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his great regret he was unable to describe the eggs. In 1875 Mr, 
James Ramsay obtained several specimens of both birds and eggs. 
from Tyndarie, and others were received from the Clarence River 
district. Since then the eggs have become less rare, and are to be 
found in many collections. A set of eggs taken by Mr. John 
Macgillivray, near Grafton, on 7th Sep. 1864, measured 1°4 x 1°0 in, 
A set taken by Mr. James Ramsay at Tyndarie in 1879, measured 
15x 1lin. The eggs of the spotted bower-bird vary considerably 
in the extent of their markings and sometimes in the tints of colour- 
ing. Dr. Ramsay remarks, *‘One I have from the Dawson River 
district is slightly smaller than usual, and has the ground colour a 
faint greenish-grey, covered all over with a fine network of light 
brownish linear markings, close together near the thicker end - 
others have their markings confined altogether to the larger end of 
the egg. 
Rosai Seeds, berrries and insects. These birds do not feed 
upon animal food or molluscs. 
Where found. —This prettily ornamented bird is found in New 
South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. Mr. 
Broadbent (Queensland) records that it occurred commonly both at 
Springsure and Barcaldie, a few were also seen at Black Gin Creek. 
The interior provinces are the stronghold of this species, where it js 
found plentifully dispersed all over the Lachlan and Darling River 
districts. It also oveurs inland about 80 miles west from Rock- 
-hampton. lt is abundant at Brezi, on the River Mokai, to the 
north of the Liverpool Plains; it is a!so equally numerous in all the 
low scrubby ranges in the neighbourhood of the Namoi, as well ag 
in the open brushes which intersect the plains on its borders. It is 
met with in the north-west part of Victoria. Dr. Ramsay says, 
‘© Our knowledge of this species has recently been extended to Cape 
York; previously Rockingham Bay was considered its northern 
limit on the coast, and the Murray district in Victoria and South 
Australia its most southern range.” It is very rarely indeed that 
Chlamydera maculata is found near the coast, although in 1861 Dr, 
Ramsay procured an egg on Ash Island, near Hexham, on the 
Hunter Kiver, about ten miles from the sea coast. This was 
probably the first time the egg had been found. ‘The S. M. Herald, 
of Jan. 24th, 1893, published the following telegram from Gilgandra ; 
—*‘* An exceptionally fine specimen of the bower-birds’ play-house, 
containing bones, glass, tin, quartz, and crystals, has been discovered, 
on the New Lawn Station at Marthaguy. 

Dinco—Canis dingo. 
Introduction.—The dingo was discovered in 1780. Warrigal ig: 
the native name; ‘‘dingo” is said to he only the black man’s name 
for the white man’s dog. It was first figured and described in 
‘* Phillip’s Voyage to Botany Bay,” published in London in 1789, 
The author writes :—‘‘ It has much of the manners of the dog, but 
