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THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 
RUFOUS FANTAIL, 
Rhipidura rufifrons, Latham. 
Set of 3 eggs, which are unusually large and beautifully zoned specimens. Taken by Frank and 
Sid. W. Jackson in the Don Dorrigo scrubs, Upper Bellinger River district, N.S.W., on the 4th of 
October, 1898. An egg of this splendid clutch measures in inches = 0°74 x 0°52. 
Set of 3 eggs, which are much smaller than those of the two previous clutches. Taken by Fred. 
Smidt and Sid. W. Jackson in the scrub on Susan Island, in the Clarence River opposite Grafton, 
N.S.W., on the 16th of December, 1892. The nest was built ina Zanfana bush. An egg of the set 
measures in inches = 0°63 x 048. 
STRIPED HONEY EATER, 
Plectorhynchus lanceolatus, Gould. 
Beautiful clutch of 4 eggs, taken by J. Bell at Pearl Creek, North Queensland, on the oth of Sep- 
tember, 1898. The eggs are not unlike some specimens of those of Monarcha melanopsis. This bird, 
which confines itself to the interior parts of N.S.W., is seldom met with on the coast, and during my 
peregrinations I only came across it twice, my first acquaintance with it being made at Copmanhurst, 
Upper Clarence River district, N.S.W., during January of 1900. While on a visit to the Ourimbah 
scrubs, near Gosford, N.S.W., in November of 1905, I again had the pleasure of meeting with this 
interesting species, and paid much attention to its extraordinary note, which is a very clear sweet 
whistle, and is kept up for a considerable time, being rather like a loud warble of the White Eye 
(Zosterops). When first I heard it, and before seeing the bird, I immediately concluded it was a Bower 
Bird engaged mimicking the latter species. Specimen A. measures = 0°88 x 0°68. 
The eggs of this set are very long specimens, and not nearly so rounded as those of the latter set. 
Data ditto. Specimen A. of the clutch measures = 0°98 x 0°68. 
YELLOW-TUFTED HONEY EATER, 
Ptilotis auricomts, Latham. 
Set of 2 eggs, taken by Sid. W. Jackson at Botany Bay, Sydney, on the 22nd of October, 1902. 
An egg of the Pallid Cuckoo was also found in the nest. Specimen A. measures = 0°87 x 0°62. 
PALLID CUCKOO, 
Cuculus pallidus, Latham. 
One egg, taken with latter set. It measures = o-92 x 0°68. 
YELLOW-FACED HONEY EATER, 
Ptilotis chrysops, Latham. 
This heavily blotched clutch of 3 eggs was taken by Sid. W. Jackson, in the bush at Rose Bay, 
Sydney, on the 13th of September, 1902. This bird was very common in the bush at Five Dock, near 
Sydney, during season 1890. An egg of the set measures = 0°83 x 0°57. 
Set of 3 eggs, which are lighter in the ground colour, and not so heavily blotched as those of the 
latter set. Taken by A. Boon, at Cloud’s Creek, near Grafton, N.S.W., on the 29th of July, 1895. 
An egg of the set measures = 0°80 x 0°57. 
YELLOW-SPOTTED HONEY EATER, 
Ptilotis notata, Gould. . 
Set of 2 eggs, taken by Harry Barnard, at Cape York, North Queensland, on the 4th of November, 
1896. Specimen A. measures = 0°84 x 0°62. 
SINGING HONEY EATER, 
Ptilotis sonora, Gould. 
Set of 2 eggs, taken by T. A. Brittlebank at Myrniong, Victoria, on the 6th of October, 1900. 
I found the nest and eggs of this species only on one occasion, and that was near South Grafton, 
N.S.W., during September of 1891. One egg of the clutch measures = 0°92 x 0°68. 
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