mite barks on the surface of these stalks was fixed here and there some spi¬ 
ders’ webs, which combining with the peculiar nature of the stalks, readily 
adhered to one another, forming a compact and strong material. The Interi¬ 
or measured two inchesin breadth by one and a half In depth, and was lined 
with fine grass and fibres. 
The eggs vary but little in character; the ground colour Is reddish whit§ 
thickly covered with moderately sized spots of reddish brown, dusky red, and 
red, under which lie a few specks of bluish grey; in some specimens the mark¬ 
ings are confluent at the large end; in shape they are rather broad ovals, 
slightly pointed at one end, and average .78 to .8 inches in length by .<57 
to- .50 In breadth. 
