THE BIRDS OF COOLABAH AND BREWARRINA — NORTH. l-t? 



Artamiis leacopygudis, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1842, p. 17 ; 

 id., Bds. Austr., fol., ii., pi. 33 (1S48) ; id., Haudbk. Bds. 

 Austr., i., p. 154 (1865). 



.ArtiUHUs leiicogaster, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mns., xiii., p. 3 

 (1890) ; North, Nests aud Eggs Austr. Bds., 2ud. ed., ii., 

 pt. iii., p. 251 (1909). 



Only observed at Coolabali, where it was fairly numerous, 

 especially about the hotel aud railway station. Examples 

 were first procured that were resting on the tops of small 

 stones a few inches above the ground, others were observed 

 perched on the telegraph wires, and on the hotel, which is the 

 first time I have seen, or known, any species of Wood Swallow 

 to resort to a dwelling. 1 had frequent opportunities of ob- 

 serving this habit, while sitting on a side balcony near my 

 bedroom, for it was to be seen every day. Generally the birds 

 used to perch in twos and threes, on the edge of the spouting, 

 or on the top of a plaster finial at each side of the hotel. From 

 these places, tliey would take a short flight in the air, and 

 usually return to, or near, the same spot. On the 6th October, 

 the first day after my arrival in Coolabah, on returning to the 

 hotel in the evening, a little before 6 p.m. 1 saw about twenty 

 of these birds huddled up closely together on the outer edge 

 of the dining room chimney. Why they should have selected 

 this resting place, was a mystery to me, for although cool, 

 there was no fire in the dining-room grate, so it could not have 

 been for warmth. On looking again about half an hour later, 

 after tea was finished, they had all left. 



Artamds scpekciliosus. 



White-ej'ebi'owed Wood Swallow. 



Ocijpterus superciUosus, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1836, p. 142. 



Artaimis supercil iot-ns, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol., ii., pi. 32 (1848) ; 

 id., Haudbk. Bds. Austr., i., p. 152 (1865) ; Sbarpe, Cat. 

 Bds. Brit. Mus., xiii., p. 15 (1890) ; North, Nests and 

 Eggs Austr. Bds. 2nd. ed., ii., pt. iii., p. 253 (1909). 



Seen both at Coolabah and Brewarrina, only though passing 

 over in large straggling flocks, flying south, usually fairly high, 

 and uttering their well-known notes, but occasionally low 

 enough to be plainly seen. In neither place did 1 observe 

 this species alight. 



