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The breeding season of this species commences in July, and 
continues until the end of January. 
I Lab. Rockingham Bay, Port Denison, Wide Bay District, 
Dawson River, Richmond and Clarence Rivers Districts, New 
South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. ( Ramsay .) 
Genus PHAPS, Selby. 
PIIAPS CHALCOPTERA, Latham. 
Common Bronze-wing. 
Gould, Uandhk., Bds. Au&t., Vol. ii., sp. 462, p. 122. 
This fine Pigeon is universally distributed over the whole of 
Australia. The nest is a frail structure of twigs placed upon a 
horizontal branch of a tree, varying in height, according to the 
locality ; stunted Eucalypti, Anyoplwrm and the Acacia 1 , being 
especially favoured trees in this respect. Eggs two in number 
for a sitting, pure white. 
Two eggs in the Australian Museum Collection measure as 
follows: — length (A) P48 x 0-97 inch ; (B) 1-37 x 0-98 inch. 
Two other sets taken by Mr. K. II. Bennett at Ivanhoe, give 
the following measurements length (A) 1-38 x 1 inch; (B) 
1-33 x 1 inch; (C) 1-4 x 0-98 inch ; (D) D37 x 0-95 inch. 
Mr. K. H. Bennett states that this bird has no fixed breeding 
time, as he has found nests containing eggs or young, in every 
month of the year, they are however more frequently found 
breeding during the months of October and November. 
ITa'i. Port Darwin and Port Essington, Gulf of Carpentaria, 
Rockingham Bay, Port Denison, Wide Bay District, Dawson 
River, Richmond and Clarence Rivers Districts, New South 
Wales, Interior, Victoria and South Australia, Tasmania, West 
and South-West Australia. (Ramsay ) 
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