Vol. X, 

 1911 



] Stray Feathers. 341 



resembled those of P. leggii. On the 12th of December I noted 

 other pairs with young fully fledged. These instances show plainly 

 that not only an exceptional pair stays to breed in Gippsland, 

 but probably numbers. — Arthur P. Ingle. 5/3/11. 



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Nest and Eggs of Collyriocichla superciliosa (Masters). 

 — Nest. — A stout structure, composed of strips of bark and lined 

 with grass- stems, built in a cluster of small twigs growing from 

 a tree in forest country. Eggs. — Clutch three ; in shape stout 

 ovals ; surface smooth and very glossy ; colour pure white, 

 blotched and spotted all over, but more thickly at the larger end, 

 with markings of blackish-brown and grey, the former pre- 

 dominating. Dimensions in inches: — {a) 1.06 x .79, (b) 1.08 x .yy, 

 {c) 1.06 X .79. Identification. — Collected by H. G. Barnard at 

 Lockerbie, Cape York, North Queensland ; skins forwarded with 

 eggs.— H. L. White. Belltrees, N.S.W. 



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Amytornis gigantura v. a. macrura. — I have recently had 

 the opportunity of inspecting, at Belltrees, the skins, nest, and 

 eggs of A. gigantina obtained by Mr. F. L. Whitlock at Wiluna, 

 VVestern Australia, on behalf of Mr. H. L. White. After a brief 

 comparison of these skins with those of A. macrura which I 

 obtained near Kalgoorlie, I have not the slightest hesitation — while 

 not posing as an expert — in giving as my opinion that the birds 

 are distinct. The greatest point of difference, however, is in the 

 nests. Irrespective of the general shape and lack of the character- 

 istic dome in Mr. Whitlock' s nest — already fully referred to by him 

 in The Emu (vol. ix., p. 202) — the most marked difference is in 

 the material used in the making of the nest. In the nest of A. 

 gigantura the materials used consisted chiefly of twigs of salt-bush 

 and pieces of bark — all " heavy " material — while all the nests 

 of A. macrura were composed entirely of fine, light grasses, and 

 this in spite of the fact that the same materials are equally easily 

 procured in both districts. — Chas. G. Gibson. Perth, W.A., 



February, 191 1. 



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Description of the Nest and Eggs of Gerygone cinerascens 

 (Sharpe). — The nest was situated in a paper-bark tree {Mela- 

 leuca), about 4 feet from the ground, and was suspended from a 

 pendent twig. It was composed of fine strips of paper-bark, 

 cowhair, and pieces of native silk, and the edges of the nest were 

 woven on to the branch from which it hung. It was first lined 

 with a layer of fine rootlets and stiff grass, and then a layer of 

 cowhair and rootlets, and then some silk-like native cotton. The 

 entrance was in the side, and had a hood over the hole. A " tail- 

 piece," about 5 inches long, hung from the bottom of the nest. 

 Dimensions : — Outside, 2f inches x 2.| x 5| deep ; inside, 

 i| inches x i| x 2| deep. Taken 6th December, 1910, at Derby, 

 North- West Australia. 



