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Buloke, in the Wimmera District of Victoria, on 1st April, 1891. 
The nest was built at a height of about fifteen feet, on the branch 
of a Eucalyptus standing in the water, it was outwardly composed 
of sticks lined inside with twigs, and contained live eggs, one of 
which was unfortunately broken in descending the tree. The 
eggs are elongated ovals in form tapering gradually towards the 
smaller end, where they are somewhat sharply pointed ; the shell 
has a thick, white, calcareous covering, only a few scratches 
here and there revealing the true colour underneath, which is 
of a pale blue. Length ( A) 2*41 x 1*45 inches, (B) 2-32 x 1*42 in., 
(C) 2*34 x 1*45 in., (D) 2*43 x 1*47 in. Although very late in 
the season, Mr. Ayres found another Darter’s nest on the same 
day, containing five newly hatched young ones. 
This species is found all over Australia, but is more sparingly 
distributed in the extreme southern and western portions of the 
Continent. 
