By. I THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
Data Campbell's No. of 
357 732 I RED-TAILED TROPIC BIRD, 
Phaéthon rubricauda, Boddaert. 
Clutch of 1 beautiful egg, taken on Lord Howe Island on the 17th of November, 1887, by the 
captain of a visiting steamer. Unfortunately the data giving the captain’s name, and that of the boat, 
was mislaid by the party from whom I received the egg. It measures in inches = 2°74 x 1°92. 
358 «-598—ti PIED OYSTER CATCHER, 
Hematopus longtrostris, Vieillot. 
Clutch of 2 eggs, beautifully marked, taken by J. W. McLaine on King Island, Bass Straits, on 
the roth of October, 1902. Specimen A. measures = 2°41 x 1°73. Specimen B. measures = 2°40 
x ‘7O. 
359 599 2 rs BLACK OYSTER CATCHER, 
Hematopus unicolor, Wagler. 
Well marked clutch of 2 eggs, taken on King Island, Bass Straits, by J. W. McLaine, on the 
16th of October, 1902. I found two sets of eggs of this species on the sea shore, south of the Clarence 
River, N.S.W., during December, 1894. Specimen A. measures = 2°37 x 1°59. Specimen B. 
= 2°37 x 162. 
360 ««73rSO LESSER FRIGATE BIRD, 
Fregata ariel, Gould. 
A clutch of 1 egg, taken by J. T. Fox, on Malden Island, North Pacific Ocean, on the 24th of 
April, 1887. This island is situated in latitude 3° south, longitude 155° west, and is of coral formation 
and belongs to Britain. J.T. Fox, while on Malden in 1887 supervising the shipment of the rich 
deposits of phosphoric guano from this island, had many opportunities of studying this bird and its 
habits, and frequently noticed that if the bird was suddenly disturbed it would lift the egg in its claws 
and ascend into the air with it. This is the only bird, as far as I am aware, that possesses this extra- 
ordinary habit. This egg measures = 2°34 x 1°68. 
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361 227 3 FIELD WREN, 
Calamanthus campestris, Gould. 
Perfect clutch of 3 eggs, taken near Adelaide, South Australia, on the 16th of September, 1897, 
by F. Richards. Specimen A. measures in inches = 0°82 x 0°64. 
362-2263 STRIATED FIELD WREN, 
Calamanthus fuliginosus, V. and H. 
Clutch of 3 eggs, taken by M. W. Harrison, at Risdon, near Hobart, Tasmania, on the 25th of 
August, rg00. An egg of this set measures in inches = o-90 x 0°65. 
363. 224.3 BLACK-BREASTED SONG LARK, 
Cinclorhamphus cruralts, V. and H. 
Clutch of 3 eggs, taken at Myrniong, Victoria, by H. Lidgett, on the 14th of July, 1896. An egg 
of this set measures in inches = o'g1 x 0°63. 
Mae = SONG LARK, 
Cinclorhamphus cantillans, Gould. 
(A. J. Campbell places this and the latter as the one species.) 
Clutch of 3 eggs, taken by J. W. Mellor ina plantation of trees at ‘“ Holmfirth,” Fulham, South 
Australia, on the 27th of November, 1894. The nest was composed of fine roots and fibre, placed in 
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