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yellowish colour ; the larger markings are as usual on the thicker 
end, but a few appear with the small dots on the thin end. In 
this, the usual form, the irregular short wavy lines previously 
mentioned, seldom appear except where the larger spots or blotches 
are confluent; as if beneath the surface of the shell are a few 
irregularly shaped faint markings of slaty-grey or pale lilac. The 
following are the measurements of two normal sets : — 1, length 
(A) 1-75 x ITS inch ; (B) 17 x 1T6 inch. 2, (C) 1-82 x 1-18 inch; 
(D) 1-76 x ITS inch. Both of the above sets were taken from 
open nests composed of sticks and twigs, and lined witli grass ; by 
Mr. Ralph Hargrave, at Wattamolla, New South Wales.” 
(Ramsay, J’.L.S., TVS'. IT., 2nd Series, Vol. i., p, 1059.) 
Hub. Rockingham Bay, Port Denison, Wide Bay District, 
Richmond and Clarence Rivers Districts, New South Wales, 
Victoria and South Australia. {Rumsay ) 
Genus AILUECEDUS, Cahanis. 
AILURCEDUS VIRIDIS, Latham. 
(A. crassirostris, Paykul.) 
Cat Bird. 
Gould , llandbk. /ids. Aust., Vol. i., sp. 277, p. 44G. 
“ The nest of this species is not unlike that of Oreocincla 
lunulcita, it is rounded, open above, and placed between upright 
forks of trees in dense scrubs and thickly wooded parts of the 
country ; it is composed of rootlets, moss, and shreds of fern bark 
ifec., and ornamented with green mosses, chiefly a species of 
Hypnuni found in the dense and damp scrubs ; the lining is 
chiefly composed of fine rootlets. Height two inches ; diameter 
six inches ; depth inside, one inch and a-half; diameter inside, 
three inches and a-quarter. The eggs are three in number, 
comparatively small for the size of the bird, being in length 1 -2 
inch by 0'85 inch in breadth ; the ground colour is of a delicate 
