146 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



ground. One of their dome-shaped nests was found on 22nd 

 October, 1899, in the Cooktown district, North Queensland, and 

 was situated among a bunch of dead leaves in a small scrubby 

 bush, about 2 feet from the ground; it was composed of leaves 

 and rootlets, and lined with fine tendrils and a few feathers. The 

 entrance was very small, being ^ of an inch in diameter. The 

 structure itself measured — internal depth, 3 inches ; external, 

 4j^ inches; internal breadth, ify inches; external, 3 inches. 

 The eggs, three in number, are of a faint reddish brown, with 

 light brown fleecy markings on the larger end, where they form 

 a zone near the apex. There are no markings on the smaller 

 end. They measure — (a) .70 x .51 inch, {b) .68 x .50 inch, 

 (c) .74 x .52 inch. 



The measurements of a clutch of S. frontalis, taken in the 

 Clarence River district, New South Wales, are as follows : — 

 {a) .75 x .55 inch, (b) .78 x .58 inch, (c) .77 x .59 inch; while 

 a clutch of S. frontalis (S. gularis, Legge) taken in the Kent 

 Group of islands by Mr. A. J. Campbell, measure — {a) .91 x 

 .67 inch, (b) .90 x .65 inch, (c) .88 x .65 inch. 



Pachycephala peninsula, Hartert, Cape York Thickhead. 



These birds are found in the dense scrub-covered country of 

 N.E. Australia, and are therefore often difficult to catch sight of, 

 as they appear to dart through the thick undergrowth. Their nests 

 are generally built in some thick-foliaged bush, the birds apparently 

 choosing the densest they can find. One of them was found in the 

 Bloomfield River district, North Queensland, on 9th October; it 

 was an open cup-shaped structure, compactly built of grass-stalks 

 and lined with fine tendrils, and measures — internal depth, 2 

 inches; external, 3^ inches; internal breadth, 2*4 inches; exter- 

 nal, 3^ inches. The shell is slightly glossy, and white in colour, 

 with a few small markings of dark brown, which at the larger end 

 form a zone. There the markings are also larger; those under 

 the surface are lilac. The eggs measure — (a) .84 x .61 inch, 

 (6) .85 x .60 inch. 



TRICHOGLOSSUS NOVjE-HOLLANDI^E, SUb-Sp. SEPTENTRIONALIS, 



Robinson. 



I found the eggs of this bird in the Bloomfield River district on 

 6th November. The birds themselves were exceedingly plentiful, 

 and their screeching notes generally to be heard, either when the 

 birds were feeding or on the wing. The eggs were laid in a 

 hollow spout at a considerable distance from the ground, and 

 were lying on the decomposed wood at the bottom ; they were 

 two in number and slightly nest-stained. The shell is a dull 

 creamy-white, with no gloss, and they measure — (a) 1 x .90 inch, 

 (&), 1.1 x .86 inch. 



