(Chrysococcyx Lucldus). 



HERE are several kinds of Cuckoos 

 found in Australia, they inhabit nearly 

 every part of our country. The aborig- 

 ines give them various names as Ungkeewee, 

 Dulaar, J-udoorum, &c. The little Bronze 

 Cuckoo, shown in our plate, feeds on insects 

 and caterpillars, which it finds among the 

 branches and leaves of trees. Its move- 

 ments are full of grace and activity. Like the 

 Cuckoos of other countries it does not build 

 a nest for itself, but lays its eggs in the nest 

 of some other bird, sometimes it chooses 

 the nest of the pretty " Blue Wren," or 



