NESTS AND EGGS OF HONEY-EATERS. 597 
Geographical Distribution.—New South Wales, Victoria, South 
and West Australia. 
Jest.—Very flat structure, the base being composed of very 
thin dried stems of a climbing plant and grasses, matted together 
with a little wool, over which is placed a layer of wool inter- 
mingled with a few blades of grass. Diameter of base, 4 inches ; 
the layer of wool 2? inches, and the whole structure 1} inches in 
thickness. There is just sufficient depression in the centre to keep 
the eggs in position (North). 
Eggs.—Clutch, 2; of a light saturnine-red ground-colour; on the 
larger end they are thickly spotted, and in a few places blotched 
with irregular-shaped markings of reddish-chestnut and chestnut- 
brown, but over the remainder of the surface the markings are 
much smaller and more sparingly distributed ; on the larger eae 
are obsolete spots of purplish-grey. Dimensions (A), ° 783 x °b7 
Inch ; (B), ‘82 x ‘58 (North). 
Observations.—Gould first observed this fine species in the great 
Murray Scrub of South Australia, where he succeeded in killing 
several specimens of both sexes. It is also an inhabitant of the 
inland districts of Western Australia, and likewise found in the 
interior of Victoria, notably the Wimmera district, and of New 
South Wales, where it is a scarce species. I believe it was seen 
in the North-west Desert by the Calvert Expedition, 1896. 
I have given the detailed description of the nest as given in the 
“Catalogue” of the Australian Museum, taken by the late Mr. 
K. H. Bennett at Ivanhoe, New South Wales, October, 1886. 
Gould just mentions in general terms that the nest is ‘very similar 
to that of Meliornis longirostri is, but more shallow and less neatly 
formed, and that some of the nests observed were construct¢ 
the fork of a small dead branch in an exposed situation.” 
Breeding months, August to February (Gould). 
GLYCYPHILA FASCIATA, Gould. 
““ White-breasted Honey-eater.” 
Figure.—Gould, Bds. of Australia, fol., vol. iv, pl. 50. 
Reference.—Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. ix, p. 212. 
Previous Descriptions of Eggs.—Campbell, Southern Scier 
Record (1885). North, Cat. Nests and Eggs, Austn. Mus. app. 
(1890). 
Geographical Distribution.—Northern Territory and Queens- 
land. 
Nest.—Unusual shape for that of a Honey-eater being domed 
with a side entrance ; composed entirely of paper-like Melaleuca 
bark ; lined inside with the same but finer material ; usually sus- 
pended from a Melaleuca tree overhanging water. 
