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FRIENDS OF THE AGRICULTUEIST 



the Albany Division, had constructed a nest much like those 

 usually built by its congeners, and laid three eggs of a light 

 blue-green, spotted all over with brown and lavender, the 

 spots being more profuse on the blunt end, forming a fairly 

 well-marked zone. 



The Paradise Flycatcher {TcMtrea jperspicillata) is of a 



Fig. 13. — ^Female Paradise Flycatcher on nest. 



bright chestnut colour above with the crested head, throat 

 and sides of neck steel-green ; under-surface slatey-grey, 

 excepting the under tail-coverts, which are white. The 

 male is adorned with a long and graceful tail. Length of 

 male about 14 or 15 inches ; female, 7 inches. Prom the 

 Central Transvaal northwards this species is replaced by the 



