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Western Australia. The breeding months are September 

 and October, and the young early assume a likeness to 

 their parents, both sexes being much alike. 



Nest. — Suspended, side-entranced, pyriform structure 

 made of grasses, cocoons and mosses, lined internally with 

 feathers. It is small, and in this respect corresponds with 

 the bird. 



Eggs. — Three to a clutch ; in colour brownish buff, spotted 

 at larger end with light brown, sometimes with a zone. 

 Length, 0-6 inch ; breadth, 0*45 inch. 



YELLOW RUMPED TIT 



(Yellow-tail, Tom-Tit), 



Acaiitliiza clirysorrlioa, Quoy and Gaim. 



A-kan'tlii'za kris-o-rod 

 AJcanthis, a linnet ; chrusos, gold ; rhoa, a stream (of song). 



AcANTHiZA CHRYSORRHCEA, Gould, " Birds of Australia," fol., vol. iii., 



pi. 63. 



Geographical Distribution — Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, (3, 7, 9. 



Key to the Species. — Base of tail bright yellow, like upper tail 

 coverts ; forehead white spotted ; dark band on tail, occupying 

 nearly terminal half of feathers ; tail quite even ; tarsus scutel- 

 lated ; first primary narrow and short, half length of secondary 

 primary. 



This tit is the common hedge-row bird of Victoria. So 

 affable is its nature that it not only associates with men and 

 hawks, but builds its home against theirs, especially of the 

 latter. In that case it may be described as a semi-detached 

 two-roomed house, as the tit's nest is often made of two 



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