., 17th November, 1898. Set of 5 eggs. 
GOULDIAN GRASS FINCH (Black-headed phase), 
Poephila mirabilis, H. and J. 
Taken by C. Woodlands, near Burketown, North Queensland, 13th August, 1895. Set of 5 eggs. 
Eggs were perfectly fresh when taken. Specimen A. measures = 0°65 x 0°46. 
ogee 410 * 5 
GOULDIAN GRASS FINCH (Crimson-headed phase), 
Poephila mirabilis, AH. and J. 
Taken by C. Woodlands, near Burketown, North Queensland, on 24th September, 1897. Set of 
5 eggs. Specimen A. measures = 0°67 x 0°48. 
24 410 5 
LONG-TAILED GRASS FINCH, 
Poephila acuticauda, Gould. 
Taken west of Burketown, North Queensland, on 17th October, 1892. Set of 4 eggs. 
48) 405 4 
RED-BROWED FINCH, 
-Egintha temporalis, Latham. 
Taken at South Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W., by Sid. W. Jackson, on 1st October, 1898. 
26 403 8 
Set of 8 eggs. 
Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at Ourimbah, near Gosford, N.S.W., 11th December, 1905. Set of 
6 eggs. 
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’ NARROW-BILLED BRONZE CUCKOO, 
Chalcococeyx basalis, Horsfield. 
Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, at Ourimbah, near Gosford, N.S.W., 11th December, 1905. Found 
in with the 6 Finch eggs. This Cuckoo’s egg measures = 0°68 x 0°47. 
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