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THE BIEDS OF AUSTRALIA 



of the great Kingfisher is by day. The bird may, however, be 

 seen on the wing in the daytime, in pursuit of small birds and 

 cicadas. It breeds in the holes of the large gum-trees, laying 



From life. 



Boobook Owl: Ninox hoohooh. 



Melbourne Zoo. 



its three white eggs on the decayed wood without forming any 

 kind of nest. The eggs are unusually round, and measure 1.4 x 

 .9 inches. 



