412 A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE MUDGEE DISTRICT, 



89. MiMETA viRiDis, Lath. 



A summer visitant, arriving here on August 1st and staying to 

 middle of May. Its sweet rolling song is only heard while it is 

 breeding. It breeds in Casuarinas along the river-bank. It is 

 very destructive in orchards, being especially partial to cherries 

 and mulberries. Known as " Green Thrush." 



90. CORCORAX MELANORHAMPHUS, Vieill. 



We have taken the eggs in September. The young birds have 

 brown irides instead of crimson as in the adult. Shares the 

 name of " Black Magpie " with Strepera gracuUna, and that of 

 " Dollar-bird " with Eurystomus. 



91. Struthidea cinerea, Gld. 



The eggs of the peewit were apparently described by Gould for 

 those of this bird. They are faint blue with intensely black specks. 

 The only eggs we have taken, and kept a note of date, were three 

 belonging to a family of four at Cullenbone, but it breeds also at 

 Springfield and Guntawang. It seems to be a wandering bird. 

 About Cobbora they are known as " Twelve Apostles," a title 

 shared by Pomatostomus. 



92. CORONE AUSTRALIS, G7nel. 

 Breeds in the district. 



93. CoRVUS AUSTRALIS, Vig. (S; Horsf. 



Breeds in district. Local native name is " Waggalin." 



94. Pomatostomus temporalis, Vig. & Horsf. 



Very common. We fancy that more than one couple lay in 

 the same nest. On one occasion, in taking a nest, one of us saw 

 seven birds fly out, three eggs being in the nest. We have taken 

 as many as eight eggs in one nest. Dirty white specimens with- 

 out any markings are not uncommon, and the shape is very 

 variable. Eggs July to March 29th. Known by an immense 

 variety of trivial names, the local native name being "Kid- 

 geragah." Fond of taking a bath in the dust by the road-aide. 



