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which appeared from time to time in the ‘Transactions of the New-Zealand Institute.’ But as some 
of the original sketches are still in my possession, I have much pleasure in reproducing them here, 
on a somewhat reduced scale. One of the most interesting of these is a representation of the nest 
of the South- Island Robin ( Miro australis), which differs from the typical form in its more slender 
walls and thinner foundation. Mr. Potts, who has collected a large number of these nests, says : — 
“ Its nest is wider and larger altogether than that of Myiomoira macrocephala, but not so closely 
interwoven ; moss, sprays, leaves, fine fibres, and grass enter into its construction. Diameter of nest 
from 5 to 6 inches, of the cavity 3 inches, with a depth of 1 inch 3 lines. A favourite situation 
appears to be behind such protuberances as are to be found on the huge gnarled trunks of Griselinia 
litoralis, very often not more than 3 feet from the ground.” 
The South Tomtit (. Myiomoira macrocephala) is somewhat eccentric in its mode of nidification. 
Among the sketches mentioned above there are representations of four of the nests of this species 
from one locality, near Ohinitahi, and as they exhibit very different types of architecture 1 have given 
woodcuts of all of them. 
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