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reddish-brown markings which in some instances assume the form 

 of a zone. Dimensions of a set in the collection of Dr. James 0. 

 Cox are as follows :— length (A) 0-87 x 0-66 inch ; (B) 0-9 x 0-67 

 inch ; (C) 0-87 x 0-6.5 inch. 



Another set gives slightly larger measurements. 



Hah. Tasmania. 



■3. SERICORNIS OSCULANS, Gould. 



Allied Sericornis. 

 Gould, Ilandhh. Bd.-i. Aust ,Yo]. i., sp. 215, p. 358. 



The nest of this species is dome-shaped, composed of dried 

 grasses, mosses, and wiry rootlets, warmly lined inside with feathers 

 and other soft materials. In South Gippsland it is usually found 

 at the bottom of a clump of "sword grass," at other times under 

 the shelter of a projecting fern covered bank. During the period 

 of incubation the female sits very close, and will almost allow 

 itself to be captured before leaving the nest. Eggs three in 

 number for a sitting, varying in colour from a rich fleshy-white 

 to light purplish-brown, minutely freckled all over with markings 

 of a darker tint, but more particularly towards the larger end 

 where they form a clouded zone or coalesced patch. Length (A) 

 0'82 X 0-58 inch ; (B) 0-83 x 0-58 inch ; (C) 0-86 x 0-6 inch. 



September and the three following mouths constitute the 

 breeding season of this species. 



Iliih. Yictoria and South Australia. {Ramsni/) 



3. SERICORNIS FRONTALIS, Vigors and Horsfield. 



Wiite-froiited Sericornis. 

 Gould, Handb. Ms. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 216, p. 359. JS-. /6. 



The nest of this sp^ cies is a dome-shaped structure, with a small 

 entrance in the side, it is outwardly composed of leaves, wiry 



