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from three to five in number. They are very ovate, and of a 
glossy white; in length 7^ to 8 lines by 6i to 7 lines in breadth. 
“ About three weeks after the Pardalotes had taken possession 
of these nests, the rightful owners returned; but, finding the 
usurpers unwilling to turn out, the Martins contented themselves 
by building new nests, and repairing those that had been broken 
down. 
“ The nest of this species is usually built in a hole in the dead 
branch of some tree, and is very compact, being composed of grass 
strips of bark, and warmly lined with feathers. The breeding 
season commences in September and lasts during the three 
following months.” (Ramsay, Ibis, 1865, Yol. i., New Series 
p. 298.) 
A set of the eggs of this species taken at Cardington, measure 
as follows : — length (A) 0-68 x 0-58 inch ; (B) 0-64 x 0-55 inch ; 
(C) 0-67 x 0-57 inch ; (D) 0-65 x 0-56 inch. 
A set in the Macleayan Museum Collection gives the following 
dimensions (A) 0-71x0-55 inch; (B) 0-68 x 0-54 inch ; (C) 
0-71 x 0'55 inch. 
Dr. Ramsay and I succeeded in procuring a fine series of these 
birds on the Bell and Macquarie Rivers, in the neighbourhood of 
Wellington and Dubbo, during August 1887, and in October of 
the same year they were found breeding in the nests of the Fairy 
Martin, in the centre of the town of Orange. 
Hab. Port Denison, Dawson River, New South Wales, Interior, 
Victoria and South Australia, West and South-West Australia. 
( Ramsay.) 
PARDALOTUS AFFINIS, Gould, 
Allied Pardalote. 
Gould, Ilandbk., Bds. Aust., Yol. i., sp. 85, p. 163. 
This bird, like the preceding species constructs its nest of strips 
of bark, grasses, and feathers, in a hole of some decayed branch 
