124 
TIMELIIN.®. 
by Mr. K. H. Bennett at Mossgiel in 1883, is a rather large open 
structure, entirely composed of fine shreds of bark fibre and grass, 
placed upon a foundation of pieces of bark ; it measures four inches 
and a-half in diameter and two inches and a-lialf in deptli; inside 
measurement two inches and a-half in diameter, depth three- 
quarters of an inch. 
“ Eggs three in number for a sitting closely resembling those of 
Plencedus rufescens. The ground colour is white almost obscured 
towards the thicker end with freckles and dots forming confluent 
spots of rich red, in some forming a zone, in others extending in 
an irregular patch over the end. Length (A) 0 85 x 065 inch ; 
(B) 084 x 0'63; (C) S - S5 x OG1 inch.” This species breeds 
during the months of September and October. ( liamxay , P.L.S., 
iV.S.W.. Vol. i.. p. 1143.) 
Hab. New South Wales, Interior, Victoria and South Australia. 
( Ramsay ) 
Genus STIPITURUS, 
STIPITURUS MALAOHURUS, Latham. 
Emu Wren. 
Gould , Ilandbk. Bds. Aunt., Vol. i., sp. 201, p. 339. 
“ I had for many days visited the swamps upon Long Island, 
where these birds were very plentiful, in hopes of finding them 
breeding; but it was not until the 25th of September 1861, that 
I succeeded in discovering a nest, although I had watched them 
for hours together for several days. While walking along the 
edge of the swamp, however, on this day, I was agreeably surprised 
by disturbing a female which flew from my feet out of an over¬ 
hanging tuft of grass growing only a few yards from the waters 
edge. Upon lifting up the leaves of the grass which had been 
bent down by the wind, I foun3 its nest carefully concealed near 
the roots and containing three eggs. As the bird did not fly far, 
