PLATE I 

 ROBIN. Rrithacus rubecula 



May %tk, 1897. This nest was placed in a hollow beneath the young fronds 

 of some large ferns growing on a steep bank beside a stream in South Perth- 

 shire. It was most beautifully built, and contained five fresh eggs. 



I spoilt two plates trying to photograph the bird on the nest ; she was 

 quite tame enough to let me get my camera placed and focussed, but always 

 flew hurriedly from the nest when she heard the click of my time-shutter. I 

 tried an instantaneous exposure, but the light was not strong enough, as 

 there were too many trees overhead. 



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