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line grasses, thistle down, and cobwebs, or the flowering portions 
of grasses all matted closely and thickly together, and having the 
adjacent leaves of the plant in which it is placed neatly sewed on 
to the side of the nest; sometimes two or three broad leaves are 
sewed together with cobweb, and the nest made between them. 
The nest is always placed near the ground where the grass growing 
through some broad-leaved plant affords it concealment, and is 
about two inches wide by To inch deep. The eggs in nearly every 
instance are three in number, but sometimes four are found. The 
ground colour is of a delicate pale blue, dotted, spotted, or blotched 
with brownish-red of various tints and shades. Their length is 
from 0-5 to 0-05 inch, by from 04 to 0-5 inch in breadth. They 
breed during October and the two following months.” (Ramsay, 
Ibis, 1868, Yol. iv., New Series, p. 277.) 
Hah. Derby, N.W. Australia, Port Darwin and Port Essington, 
Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York, Rockingham Ray, Port Denison, 
Wide Bay District, Dawson ltiver, Richmond and Clarence 
Rivers Districts, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, 
South Coast New Guinea. (Ramsay.) 
Genus PYCN0PTILUS, Gould. 
PYCNOPTILUS FLOCCOSUS, Gould. 
Downy Pycnoptilus. 
Gould, llandbk. Bds. Aust. Vol. i., sp. 207, p. 348. 
“ This species has hitherto been considered a scarce bird in 
New South Wales, prior to which it had only been recorded from 
our more southern provinces. Our taxidermist, Mr. J. A. Thorpe 
procured some beautiful specimens in the flesh at Cambewarra, 
about 100 miles south of Port Jackson ; and Mr. Yardley of that 
district has forwarded quite recently the nest and eggs taken by 
Mr. Sinclair, a timber-getter working in the adjacent scrubs. The 
nest, T am informed, was placed on or very near the ground among 
some debris on a bank or slope; it is a rather loose structure, 
built of shreds of bark chiefly, and lined with feathers of various 
