^"'i^iV'l White, Birds of Lake Victoria and Murray River. 23 



Austrartamus melanops (.4. melanops). Black-faced Wood-Swallow. 

 — Numbers of these birds were seen between Morgan and Renmark. 

 It is my firm opinion that it is only of recent years that this species 

 has come so far south. 



Pseudartamus cyanopterus (A. sordidus). Wood-Swallow. — This 

 widely-distributed bird was seen in several localities. 



Colluricincia harmonica. Grey Shrike-Thrush. — These birds were 

 plentiful all along the river— in fact, all through the big gum country. 

 One specimen taken, 3/10/17, $ — iris brown ; bill slaty-grey ; feet 

 mealy-black ; length, 240 mm. ; spread, 355 mm. Upon comparison 

 with female specimens collected further south, the bird shows a 

 lighter coloration all over, and striations on the throat are much more 

 pronounced. 



Grallina cyanoleuca (G. picata). Magpie-Lark. — A very common 

 bird all over the river district. 



Gymnorhina tibicen. Black-backed Magpie. — These birds covered 

 an area between jNIorgan and Renmark. 



Gymnorhina hypoleuca leuconota (G. leuconota). White-backed 

 Magpie. — By far the more numerous of the two species, but they do 

 not seem to overlap. 



Cracticus nigrogularis. Black-throated Butcher-Bird.— Seen upon 

 several occasions ; not plentiful. Their beautiful clear notes were 

 often heard. 



Bulestes torquatus (C. destructor). Collared Butcher-Bird. — Often 

 met with on the river, as well as in the scrub further back. 



Oreoica cristata. Crested Bell-Bird. — This bird was seen, and its 

 wonderful note heard. 



Aphelocephala leucopis. White-face. — Fairly numerous round Lake 

 Victoria. One specimen taken at that place, 6/10/17, $ — iris white ; 

 bill and feet black; length, no mm.; spread, 180 mm. This bird 

 approaches somewhat A . I. whitei, and is of a much more ruddy 

 coloration when compared with the form found lower down the river, 

 and is smaller. 



Neochmia picumna australis {Climacteris scandens). Brown Tree- 

 creeper. — These birds were fairly numerous amongst the timber on 

 the river. 



Austrodicaeum hirundinaceum {Dicceum hirundinaceum). Flower- 

 pecker or Mistletoe-Bird. — Only observed once. 



Pardalotinus striatus ornatus (Pardalotus striatus). Red-tipped 

 Pardalote. — Found all through the district visited. At Lake Victoria 

 they had assembled in numbers, and had made their nesting-tunnels 

 into the bank of a wash-out. The tunnel was 18 inches to 2 feet in, 

 where a small chamber was hollowed out, in which a neat nest 

 of dry grass was formed. Many of these nests had been scratched 

 out by the imported fox. Two specimens taken at Lake Victoria : — 

 No. I, $, immature — iris brown; bill black, inside mouth blackish 

 colour; feet slaty; length, 115 mm.; spread of wings, 200 mm. 

 No. 2, (^ — length, 120 mm. ; spread, 205 mm. Upon comparison it 

 is found that the Murray bird is much darker than the northern bird, 

 and the tips of the spurious wing feathers are orange, while those of 

 the Northern bird are crimson. 



