124 TIMELIIN^. 



by Mr. K. H. Bennett at Mossgiel in 1883, is a rather large open 

 structure, entirely composed of fine shreds of bark fibre and grass, 

 placed upon a foundation of pieces of bark ; it measures four inches 

 and a-half in diameter and two inches and a-half in depth ; inside 

 measurement two inches and a-half in diameter, depth three- 

 quarters of an inch. 



" Eggs three in number for a sitting closely resembling those of 

 Ftenosdus ru/escens. The ground colour is white almost obscured 

 towards the thicker end with freckles and dots forming confluent 

 spots of rich red, in some forming a zone, in others extending in 

 an irregular patch over the end. Length (A) 0'85 x 0'65 inch ; 

 (B) 0-84 X 0-63 ; (C) 8-85 x 0-61 inch." This species breeds 

 during the months of September and October. (Samsay, P.L.S., 

 N.S.W.. Vol. i.. p. 1143.) 



Hab. New South Wales, Interior, Victoria and South Australia. 

 (^Ramsay.) 



Genus STIPITUEUS, 



3 STIPITUEUS MALACHURUS, Latham. 



Emu Wren. 

 Gould, Handhk. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 201, p. 339. 



" I had for many days visited the swamps upon Long Island, 

 where these birds were very plentiful, in hopes of finding them 

 breeding; but it was not until the 25th of September 1861, that 

 I succeeded in discovering a nest, although I had watched them 

 for hours together for several days. While walking along the 

 edge of the swamp, however, on this day, I was agreeably surprised 

 by disturbing a female which flew from my feet out of an over- 

 hanging tuft of grass growing only a few yards from the water's 

 edge. Upon lifting up the leaves of the grass which had been 

 bent down by the wind, I found its nest carefully concealed near 

 the roots and containing three eggs. As the bird did not fly far, 



