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616 
617 
618 
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246 
246 
247 
247 
588 
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Data Campbell’s No. of 
N B Eggs. 
THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION, 
River, near South Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W. Specimen A. measures = 1°39 x o'95. I had 
the pleasure of again meeting with these birds on Segenhoe Flats and Belltrees Station near Scone, 
N.S.W., during the end of March of this year (1907). It is glorious to roam through the bush at early 
morn, as the sun is just peeping his head up over the hill tops, and catch the sweet organ-like notes 
of this bird as it sits piping away on the very point of the topmost branch of some tall tree. The 
districts of rich land, known as Apple-tree Flats, and low open undulating hills studded with large trees, 
are the places to which this species particularly resorts. In the Clarence River district we often met 
with them, and succeeded in finding a number of their nests and eggs. During the visit in 1839 of 
the late John Gould, the celebrated naturalist, to Australia, he observed these birds in the open 
country near Scone, and along the banks of the Upper Hunter River of New South Wales. 
Set of 3 eggs, of the light greenish-brown variety. Taken by Frank and Sid. W. Jackson at South 
Grafton, on the 24th of August, 1898. The nest was built ina Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus vobusta), 
and placed at an altitude of 50 feet. Specimen A. measures = 1°35 x o'go. I have often found 
these eggs with quite a black ground colour, in the vicinity of the Pine River, near Brisbane, Queensland. 
GREY BUTCHER BIRD, 
Cracticus destructor, Temminck. 
Set of 4 eggs of the dull greenish-grey ground colour variety, which are well spotted at the larger ends. 
Taken by Frank and Sid. W. Jackson, at the Wash Pen Gully, near South Grafton, N.S.W., on the 
3oth of September, 1892. The nest was built in a forest Apple tree (Angophora), and was placed only 
four feet from the ground. It is very unusual to find such nests so low down. I also found these 
birds breeding at Manly and Roseville, near Sydney. Specimen A. measures = 1°25 x 0°95. 
Set of 4, beautiful rich brown specimens, quite unlike the latter set, and the eggs are much smaller. 
The zone markings are well defined, and specimen D. has a set of them at each end, which is rather 
uncommon. The clutch was taken by Frank and Sid. W. Jackson, on the 28th of August, 1898, from a 
Red Eucalypt (Eucalyptus vostvata), at the rear of Swan Creek, near the lake, South Grafton, N.S.W. 
I have known these birds frequently attack Canary cages, kill the birds, and then carry them away. 
This was only in cases where the cages were small, and hung in exposed places convenient to the 
Butcher Birds. Specimen A. measures = 1°08 x 0°85. 
TASMANIAN BUTCHER BIRD, 
Cyracticus cinereus, Gould. 
Set of 3 eggs of the greenish-grey variety. Taken by W. L. Williamson, at Brown’s River, Tas- 
mania, on the 4th of October, 1893. Specimen A. measures = 1°28 x 0°92. 
Set of 2 eggs, of a light bluish-grey variety. Taken at Brown’s River Road, Tasmania, by M. W. 
Harrison, on the 15th of September, 1894. Specimen A. measures = 1'23 X O'9QI. 
Drawer QQ. 
BALD COOT OR RED BILL, 
Porphyvio melanonotus, Temminck. 
Beautiful set of six well marked eggs, taken in Alipou Swamp, South Grafton, N.S.W., by Sid. W. 
Jackson, on the 25th of October, 1893. During our collecting trips on the swamps we used a flat- 
bottomed cedar canoe, 1o feet long, specially built for the purpose. “The Podiceps,” as she was 
named, rendered us much valuable assistance when examining the large swamps of the Clarence River 
district in quest of eggs. Specimen A. measures = 2°12 x 1°42. 
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