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ings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, Vol. iii., 2nd 
Series, p. 421, 1888 ; attributing it to this species. Early in 
December 1891, Mr. S. Moore was successful in obtaining from a 
tree on the banks of the Cook’s River a similar Cuckoo’s egg from 
the nest of Ptilotis chrysops, and on the 26th of the same month 
in company with Dr. Hurst, two more Cuckoo’s eggs were obtained 
at Eastwood, both from the nests of Rliipidura albiscapa, and 
which also contained the usual complement of eggs laid by this 
bird for a sitting. All these Cuckoo’s eggs were obtained within 
a radius of ten miles of Sydney, and it is a matter of regret, that 
the opportunity was not taken of placing them in nests convenient 
for observation and hatching the young birds out, as was done by 
Dr. Ramsay and his brothers at Dobroyde, with the eggs of C. 
jjallidus, C. Jlabelliformis, L. plagosus, and L. basalis, so as to 
conclusively determine to which species they belong; but there 
can be no doubt Dr. Hurst was right in ascribing the eggs obtained 
by him and his friends to Cuculus insperatus, as it is the only 
other species of Cuckoo found near Sydney, the eggs of which 
we were until then unacquainted with. The eggs of this Cuckoo 
are not unlike large specimens of those of Rhipiduva albiscapa , 
but the bluish-grey sub-surface markings predominate more than 
in those of the White-shafted Eantail; they are a thick ovoid in 
form, of a creamy white ground colour, thickly spotted and blotched 
with yellowish-brown markings, intermingled with others of a 
dull bluish-grey, becoming larger on the thicker end of the egg. 
where they are confluent and form a well defined zone. Length 
(A) 0-72 x 053 inch ; (B) 07 x 0-58 inch ; (C) 073 x 0-58 inch ; 
(D) 0-73 x 0-56 inch ; (E) 0'7 x 0-53 inch. 
With the exception of Northern Australia, this species is very 
sparingly dispersed over the remainder of the Continent in favour¬ 
able situations. 
CENTROPHS PHASIANTJS, Latham. 
Swamp Pheasant. 
Gould , ILandbk. Ms. Austr., Vol. i., sp. 338, p. 634. 
Mr. Charles Barnard, of Coomooboolaroo, Dawson River, 
Queensland, has kindly sent the following notes :— 
