THE YELLOW-THROATED SERICORNIS. 



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The reason for its mention in this work is the singular struc- 

 ture of its nest, which is described by Mr. Gould in the following 

 words : 



" One of the most interesting points connected with the history 

 of this species is the situation chosen for its nest. 



Ptilotus Sonorus. 



Sericorais Citreogularis. 



mm?- 



Entomophila Picta. 



Entomophlla Albogularis. 

 Origma Rubricata. 



"All those who have rambled in the Australian forests must 

 have observed that, in their more dense and humid parts, an at- 

 mosphere peculiarly adapted for the rapid and abundant growth 

 of mosses of various kinds is generated, and that these mosses not 

 only grow upon the trunks of decayed trees, but are often accumu- 

 lated in large masses at the extremities of the drooping branches. 

 These masses often become of sufficient size to admit of the bird 

 constructing a nest in the centre of them, with so much of art that 



