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COMMON 
GROSSBEA K. 
IywApits barren Tracts near Sydney and Par- 
ramatta. They go in large Flocks in Autumn, 
and in Spring separate into Pairs, and build in 
low Bushes an oval-shaped Nest of dead Grass, 
lined with Down of Sowthistle: lay five or six 
Eggs of a pale flesh Colour, spotted with dull 
Red.—The Mate has a pleasant Song. Are 
subject to Fits. 
