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commenced on the 7th of that month, and had three fresh eggs in 
it on the 25th ; another nest found on the 8th of December had 
three half Hedged ones in it, and one found on the 31st December, 
1888, had been lately left by a brood of young. Another 
nest at Circular head was taken on the 27th November, containing 
three newly hatched young. 
“ All the nests were built among the leaves of small gum 
trees, and were fastened to the leaves and their stems at the rim 
and sides at a height from twenty-li ve to fifty feet from the ground 
which renders them very difficult to procure, being at the end of thin 
branches. One nest was made of green moss, mixed with wool, 
firmly felted together and lined with a little hair, on the exterior 
a little lichen and cobwebs; the nest was a deep cup-shaped 
structure, and measured externally three inches and a half in 
length by three inches in width, depth inside two inches and a 
quarter. 
“ Another nest had no wool, and was chiefly composed of green 
moss and cobwebs, with a lining of flower seeds. The colour of 
the nests renders them very difficult to be found among the leaves 
to which they are attached. 
“The eggs are flesh coloured, with a ring of a darker tinge at 
the thicker end, and a good many dull red spots, all more or less 
in a ring together with a few faint purplish spots. The eggs are 
in colour more like those of Lichmera than of Meliornis, which 
are the two common Tasmanian Honey-eaters, but the reverse as 
to shape. They are not easily distinguished from those of either 
of these birds.” 
Eggs three in number for a sitting, an average specimen received 
from Mr. E. D. Atkinson of Table Cape, Tasmania, agrees very 
well with the description given by Dr. Holden, but in this speci¬ 
men the markings are more evenly distributed towards the larger 
end, and do not assume the form of a zone. Long diameter 0'72 
inch, short diameter 0 - 53 inch, 
Hab. Tasmania, 
