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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



Nest on tlie bare damp soil, usually lined with a little 

 vegetation. The four eggs are olive-stone, with dark-brown 



Australian Museum. 



Avocet: Recurvii'ostra novae-hollandiae. 



markings, almost exactly as in the preceding species. They 

 measure about 2.01 x 1.1 inch. 



