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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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wamp.s of tiie coa-stal region. Like its northern ally, not much is known of its habits. I possessa single egg, received from Dr. A. E. Cox. Save that it was taken inthe Clarence River district, it was without data. Its description coin-cides with a specimen sidjsequently described (1889) in the Catalogue of the Australian Museum, which was taken from the oviduct of a birdshot by Mr. J. Macgillivray, at South Grafton, during October, 1801. In answer to a question of mine, Mr. .I.iines C Wikox, of (he samedistrict, has kindly sent me the following note :— One of the birds hadits nest in the spout of a gum-tree, about seventy feet from the groinid.in my garden at South Grafton, and, from what I remember, there wereseven or eight young ones, which she carried out in her bill after theywere h.atched. The .spotit almost overhangs a small creek. I recollecta jOtuig one falling out. of the ne.st. into the w.iter, but it swam awayunconcerned. I know of other nests in trees about our swamps.
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o U-. o H z < X I ?.ooo < si NliSTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 1021 Subfamily—Cereopsin^. 745.—Ceheopsis nuvve hollandi-e, Latham.—(578)CAPE BARREN GOOSE. Figure.—Gould : Birds of Australia, fol., vol. vii., pi. i. Reference.—Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. .\xvii., p. 71). Previous Descriflioiis of Egg-—Gould : Birds of Australia (1S48), also Handbook, vol. ii., p. 351 (1S65) ; North : Austn. Mus. Cat., p. 334 (iS8()); Cainpbell : Victorian Naturalist (1S94). Gengraphiail Dixtrihution.—Victoria, South and West Australia,and Tasmania., inehiding ishinds in Bass Strait. Nest.—Somewhat flat, constructed of a good layer of grass, &c.,lined inside plentifully with down, and usually situated on the groundamongst saltbush or tussock grass, but occasionally placed a few feetfrom tiie ground on thick scrub. Dimensions over all, about 18 inches;inside, 9 to 10 inches across by 3 inches deep. Eijijs.—Clutcli, four to SIX; elliptical in form, sometimes ratherpointed at

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