THE SPOTTED HARRIER 



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and, when not pressed by hunger, reposing on some dried sticlj, 

 elevated knoll or stone, from which it can survey all round. ' ' 



Spotted Harrier: Circus assimilis. 



Australian MuseuTn. 



Nest open, constructed of dried sticks and twigs, and placed 

 on the ground on the scrubby crowns of low hills. Eggs pure 

 white, 2 inches by 1%. 



