112 WHITE. Trip to Cape York Pciiiusiila. Uut oT 



*Rhipidura leucophyrs. Black-and-White Fantail. — A homely bird; 

 nestinj;. 



Rhipidura flabellifera (/?. / phasiana), Pheasant Fantail; Hhipidura 

 rufifrons {R.r.kcmpia).), Cape Rufous Fantail; Rhipidura setosa. North- 

 ern Fantail. — All noted. 



*-Myiagra rubecula (M. r. coiiciuna). Blue Flycatcher. — A nest was 

 seen on a dry limb 20 feet from the pround. 



Myiasra ruficollis (M. r. latirostris). Broad-billed Flycatcher; Piezor- 

 hynchus alecto { F. a. nitidus.) Shining Flycatcher. — Both noted. 



Mcnarcha trivirgata ( M. t. albiventris). White-bellied Flycatcher.— 

 Heard calling: and often seen in the scrubs. 



*Graucalus nov<e-hollandiae. Cuckoo-Shrike. — Several nests seen, 

 and two ejigs taken. 



*Graucalus hypoleucus. White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike. — Nest seen 

 en a horizontal fork 'Ih feet from the ground; two eggs. The bird 

 kept flying at me snapping its bill while I was at the nest. 



Edoliiscma tenuircstris. Great Caterpillar-eater. — Both male and 

 female seen; a shy species. 21/11/21. — A bird flushed uttering a 

 short, sharp whistle; "tcheep," at about two-second intei-\-als. Have 

 not heard that call before. 



Campephaga tricolor. Caterpillar-eater. — A nest found in a cabbage 

 gum. 



Drymcides suptrciliaris. Northern Scrub-Robin. — Noted. Fond of 

 land-shells. Broken Helix shells seen scattered through the scrubs. 



Pomatcslomus temporalis. Grey-crowned Babbler. — Noticed a bird 

 gather a large billful of messmate bark strips. Found a nest in the 

 dead branches of a fallen tree; observed three eggs in another nest. 



Cisticola exilis. Fantail- Warbler. — Seen. 



*Sericcrni.s magnirostris iS. m. viridior). Large-billed Scioib-Wren. 

 — Noted. Appear like a new variety. 



Malurus amabili.s. Lovely W^ren. — Noted. 



*Malurus nielanocephalus (M m. dorsalis). Red-backed Wren. — Nests 

 seen with three and four eggs I'espectively. A nest was found at- 

 tached to a small shrub among swamp grass, composed of fine strips 

 of various soft barks and fine grass, lightly bound with cobweb and 

 lined with fine grass. Measurements, 5 in. by 21 in. over-all; en- 

 trance, \\ in. 



*Artamus hypoleucus. Grey-breasted Wood-Swallow. — Several 

 pairs were seen nesting. One nest containing four eggs was placed 

 in an old nest of the Babbler. 



Artamus miner. Little Wood-Swallow. — Once noted. 



Colluricinda niegarhyncha {C. ni. goiildi). Allied Rufous Shrike- 

 Thrush.— Nc, ted in the scrubs. 



*ColIuricincla brunnea. Brown Shrike-Thrush. — One nest found in 

 a I'andanus; another in the hollow top of a dead stump; eggs three. 



Grallina cyanoleuca. Magpie-Lark. — Frequents forest country. 



•Neo.sitta striata. Striated Tree-i-unncr. — Several times seen in 

 small parties in the forest. 



*Climacteris melanota. Black Tree-Creeper. — This was one of the 

 particular searches of the trip, and much time was spent in observa- 

 tion of nesting habits. Eggs were observed during Septeniber. Oc- 

 tober and November. First nest found by watching the bird, which 

 in a few minutes flew to a hollow 24 feet from the ground. Result: 

 Two lovely eggs, which I could just reach; nest composed of short 



