144 TIMELIIN*. 



A set taken by Mr. K. H. Bennett at MosBgiel, New South 

 Wales, on the 24th October 1883, measures as follows : — length 

 (A) 0-63 X 0-51 inch ; (B) 0-65 x 0'51 inch ; (C) 0-66 x 0-52 inch. 



Hah. New South Wales, Interior, Victoria and South 

 Australia. ( Ramsay. ) 



2 EPHTHIANURA AURTFRONS, Gould. 



Orange-fronted Bphthianura. 

 Gould, Hnndhk. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 232, p. 380. 



" The nest similar to that of the last species ; a round open 

 cup-shaped structure made of fine twigs and grasses — the one 

 before me has the feather of an Emu worked into the side, and is 

 lined with fine grass — the inside diameter two inches, depth one 

 inch, and was placed in a low bush. The eggs white with small 

 red dots, sometimes confined to the thicker end ; length 0'7 x 0'52 

 inch ; 06 x 0-5 inch." (Ramsay, P.L.S., N.S. W., Vol. vii., p. 48.) 



A set taken by Mr. K. H. Bennett, measures : — length (A) 

 0-67 x 0-5 inch ; (B) 0-68 x 0-5 inch ; (C) 0-67 x 0-51 inch. 



Sab. New South Wales, 1 nterior, Victoria and South Australia. 

 (Ramsai/.) 



^ ~N EPHTHIANURA ALBIFRONS, Jardine and Selhy. 

 "White -fronted Bphthianura. 

 Gould, Handbk. Bds. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 231, p. 377. ZZZZT. // 



" These birds arrive in the vicinity of Sydney about the 

 beginning of September and October. In the latter month they 

 commence to build ; for this purpose they choose some open land 

 studded with low bushes. The stunted Bursarice, the prickly 

 twigs of which are often used to form the framework of their nests 

 seem their favourite building-places. The nests are usually 

 situated a few inches from the ground and are cup-shaped, and 



