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Title: Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Campbell, Archibald James, 1853-
Subjects: Birds -- Eggs Australia Birds -- Nests Australia Birds -- Australia
Publisher: Sheffield, Printed for the author by Pawson & Brailsford
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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0! NESTS AXD EGGS OF AZSTRALIAN BTRDS. 543 Ne^t.—Usually placed in companies in a swamp, just above the waterin reed beds or on polvgonum bushes—portions of the reeds or bushes,as the case may be, being broken down into a platform, wliich isaugmented with sticks, rushes, &c. Eggs.—Clutch, three to foui-, occasionally five; roundish oval inshape ; texture of shell decidedly coarse; surface shght trace of glossand pitted; colour, dull-white at fii-st, but becomes more or less soiledwith nest stains. Inside lining of the shell gi-eenish. Dimensionsin inches of a chitch : (1) 2-68 x 1-85, (2) 2-49 x 1-82, (3) 2-46 x 1-8, (4)2-42 X 1-76. Ohservation.t.—This Ibis is probably the most common variety, havingbeen observed in every State of Australia, wliile examples havebeen taken in New Guinea. Without going into a tecluiicalor detailed description of tliis viseful bird, its general appear-ance may be stated as dark bronzy-green or pvirple on the upper surfaceof the body, the unde

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