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It will be observed that both G. fasciata, and G. modesta, whose 
habitat is confined to Northern Australia, build dome-shaped 
nests, while G. fulvifrons, and G. albifrons, which arc found in the 
southern portions of the continent, build open cup-shapcd struc¬ 
tures, the former deep cup-shape, the latter very shallow. 
The eggs *f G. fasciata, are two in number for a sitting, in form 
elongated ovoids, white with innumerable freckles and dots of 
light reddish-brown, which in some instances predominate towards 
the thicker end where they become larger and confluent, and form 
an ill-defined zone. Length (A) 0 - 8 x 0 - 55 inch ; (B) 0 - 78x0‘53 
inch. In another set the markings are paler, larger, and more 
bran like, and are sparingly distributed over the shell, but pre¬ 
dominate as usual towards the thicker end. 
Ilab. Port Darwin and Port Essington, Gulf of Carpentaria, 
Cape York, liockingham Bay, Port Denison, Dawson River. 
{Ramsay.) 
GLYCIPHILA MODESTA, Gray. 
(G; subfasciala, Ramsay.) 
Plain-coloured Honey-eater. 
Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1858, pp. 174, 190. 
Mr. .7. A. Boyd has forwarded me several sets of the eggs of 
this Honey-eater, together with the following note :—“ The nests 
of this species on the Herbert River are always built in Melaleuca 
swamps ; they are hanging dome-shaped structures with a small 
verandah or hood over the opening in the side, and are composed 
entirely of the paper-like bark of the Melaleuca. This bird breeds 
from September to the end of February.” Eggs two in number for 
a sitting varying in form from ovoid to lengthened ovoids, white, 
with very minute but distinct purplish black dots scattered over 
the surface of the shell predominating as usual towards the larger 
end. Three sets measure as follows : — length (A) 0'8 x0'53 inch. 
(B) 0-78 x 0-53 inch ; (C) 0’83 x 0-5 inch; (D) 0-8 x 0-51 inch ■ 
(E) 0-78 x 0'52 inch • (F) 0-8 x 0-55 inch. 
Ilab. Cape York, Rockingham Bay, South Coast New Guinea. 
{Ramsay.) 
