242 INSECTIVOROUS BIR'DS OF VICTORIA. 



and position for the nest. Fruit, both native and in- 

 troduced kinds, strongly tempts young and old alike, but 

 it is a considerable time before they care to investigate 

 trees bearing fruits they have not been accustomed to eat. 

 This little bird carries a " moon " on its neck — one in the 

 first quarter. 



The Noisy Minah {Manorldna garrula) is another honey- 

 eater that is not very high in the estimation of our people. 



Nest. — Cup-shaped and suspended ; made of grasses, 

 with a few spider cocoons attached to the exterior. It is 

 generally placed high in a eucalypt. The illustration 

 above is typical of most honey-eaters' nests. 



Eggs. — Two or three form the sitting ; ground colour 

 tawny, with reddish spots, which may form a zone. Length,. 

 0-75 inch ; breadth, 0*5 inch. 



