Vol. XIII 



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1914 J 



Stray Feathers. 



217 



composed of dried leaves and small pieces of shredded bark, 

 matted together in layers with bird droppings. Evidently Owlet- 

 Nightjars do not clean up after their young like most birds that 

 build in the open, but simply cover the nest eaoh night or early 



Nesting Place (opened) and Young ol Owlet-Nightjar (.Egothelcs 

 novce-hoUandice). 



FROM A PHOTO, BY H. BURRELL. 



in the morning with fresh leaves for the comfort of the brood 

 during the daytime. However, on this occasion the top layer 

 was certainly snug and dry, while directly underneath the 

 excretions were fresh. — Harry Burrell. Kensington (N.S.W.), 

 24/9/13 • 



Leipoa ocellata— Successful Breeding in Captivity. — It will 

 prove of interest to those who love our native birds to learn that 

 a species so shy and retiring as the Mallee-Fowl has at last been 

 induced to breed in captivity. At Cliff Aviary at the present 



