OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Ill 



As I remarked above, Pardalotus uropygialis belongs to the 

 same section as P. melanocephalus, P. rubricatus, P. xantlwpygius, 

 and P. punctatus, all digging tunnels in the soft banks of creeks, 

 water-courses, &c, to nest in. On the other hand, P. offinis, and 

 P. siriatus (and, according to Mr. Gould P. quadragintus also), 

 select holes in hollow branches of lofty trees, where they construct 

 a dome-shaped nest of grasses, just as the other species do at the 

 end of their tunnels. The eggs in all instances are white, oval, and 

 rather pointed. Of P. quadragintus I regret to say I know nothing, 

 having never met with it in a state of nature. P. striatus and 

 P. ajjinis sometimes select the mud flask-shaped nests of the 

 Fairy Marten, Lagenoplastes ariel, which they line afresh with 

 grass and feathers. Their eggs are from four to five in number. 



Entomophila rufigularis, Gould. 



This species is found commonly dispersed all over the Gulf 

 country. It has been found breeding in the neighbourhood of 

 Normantown and Georgetown, during the months from Septem- 

 ber to March. The nest is a round, open, and neat cup-shaped 

 structure, usually slung by the rim between forked twigs. 

 The one before me, sent by Mr. Armit, was taken from a branch 

 of an Erythrina. It is composed of fine grasses, matted outside 

 with white " cobwebs," and lined with fine grasses alone. It is 

 rather a deep nest, being 3 J inches long by 2 inches in diameter. 



The eggs are usually two, but sometimes three in number, of 

 *a pearly white, rather thickly spotted with bright reddish brown. 

 Length, 65 inch, by 0-49 inch in diameter at the thicker end. 



The young on leaving the nest have all the upper surface 

 brown, and all the under surface white j the outer webs of the 

 wing quills margined with olive yellow. 



POEPHIIA ATROPYGIALIS, Biggies. 



This fine species is distributed over the country between the 

 Gulf and Georgetown, and its neighbourhood, where it is said 

 to be common, along with Donacola pectoralis, Poephila leucotis, 

 and P. personata. Its nest is an oval ' structure of interwoven 

 grasses, having an opening at one end partly concealed by long 



