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are endeavouring to procure it. A straight line in flight is 

 seldom followed for any distance— rather a wavy nature, 

 and every moment forming flight-angles. The call is a 

 single " tinny " note at times, but at others it will break 



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Fig. 12. White-shafted Fan-tail, Nest, and Eggs. One-fifth 

 natural size. 



into an exquisite melody of varied notes. A nest of three 

 nearly fledged young, with two inside, absorbing the whole 

 interior, and the third on top, is a novel sight. 



