it can scarcely be overlooked, but 
the bird calls attention to its 
whereabouts by dashing off with 
a loud, chattering cry as soon as 4 
one comes within a few yards ee 
ofit. It is made of coarse grasses, oa) 
a little moss, and dry leaves, and 
is lined with mud or clay, on 
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which is laid an inner lining of 
Naa 
finer grass. The eggs vary from 
ONAN 
four to six in number, and are 
greenish blue in colour, thickly 
spotted and speckled with reddish 
brown. 
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