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rare Eggs of Australian Birds. 
li inch in diameter by ^ inch in depth. It was composed 
of grass, and the exterior had small pieces of bark fastened 
on to it with cobwebs, which made it difficult to distinguish 
from the branch it was on. There were only two eggs in 
the nest, but the full clutch is three. The ground-colour 
is pale bluish green, with irregular dark reddish-brown 
markings, slightly more numerous on the larger end; the 
markings beneath the surface are of a pale grey. The eggs 
measure : A 0 66 x 052, B 067 X 054 inch. 
2. Micrceca pallida De Vis. (Pale Flycatcher.) 
This bird is found across the northern portion of the 
continent. The nest here described was procured near 
Cooktown by Mr. It. Hislop on December 11th, 1899, and he 
also secured the parent bird; the nest was attached to a low 
melaleuca-tree, about 6 feet from the ground. It is a pretty 
structure, and very difficult to detect; it is built in rather 
a wide fork near the end of a branch, and is composed 
of fine seed-stalks of grass, covered externally with flakes 
of bark, which are apparently taken off the bough on which 
the nest is built, and fastened on with cobwebs. The 
same useful material is used to bind the nest to its support. 
It measures—external depth 1 inch, internal f of an inch ; 
external diameter 2 inches, internal 1J inch. There were 
two eggs in the nest; their ground-colour is light greenish 
grey, with irregular light reddish-brown markings, which are 
fairly evenly distributed over the surface; the markings 
under the surface are of a pinkish grey. The markings 
on one egg are lighter than those on the other. The eggs 
measure: A 0*67 x 052, B O66x0'5] inch. Dr. W. 
Macgillivray had previously briefly described the nest of this 
species, but no measurements were given. 
3. Petrieca campbelli Sharpe. (CampbelPs Bobin.) 
This pretty little bird is found in Western x4ustralia only; 
it is not shy and has a pleasing note. The nesting-season 
extends from September to December. One of its nests 
was found on Oct. 17th, 1899. It was a compact cup-shaped 
structure, and composed almost entirely of fine shreds of 
