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active flying. Its voice is a make-up of notes that 

 approach a twitter more than a song, which is not to be 

 compared with that of the Blue Wren. 



The breeding months are September and October, and it 

 is surprising that no eggs are found later in the season. 

 Certainly they are rare at any time. In this group are 



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Fig. 17. Emu-Wren, male and female. One-tifth natural si/e. 



other genera that are rare in Victoria. The Grass-Wrens 

 (Amytis textilis and A. striata) are occasionally found in 

 the dry north-west of the colony, occupying dry rank 

 grasses. Megalurus (Grass-bird) is a common denizen of 

 the swamps. Possibly the rarest of all this group is the 

 Bock- Warbler (Origraa) With the advance of civilization 



