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THE BIKDS OF AUSTRALIA 



frequently build their fragile twig nests in the same forest tree. 

 They are usually built on a fork near the end of a branch. The 

 eggs vary considerably from very light green to brown, and the 

 reddish-brown markings vary in size and tint. They measure 

 1.2 or 1.3 X .8 inch. 



Family Dicniridce. 

 Bill with a notch in the upper mandible. Nostrils more or 

 less covered with bristles. Tail forked, consisting of the unusual 

 number of ten feathers. 



In situ. 



D. Le Souef. 



Di'ongo Shrike: Chibia hracteata. 



The Drongo. 



Chibia hracteata. 



Aiistralia, especially the North. 



The tail in this indigenous genus of Drongos is less forked than 

 usual, in fact nearly square, but the outer feather recurved on itself 

 towards the tip. The head and the body both above and below deep 

 black, the feathers of the crown of the head tipped with green; wings 

 and tail deep glossy green, the latter darker; feathers of the throat and 

 fore-neck tipped with green; under wing-coverts tipped with white; bill 

 and feet blackish-brown; iris brownish-red. Length 10.8 inches. 



