36 INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS 



Murray River, especially west of Echuca. It has a white 

 rump and abdomen, and is known as the White-rumped 

 Wood-Swallow (Artainus leucogaster, Valenc.) 



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Fig. 6. Wood-Swallow, Nest, and i^'ggs. One-fifth natural size, 



N'est. — Very similar to the preceding two species. The 

 bird shows a preference for spouts of trees, at the ends of 

 which the slight nests are placed, but the position in the 

 timber may vary greatly. The figure above partly illus- 

 trates it, while the second illustration is the nest of the 



