NESTS AND EGGS OF HONEY-EATERS. 595 
I have a note from an interior friend of an attractive nest of 
the Striped Honey-eater he saw. It was suspended to the pendu- 
lous branches of a Myall (Acacia), and decorated with long Emu 
feathers loosely stuck on which were flying in the breeze. 
Gould incidentally states that the circumstances of his having 
seen fully-fledged young and eggs at the same time prove that 
these birds rear at least two broods in the season. 
Breeding months, September to December or January. 
GLYCYPHILA FULVIFRONS, Lewin. 
“ Tawny-crowned Honey-eater.” 
Figure.—Gould, Bds. of Australia, fol., vol. iv, pl. 28. 
Reference.—Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. ix, p. 210. 
Previous Descriptions of Eggs.—Gould, Bas. of Austr. (1848).also 
Hadbk., vol. i, p. 496 (1865). North, Cat. Nests and Eggs Austn. 
Mus. (1889). 
Geographical Distribution.—South Queensland, New South 
Wales, Victoria, South and West Australia, Tasmania, and Kent 
Group ; and probably other islands in Bass Straits. 
Nest.—Cup-shaped, deep ; composed of flat, dead rushes or broad 
grass, sometimes with strips of bark and a few spiders’ cocoons 
added ; lined inside with grass, finally with feathers and a downy 
vegetable substance. In Western Australia the lining is chiefly 
composed of an elastic ply of Zamia (Cycad) wool; usually placed 
close to the ground in the heart of a low bush in open heath-like 
country. Average dimensions over all 44 inches by 2? inches in 
depth ; egg cavity 2} inches across by 12 inches deep. 
Fggs.—Clutch, 2 usually ; inclined to be lengthened in form and 
large compared with the size of the parent ; texture of shell very 
fine; surface without gloss ; colour, white, very sparingly and lightly 
spotted with chestnut, the markings appearing more particularly 
about the apex. Dimensions of a clutch in parts of an inch—(1) 
88 x 63 (2) °87 x ‘63. 
Observations.—This active Honey-eater has a habitat extending 
across the southern portion of Australia, including Tasmania and 
some of the islands in Bass Straits. The bird shows a preference 
for open, heathy, or low scrubby localities, and is remarkably shy. 
Of all the Honey-eaters, I think this bird has the most rapid 
flight. It frequently mounts high into the air, hence the trivial 
name of “Sky-lark” applied to the bird by youths in the neigh- 
bourhood of Albany (W.A.). 
Besides eating insects, it is commonly known in the King 
George’s Sound district that this Honey-eater regales itself on the 
nectar of the flaming Bottle-brush (Ca/llistemon) to such an extent 
that at certain seasons the bird becomes intoxicated and is easily 
