Vol. \' 1 1 

 1907 



1 Flktchkr, Bird Notes jrom Wihnol, Tasmatzia. 25 



Once in a way a riover {Lflbivanclliis loba/iis), and occasion- 

 ally a Snipe {Gallinago austmlis), would find its way to the 

 clearer lands, but after remaining a few days would again dis- 

 appear. Several times a flock of Wild Ducks {Anas superciliosa) 

 flew over, evidently making their way to the more open water- 

 ways several miles west. 



I have now recorded all the birds which have come under my 

 notice during my residence in this north-western district of 

 Tasmania. Compared with other portions of the island the 

 variety is very limited, and, owing to the dense undergrowth, 

 observation is very difficult. Yet the pleasure of studying the 

 bird life amply compensates for the hours of toil often incurred. 



Notes on a Collection of Birds from the Townsend 



River, North- Western Australia. 



Bv Robert Hall, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S. 



The collection was made by my correspondent, Mr. J. P. Rogers, 

 along the right and left banks of this tributary of the Robinson 

 River. It was gathered in 1902, and I understand Mr. Rogers 

 to have been the first field naturalist to visit the locality in 

 search of birds. 



Some of the species in the following list I believe to be new 

 to North-Western Australia* : — 

 Cacatua galerita (Latham), White Cockatoo. 



Terminal parts of chest and breast stained with pale brick- 

 red. Adult male, 1/9/02. 

 Cacatua gymnopis (Sclater), Bare-eyed Cockatoo. 



Throat, chest, breast, and wing coverts deeply stained with 

 dull brick-red. Adult male, 8/9/02. 

 Cacatua roseicapilla (Vieillot), Rose-breasted Cockatoo. 



Under surface very pale rose. Adult male, 29/4/02. 

 Ptistes ERYTHROPTERUS (Gmelin), Red-winged Lory. 



hnmature male, 4/5/02. Interscapulum green, small portion 

 only of upper wing coverts crimson. 

 Platvcercus BROWNI (Temminck), Smutty Parrakeet. 



Adult male and female. A well-defined red mark across 

 forehead ; cheeks bluish-white. Apparently this is a case of 

 dichromatism. 

 CoRVU.S BENNETTI (North), Short-billed Crow. 



Wing 1 1.3 inches. 



* Cf. Aovie. Zool., xii., 1905, pj). 192-242. 



