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"Nest belcnga pretty feller bird." The nest had live white effffs. 

 22/2/22. — Flock cf Bee-eaters seen flying northwards. 



Ccllocalia francica. Grey Swiftlet. — Noted hawking overhead. 



Micrcpus pacificus. White-rumped Swift. — Noted in company with 

 previous species. 



Cuculus pallidus. Pallid Cuckoo; Cacomantis flabelliformis (Cf. 

 athertoni). Northern Fan-tailed Cuckoo; Cacomantis castaneiventris, 

 Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo. — Noted. 



Cacomantis pyrrhophanus. Square-tailed Cuckoo. — Egg taken in 

 nest of the Brown-backed Hcney-eater {Glyciphila modesta). 



Lamproccccyx (sp.). Bronze Cuckoo. — Noted. 



Eudynamys crientalis {E. o. cyanocephalus) . Koel. — Often seen and 

 heard. A crowd of large Hcney-eaters frequently give a female Koel 

 a bad time, fly at it, bear it to the ground, pecking and bufl"eting it 

 severely. Once a pair of Grallinas (Magpie-Larks) joined in a chase, 

 and, landing on the ground, pecked and buffeted the Koel severely. 

 The Koel makes feeble resistance, and tries to escape to the bushes. 



Seeing a crowd of Friar-Birds darting at something on the ground, 

 I rode up and found a female Keel, which made off", followed by its 

 tormentors, their numbers being augmented on the way. I could 

 hear the scolding cries for some time after they were lost to view. 

 I have never seen a male Keel being chased by other birds nor heard 

 an alarm sounded when one breaks cover. 



Found a nest cf Philemon citreogularis sordidus (Little Friar-Bird) 

 containing an egg, of the Keel, and on the ground beneath was a 

 broken egg of the Friar-Bird. 



Scythrops novce-hollandiae. Channel-bill Cuckoo. — Often heard call- 

 ing after daybx-eak, but no eggs found, though I frequently examined 

 the nest of Bell Magpies (btrepera) in the hope cf obtaining a 

 Channel-bill's egg. 



Centropus phasianinus. Pheasant-Coucal. — Tommy found a nest 

 with eggs heavily incubated. 



Pitta versicolor {P.v. simillima). Lesser Pitta. — Heard calling in 

 the scrubs. 



Pitta mackloti. Rainbow Pitta. — Its mournful call could be heard 

 in the scrubs. A nest containing three eggs was found in some low 

 scrub grass. 



Microeca fascinans {M. f. pallida) . Pale Flycatcher. — Noted. 



*Microeca flavigaster. Lemon-breasted Flycatcher. — Found a nest 

 which made a good subject for a photo. Another nest contained one 

 small young, which one of the parents was covering, to protect it 

 from the sun. 



*Smicrornis flavescens. Yellow Tree-Tit. — Found a nest 15 feet 

 from the ground in drooping branches; the bird sat till I put my hand 

 on it; two eggs. 



*Gerygone albogularis. White-throated Warbler. — Common and 

 nesting. The male does not appear to take any part in building, 

 though he generally inspects the work of the female, and constantly 

 trills his sweet little song in and about the nesting tree. 



*Gerygone magnirostris. Large-billed Warbler. — Found nesting. 

 One pair was building in a paperbark 4 feet over water. 



Gerygone palpebrosa (G. p. personate). Masked Warbler. — Nesting. 



Pcecilcdryas supercilio.sa. White-browed Shrike-Robin. — Seen 

 several times, notably on the creeks. 



Pachycephala rufiventris (P. r. pallida). — Pale-breasted Whistler. — 

 Noted several times. 



