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STRANGE DWELLINGS. 
‘ One of the most interesting points connected with the 
history of this species is the situation chosen for its nest. 
4 All those who have travelled in the Australian forests must 
have observed that, in their more dense and humid parts, an 
PTILOTUS SONORUS. ENTOMOPHILA PICT A. ENTOMOPHILA ALBOGULARIS. 
SERICORNIS CITREOGULARIS. ' ORIGMA RUBRICATA. 
atmosphere peculiarly adapted for the rapid and abundant 
growth of mosses of various kinds is generated, and that these 
