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to the owners, built a nest in a part of it. During the 

 period of incubation the sitting bird made two journeys of 

 24 miles each, and the mate received it very kindly on 

 return. Unfortunately the flap was lowered by a stranger 

 and the eggs were broken. 



In the same family and occupying the same class of 

 country is the Wedge-bill (Sp he no stoma cristatitm, Gld.) 

 The call of the Wedge-bill is very dolce, and expressed 

 phonetically it would sound like " Kitty-lin-tof." It is 

 rarely seen in Victoria. The White-faced Titmouse is a 

 bird very much smaller and without a crest. 



Sest. — Loosely constructed oblong and open nest, made 

 of grasses and lined with feathers, &g. It may be placed 

 in bushes or such places as under the eaves of verandahs. 



Effgs. — Five to the clutch ; much freckled with reddish- 

 brown on a faint white ground. Length, 0*8 inch ; breadth, 

 0*6 inch. 



GREY JUMPER 



(Apostle-bird), 

 Struthidea ciiierea, Cild. 



Str'6-thid'e-d si-nere-d. 



Sfroufhox, a small bird ; eidos, form, appearaiico ; cinavtus, ashy. 



Struthidea ciNEREA, Gould, "Birds of Australia," fol., vol. iv., 



pi. 17. 

 Geographical Distribution, — Areas 1, 6, 7. 



Key to the Species. — General colour grey ; wings pale brown, 

 darker on inner webs of quills and centres of wing coverts ; 

 tail glossy black ; lining of wing pale ashy-brown ; iris white ; 

 bill conical. Total length, 12^ inches ; wing, 6 inches. 



Australia has many anomalous birds, and this is one of 

 them. A single species only is known. The MagjDie-Lark, 



