SAYl's WAEBLEE. 73 



The note is described as somewhat resembling the sound 

 made by a spinning-wheel: it is generally uttered from the 

 top of some reed on which the bird perches. 



The nest, which is placed on the ground, is formed of the 

 leaves of the reed, wound round and interlaced, but without 

 any other lining. 



The eggs are of a whitish colour, minutely speckled nearly 

 all over with pale red and light grey, in some the red, 

 and in others the grey predominating. 



Male; length, five inches and a half; bill, brown; head, 

 crown, neck on the back, and nape, reddish brown; chin 

 and throat, almost white; breast, pale reddish brown. Tail, 

 reddish brown, indistinctly barred with darker narrow bands; 

 legs, toes, and claws, pale brown. 



