42 XORTOX, irn-d Xotes from Borec. Tisffur 



Chalcites basalis. Narrow-billed Bronze-Cuckoo. — One pair only 

 seen durinp the summer. 



Laniprococcyx plagosus. Bronze Cuckoo. — Often seen. In March 

 and April they were to be seen in little flocks of ten or so in the bush. 



Scythrops novie-hollandiae. Channel-bill. — One was heard flying and 

 callintr overhead just before a storm, but was not seen. 



Hirundo neoxena. Welcome Swallow. — Vex-y numerous in spring 

 and summer. Building all round the verandahs and in the out-house& 

 Generally they leave us about April, but this year did not go till June. 



Hylochelidon nigrican.s. Tree Martin. — Very common in summer. 

 In the autumn huge flocks gathered and mingled with the Welcome 

 Swallows. The telephone line was one continuous black row of Mar- 

 tins and Swallows all day long. Soon after they seemed to depart 

 together. 



Petroica multicolor. Scarlet-breasted Robin. — Very common in 

 summer in the bush, and in winter in the open. In October I found 

 five nests of this species on one little point of land i-unning out into 

 the creek. They generally build in stringy-bark saphngs, but also 

 on dead limbs of small trees. The hen-bird about here is much more 

 brightly coloured than in the lower country. Her breast has a small 

 patch of really bright vermillion red; quite a different shade from 

 that of the male bird. 



Petroica phoenicea. Flame-breasted Robin. — Only occasionally 

 seen here; not at all common. 



Petroica goodenovii. Red-capped Robin. — A rare bird ab< ut here. 

 Sometimes seen in the stringybark scrub. A pair came into the gar- 

 den this summer, and seemed inclined to build in one of the fruit 

 trees. A brutal cat killed the male, and the little hen-bird remained 

 alone in the garden all the summer. She took possession of the tree 

 which she and her mate had chosen and chased all other little birds 

 out of it in the most pugnacious way. After evicting some little Tit 

 or Finch, she would sit on a top-most twig and warble a funny, gurgly. 

 almost inaudible, little song of triumph. She became very tame, and 

 would flit about after me when I was working in the garden, sitting 

 on a stake or fence and watching me, but I never saw her eat a 

 worm. She left in April. 



Melanodryas cucullata. Hooded Robin. — One only seen during the 

 summer, in the clear ring-barked country. 



Gerygone albogularis. White-throated Flyeater. — The sweet song 

 of these tiny birds was to be heard all through the summer in the 

 bush, where they also nested. 



Eopsaltria australi.s. Yellow-breasted Shrike-Robin. — One pair 

 only observed in the stringy-bark. 



Falcunculus frontatus. Yellow-breasted Shrike-Tit. — Two pairs 

 only observed in the stringy-bark ridges in March. They tore the 

 bark from the branches with their stout bills while searchinp for in- 

 sects. 



Pachycephala pectoralis. Golden-breasted Whistler. — Several pairs 

 were observed in the stringy-bark ridges in the spring and summer. 



Pachycephala rufiventris. Rufous-breasted Whistler. — Always to 

 be seen and heard all through the summer months, but leaving us in 

 the winter. 



Rhipidura flabellifera. White-shafted Fantail. — Often seen in the 

 bush, and very occasionally visited the garden. 



Rhipidura leucophry.'*. Black and White P'antail (Willie Wagtail). 

 — Very common. A very amusing pair built every year in the garden, 

 and were extremely tame and friendly, often coming right into the 

 rooms through an open window. 



