314 Ejjgs from the Bloomfield- River District. 



4. Graucalus swainsoni, Gould. 



The shallow nest of this handsome bird was found on 

 December 12th, 1895, by Mr. Hi slop, and contained two 

 eggs. It was placed at the fork of a horizontal branch of 

 an iron-wood tree, about 25 feet from the ground, and was 

 composed of casuarina and other leaves, fastened together 

 with cobwebs. A nest of the same bird was found during 

 my visit to Mr. Hislop in 1893, but it contained two young 

 ones. The eggs differ considerably in colour from those of 

 the other species of Graucalus, being very much lighter ; tlie 

 ground-colour is very light green, almost white ; it is well 

 covered with various-sized brownish markings, very slightly 

 more numerous at the larger end, many appearing as if be- 

 neath the surface of the shell, they being of a grey tint. The 

 measurements are : A 2*94. x2'2, B 2*91 x2'17 centimetres. 



5. Pachycephala falcata, Gould. 



Mr. Hislop found the nest and three eggs of this bird on 

 November 11th, 1895, and secured the parents. The nest 

 was placed in a thick bush about twelve feet from the ground, 

 and was composed principally of rootlets, with a few twigs of 

 creepers, with some cobwebs on the outside to help to hold 

 the light structure together, the lining being a few finer 

 rootlets. It measures: internal depth 1^ inch, external 1|; 

 internal diameter 2 inches, external 3^ inches. The eggs 

 are very similar in appearance to those of the Rufous-breasted 

 Thickhead, but smaller; they are of an olive colour, with a 

 zone of umber markings, the spots being more numerous on 

 some eggs than on others and also more scattered. The 

 zone is almost round the centre of the egg ; very few 

 markings appear on other portions. They measure : 

 A 2-1 X 1-65, B 2-09 X 1'64, C 2-11 x 1-65 centimetres. 



6. SlTTELLA STRIATA, Gould. 



The beautiful nest and three eggs- of Sittella striata were 

 found on August 30th, 1895, by Mr. Hislop. The nest was 

 built between the upright forks of a branch of a eucalyptus 

 tree, and, as is usual with nests of these birds, was exceedingly 

 difficult to detect. It is composed almost entirely of elongated 



