Nests, Eggs, nnd Play-grounds of Australian Bovjer-Birds. 41 



means the sun, and has reference no doubt to the bird's 

 splendid yellow plumage. 



A second pair of Regent-Bird's eggs found by another farmer 

 fell to my collection. They were taken from a nest situated 

 in a Buoyong sapling about 12 feet high, in scrub — Date, 

 30th November 1896. I was fortunate in this instance in 

 havino- the nest likewise forwarded to me. . 



NEST AND EGGS OF REGENT-BIRD. 

 From a Photo by the Author: 



It often happens when once a rare bird's nest and eggs 

 have been discovered, many such nests are afterwards found. 

 Mr Henry R Elvery, Alstonville, Richmond River, has 

 kindly sent me original notes of three Regent's nests he 

 found during the season 1896-97. 



Mr Elvery says: — "At the beginning of November 1896, 

 I was looking for nests on the edge of a standing scrub, 

 when I noticed a bird fly into a prickly tree. On approach- 

 ing I saw that the bird was building, the nest being nearly 

 complete. I took up a convenient position and watched the 

 bird fly to and from the tree several times, and did not leave 



