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very conspicuous spots, tlie birds selecting patches of scrub 

 where the undergrowth is very thin, evidently with the inten- 

 tion of seeing an enemy approach, as I did not in a single 

 instance flush the bird from its nest. These birds are very 



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Nest of ( 'i(isiif(l,,j,li,)r(( iilln'rti. 



shy and hard to get a shot at. They do not seem particular 

 as to the kind of tree they breed in, as I found them nesting in 

 paudanus-trees and palms, in small trees that had had their 



tops broken off and a few shoots growing out. 



stems of sma] 



trees where two or three vines met 

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also against the 



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