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Pardalotus assimilis. Orange-tipped Diamond-Bird (Pai'dalote). — 

 Numerous. Dr. D'Ombrain described this bird in T/ic Emu of July, 

 1921. The note is always chip-chip. 



Pardalotus striatus. Red-tipped Paixlalote. — Not numerous, but to 

 be found along the rivers in eastern extremes. Their note is quite 

 distinct from that of the previous species; it sounds like wit-e-chu. 



Pardalotu.s punctatus. Spotted Pardalote. — Rare. On rare oc- 

 casions I have seen these little birds. Their note is also quite distinct 

 from those of the previous two. 



Melithreptus gularis. Black-chinned Honey-eater. — Rare. The 

 only spot I have seen them in any numbers was along the Mclntyre 

 River. 



Melithreptus brevirostris. Brown-headed Honey-eater. — Not nume- 

 rous, but being such unobtrusive little bii'ds, may be more plentiful 

 than one supposes. They move about in little bands from one blos- 

 soming tree to another, and the only note uttered is a very tiny one 

 when in flight. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata. Striped Honey-eater. — Plentiful. 



Myzomela nigra. Black Honey-eater. — In the spring of 1918 num- 

 bers of these little birds appeared, remaining for about a month, feed- 

 ing the while on honey from the sandalwood {Eremophila mitchelli). 

 That short visit is the only time I have ever come in contact with 

 them. 



Grantiella picta. Painted Honey-eater. — At times fairly plentiful 

 in certain parts of the district, but I think their movementc are in- 

 fluenced by the fruiting of the mistletoe, on which they seem entirely 

 to feed. Mr. Mawhiney and E. Rickman found several of their fragile 

 nests in the belar and myall trees in 1920. This year none are about, 

 and there is likewise no fruit on the mistletoe. 



Stigmatops indistincta. Brown Honey-eater. — The identity of this 

 bird is doubtful. In a little gully full of flowering banksia, we (that 

 is. Dr. D'Ombrain, myself and others) saw a pair of small brown 

 Honey-eaters with long, curved bills. I thought they were of this 

 species; the Dr. says not. They were building a nest at ihe time, 

 and as we were returning by the place a fortnight later, we decided 

 to make further investigation then; but when we did return, the trees 

 had ceased flowering, and the birds had gone. Whatever they were, 

 they had no right there. 



Meliphaga fusca. Fuscous Honey-eater. — Where the hills give way 

 to the plains at the extreme eastern boundary the Fuscous Honey- 

 eater is to be found, but the flat country marks his boundary line. 



Meliphaga virescens. Singing Honey-eater. — Plentiful. Their in- 

 crease is checked very much by the Pallid Cuckoo, which is very par- 

 tial to their nest. They overcome this difficulty in a measure by 

 nesting continuously from September to March. 



Meliphaga penicillata. White-plumed Honey-eater. — The most plen- 

 tiful of all. Numerous throughout the d'strict. 



Myzantha garrula. Noisy Miner. — Plentiful. 



Myzantha flavigula. Yellow-throated Miner. — I think even more 

 plentiful than the previous species. 



Acanthagenys rufogularis. Spiny-checked Wattle-bird. — Numerous. 



Entomyzon cyanotis. Blue-faced Honey-eater. — Not numerous. 



Philemon corniculatus. Friar-Bird. — Fairly numerous along the 

 rivers, but scarce elsewhere. 



