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Mr. D. Le Souef on some new or 
bark, the outside being of a little coarser material than the 
lining ; a few feathers were also woven into the lower portion 
of the nest; the exterior was lightly covered with cobwebs, 
on which were fastened small thin flakes of bark, taken off 
the tree on which the nest was built. It measures—external 
diameter 2§ inches, internal 1J ; external depth 2J inches, 
internal 1|. The clutch of eggs is two; they are a swollen 
oval in shape, and have a whitish ground-colour, with fine 
very dark brown markings, which are mostly on the larger 
end and form an irregular zone. The markings under the 
surface are of a grey colour. The eggs measure : A 0*71 X 
0*58, B 0*68 x 0*54 inch. 
4. Platycercus icterotis (Temm.). (Yellow-cheeked 
Parrakeet.) 
This brightly-coloured bird is one of the commonest 
Parrots in Western Australia. It is locally called the 
“ Rosella,” and is easily kept in captivity. It has a 
pleasant though somewhat feeble note, and nests from 
September to January. A full clutch consists of seven 
eggs, which are laid on the rotten wood at the bottom 
of some hole in a eucalyptus-tree. The eggs measure: 
A 1-4x0*86, B 1-12x0-88, C 1*6x0*88, D 1-7x0-87 inch. 
5. Philemon argenticeps Gould. (Silvery - crowned 
Friar-bird.) 
I described the eggs of P. argenticeps last year, but 
only from one clutch; this season Mr. R. Ilislop has 
kindly sent me several clutches which exhibit variations 
in marking worth noting. The first clutch received was 
reddish pink, but the last lot range from reddish pink, well 
freckled all over, to others with just the least shade of 
pink on them and with a few very light greyish markings, 
hardly discernible, and the latter variety seems the most 
plentiful. They likewise vary in size, one clutch measuring : 
A 1-26 x 082, B 1-24x0-82; and another: A 1*8 x 0*79, 
B 1-9x0*79 inch. Along with the latter clutch was found 
an egg of Eudynamis cyanocephala , and I cannot do better 
than quote Mr. Hislop's own words regarding it. He says :— 
