BLACK-FACED WOOD-SWALLOW. 
with umber, reddish-brown and pale slate. Surface of shell fine, smooth and rather 
glossy. The clutch measures 23-24 mm. by 18. 
Nest. Round and rather deep saucer-shaped ; composed of numerous rootlets, and lined 
with smaller fibrous roots ; usually placed in a small bush, or on top of a broken- 
off stump. 
Artamus hypoleucus. White-bellied Wood-Swallow. 
Eggs. Vary much in size and shape, and general dispositions of the markings. A clutch 
of four is oval in shape, rather pointed at the smaller end, ground-colour pale buffy- 
white, well-marked with spots and blotches of umber, pale slate and lilac, becoming 
closely set together towards the larger end, forming an irregular zone. Surface 
of shell fine, smooth and rather glossy. The clutch measures 24-25 mm. by 17. 
Nest. Rather a flat saucer-shaped structure, composed of grasses, rootlets and twigs, and 
placed in a small bush or tree. 
Artamus melanops Gould. Black-faced Wood-Swallow. 
Eggs. Vary from three to four for a sitting, and from pointed to swollen ovals in shape. 
Clutch of three is oval in shape, ground-colour pinkish- white, well marked, particularly 
at the larger end, with reddish-brown, dull slate and lilac. Surface of shell fine 
and rather glossy. The clutch measures 20-22 mm. by 17. 
Nest. A round, open and rather cup-shaped structure, composed of dried grasses and 
rootlets, lined with fine grasses. Generally placed low down in a bush. 
Artamus flore'ucice Ingram. Northern Black-faced Wood-Swallow. 
Eggs. Four in number for a sitting, slightly swollen ovals in shape, ground-colour pale 
pinkish-white, well marked with spots and blotches, particularly at the larger end, of 
umber, reddish-brown and pale slate. Surface of shell fine, smooth, and slightly 
glossy. The clutch measures 20-22 mm. by 16. 
Nest. An open cup-shaped structure, composed of thin grass stems and portions of vines ; 
generally placed in a small tree within hand’s reach of the ground. 
Artamus venustus Sharpe. White-vented Wood-Swallow. 
Eggs. Usually three for a sitting. A clutch of three is oval in shape, ground-colour of a 
pinkish-white, well spotted and blotched with umber and rich reddish-brown, pale 
slate and purplish-grey. Shell fine, smooth and slightly glossy. The clutch 
measures 22 mm. by 17. 
Nest. An open cup-shaped structure, rather neatly made and composed of dried grasses 
and rootlets, and placed on the branch of a small tree ; frequently within hand’s 
reach of the ground. 
Breeding-season. August to December. (January and February.) 
The father of Captain S. A. White was a great ornithologist, and it is 
indeed fortunate for us that the son has published his life account, as although 
his name crops up throughout the works of Gould, a great deal of emphasis 
was not laid upon his achievements. The name occurs in connection with 
the following species in this manner. “ This fine species is unlike every 
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