13& TlMELHNiE. 



entrance in the side, and is composed of dried grasses and strips 

 of Ti-tree bark, and lined with feathers. The eggs are from three 

 to five in number, of a flesh-white, thickly freckled with reddish- 

 chestnut, the freckles becoming so numerous at the larger end as 

 to form a complete zone ; their medium length is eight lines, and 

 breadth six lines." (Gould, Handhh. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., p. 360.) 

 Hdb. West and South-west Australia. (Ramsay.) 



^ ACANTHIZA PYRRHOPYGIA, Gould. 



Eed-runaped Acanthiza. 

 Gould, Haridhk. Birds Aust, Vol. i., sp. 224, p. 369. 



This bird is to be found plentifully dispersed throughout the 

 Mallee Scrub in the Wimmera District of Victoria. For the nest 

 and eggs of this species together with the bird, I am indebted to 

 Mr. James Hill of " Pine Rise," Kewell, Victoria. The nest is a 

 dome-shaped structure, having a small entrance in the side, 

 outwardly composed of strips of fine bark, grasses, roots, &c., lined 

 inside with feathers and a little wool, it is usually placed in the 

 drooping leaves of a Oasuarina or Eucalyptus, about six feet from 

 the ground. Eggs three in number for a sitting, of a fleshy- 

 white thickly freckled with reddish-chestnut and reddish-brown 

 markings chiefly towards the larger end, where they become 

 confluent and assume the form of an ill-defined zone, some have 

 the markings almost confined to a coalesced patch on the larger 

 apex. Length (A) 0-65 x 0-47 inch ; (B) 0-63 x 0-48 inch ; (C) 

 0-62 X 0-45 inch. 



Hob. Interior, Victoria and South Australia. (Ramsay.) 



ACANTHIZA INORNATA, Gould. 

 Plain-coloured Acanthiza. 

 Gould, Handhh. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 225, p. 370. 



This bird is found in the southern portions of Western and 

 South Australia, being particularly abundant in the neighbourhood 



