(Xerophila leucoims). 



'HIS little bird is found in many parts of 

 Australia, but not in any other country. 

 Yinko, Kirraway, and Midgee are some of the 

 names given to it by the Aborigines. It feeds 

 on seeds of grasses, and other small plants, and 

 is generally seen on the ground, where it hops 

 about very quickly, and appears to be a busy, 

 active little creature. It sometimes flies into 

 low trees, and from one tree to another, in 

 small flocks of about a dozen or sixteen. Its 

 nest is made of dried grass, moss, spiders' 

 webs, and dead leaves, all joined together; and 

 often built among the scented blosso > of 



