^""iS^"] XORTOX, Bird Xotcs from Borcc. 41 



Chenonetta jubata. Maned Goose. — Small flocks always about the 

 water-hoies. Also bred among the dead trees along the creek banks. 



Phalacrocorax fuscescens. White-breasted Cormorant (Shag). — A 

 pair were always about the creek. 



Phalacrocorax ater. Little Black Cormorant. — A few often came 

 on to the creek for a few days at a time. 



Pelecanu.s conspicillatus. Pelican. — Four of these birds appeared 

 on the dam near the house late one evening, and after resting there 

 all that night and next day departed; none seen since. 



Urcaetus audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. — Occasionally seen sailing in 

 the sky. 



Haliastur sphenurus. Whistling Eagle.— Extremely common; some- 

 times after rabbit poisoning, literally in hundreds feasting on the 

 carcases. 



leracidea berigora. Brown Hawk. — Often seen, but not plentiful. 



Cerchneis cenchroides. Nankeen Kestrel. — Always a few pairs 

 about. In February there came a plague of grasshoppers and for a 

 few days the Kestrels were around in dozens, snapping up the pests. 

 It was a charming sight to watch them wheel and hover and swoop. 



Ninox boobook. Boobook Owl. — One lived in a tree near the 

 house; it called eveiy night, and was sometimes seen. 



Glos.sop.sitta concinna. Musk Lorikeet. — Large flocks appeared dur- 

 ing the period of the flowering of the eucalypts, and remained till 

 the blocm was over, shrieking all day, and roosting in close ranks 

 all over the branches of a tall dead tree near the house at right. 



Calyptorhynchus funereus. Black Cockatoo. — A flock of about a 

 dozen lived in the stringy-bark ridges, where they tore long strips of 

 bark from the trees. About March they all go east to the "Falls" 

 country to the casuarinas to breed. They return in June or July. 



Cacatua galerita. White Cockatoo.— Large flocks attacked the 

 crops in Febi-uary and March. 



Platycercus elegans. Crimson Rosella. — Not often seen so high as 

 this, but vei-y plentiful a little farther to the east in the "Falls" 

 country. A pair took up their residence in the garden during the 

 summer, and were most destructive to the fruit, especially the rasp- 

 berries. 



Platycercus eximius. Rosella. — One of the commonest birds here. 

 Always about. This summer especially they wei'e present in large 

 flocks, and were most destructive to the crops. 



Podargus strigoides. Tawny Frogmouth. — A pair build each year 

 in a gum-tree quite near the house, and are always about. 



Eurystomus orientalis. Australian Roller (Dollar Bird). — Pairs 

 were frequently seen during the summer. 



Dacelo gigas. Laughing Kingfisher. — Very common. During the 

 winter they were frequently found lying dead in the bush. Probably 

 the long drought and lack of food were responsible. 



Halycon .sanctu.«. Saci'ed Kingfisher. — Several pairs were about 

 during the summer. 



Chactura caudacuta. Spine-tailed Swift. — Often seen winging their 

 way high overhead. 



Cuculus pallidus. Pallid Cuckoo. — Fairly plentiful; more often 

 heard than seen; very often called all night. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis. Fan-tailed Cuckoo. — Sometimes seen in 

 the bush. 



