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White, Australian Cuckoos. 



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not had the same effect here, where the whole estate is practic- 

 ally a bird sanctuary ; where nests are to be seen by dozens in the 

 homestead garden,* and where the public school has an egg 

 collection, which helps to instil a love for birds into the hearts 

 of the children, and at the same time satisfies their curiosity. At 

 one time it was the children's custom to knock over a nest in 

 order to see the colour of the eggs ; the same object is now achieved 

 by looking at the collection. 



I consider that the future preservation of our native birds is 

 largely in the hands of the public school teachers. 



List of Australian Cuckoos' Eggs, 



Together with those of various foster-parents, in the possession of 

 Henry L. White, Esq., R.A.O.U., Belltrees, Scone, New South 

 Wales. 



(The numbers refer to the number of the species in the " Official 

 Check-list of the Birds of Australia.") 



Cuckoo. 



Foster- Parent. 



Cuculus optatus (C. nptatus), 



Australian Cuckoo 

 Cuculus pallidus (Heteroscenes 



pallidus pallidus), Pallid 



Cuckoo 



Phyller^atcs coronatus (Japan sp.) 



388 Micrceca fascinans fascinans 



392 Petroica multicolor frontalis 



393 Littlera chrysoptera chrysoptera 



394 Whiteornis goodenovii quoyi 

 397 Melanodryas cucullata vigorsi 



397 Melanodryas cucullata cucullata 



398 Amaurodryas vittata 



404 Ethelornis magnirostris cairnsensis 

 436 Rhipidura flabellifera victoria- 

 436 Rhipidura flabellifera alisteri 

 ^TigAHoweavis rufifrons intermedia 

 439 Howeavis rufifrons rufifrons 



442 Leucocirca tricolor tricolor 

 444 Myiagra rubecula ringivoodi 

 446 Myiagra nitida tiitida 



443 Sisura inquieta inquieta 



^^y hCoracina novcehollandicB novahollandifP 



462 Lalage tricolor tricolor 



479 Morganornis superciliosus superciliosus 



482 Calamanthus fuliginosus fuliginosus 



482ACaliiinanthus fuliginosus albiloris 



489 Ephthianura albifrons albifrons 



494 Conopoderas australis australis 



512 Acanthiza pusilla macularia 



519 Sericornis longirostris longirostris 



519 Sericornis longirostris harterti 



524 Tasmanornis humilis humilis 



529 Alalurus cyaneus fletcherce 



542 Ryania melanocephala melanocephala 



543 Ryania melanocephala pyrrhonota 

 545 Stipiturus malachurus tregellasi 



559 Artamus leucorhynchus leucopygialis 



* See list of birds breeding within 50 yards of Mr. White's office. 



