64 Birds noted by Members in Adelaide and, its Parklands. 



singing his best, and frequently .looking at his mate to see if 

 it is being appreciated. 



Nest. — This is a delicate and neatly constructed cup, com- 

 posed of carefully woven grass and hair: when near houses 

 string, cotton, wool, or small pieces of rag may be used. The 

 nest is never lined with feathers or down. It is suspended by 

 the rim in a thick bunch of leaves in a low tree or bush. They 

 select a variety of trees, hakea, boxthorn, kangaroo acacia, 

 fruit trees, and hedges being the most favoured. It is usually 

 from three to twelve feet from the ground, but occasionally as 

 high as thirty feet. Sometimes two or three pairs will build 

 in the same tree. 



The breeding season lasts from July to December, two or 

 three broods being reared. 



Eggs are two or three in number, being a uniform light 

 blue. 



Average measurement of 7 eggs, 1.73 x 1.21 cm. 



Largest egg, 1.75 x 1.25 cm. 



Smallest egg, 1.70 x 1.20 cm. 



The White Eye is included in the Third Schedule of The 

 Birds' Protection Act of 1900, i.e., totally unprotected. This 

 is on account of its fruit-eating proclivities. 



Birds noted by Members in the City of 

 Adelaide and the Parklands. 



The Parklands are public reserves approximately a third 

 of a mile wide completely surrounding the City. 



They are used as a racecourse, cricket ground, also for 

 football, tennis, bowls, golf, botanical and zoological gardens, 

 plantations, and public grazing. The River Torrens running 

 through them is dammed, making a lake about a mile and a 

 half long, which is used for boating and swimming. On the 

 North Parklands, between the City and the River, are several 

 public buildings, including Parliament House, Government 

 House, Public Library, Art Gallery, Musuem, and University. 



