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Philemon yorki. Helmeted Friar-Bird. — Noted. 



*Philemcn citreogularis (P. c. sordidus). Sordid Friar-Bird. — Several 

 nests found. A typical nest, composed of fine creeping plants and 

 grass, bound with web and cocoon-silk, and lined with fine grass. 

 Over all 5 in. by 3^ in. in depth; egg chamber 3 in. across by oi in. 

 depth; eggs, two; sometimes seen from below through the nest. A 

 nest in a bloodwood about 10 ft. from the ground contained an egg 

 of the Koel Cuckoo. On the ground underneath was a bi'oken egg 

 of a Friar-Bird (7/1/22). 



Steganopleura bichenovii. Banded Finch. — Found a nest 4 feet 

 from the ground in a small bush. 



Dcnacola pectoralis. White-breasted Finch. — A small flock noted in 

 long grass. 



^gintha temporalis { yE. t. minor). Lesser Red-browed Finch.— 

 Noted. 



*Pcephila atropygialis. Black-tailed Finch. — Three nests found in 

 Pandanus palms. Tommy found one and gave me a hail, saying, "Got 

 four hegg, door round norther side." I pulled it from its resting place, 

 and found it contained nine. Tommy remarked, "What's the matter 

 that feller; he only small feller." After that he always called the 

 Finch the "nine-hegg bird." 



Pcephila personata. Masked Finch. — Several nests found in large 

 stools of grass, three with six eggs in each. Nest outwardly com- 

 posed of coarse wiry grass and lined with hair-like seed tops of swamp 

 grass and a few feathers; a few pieces of charcoal were in with the 

 eggs. Measurements: outside, 5 in. by 5 in., with spout 3 in. long; 

 entrance, li in. diameter; egg chamber, 3 in. across. Both birds 

 waited near by while I examined the nest, each with a piece of char- 

 coal in the bill; saw one nest built upon an old Bower-Bird's nest. 

 One of these Finches collected feathers about the camp to line its nest. 



Nest, a bulky mass of fine grass twigs and leaves of small plants, 

 lined with hair-like seed, tops of grass; measurements, Sh in. by 7 in. 

 outside; entrance, 21 in. by I2 in.; egg chamber, 3h in. by 2 in. deep. 

 Later, when we got out into the anthill flats in search of Anthill Par- 

 rots, we often found this species of Finch with its nest built right 

 out of sight in the old nesting chamber hollowed out by a Parrot. 

 The termites did not appear to repair the damage done to the ter- 

 mitarium. On one occasion in a magnetic termitarium a Finch had 

 taken possession of the Parrot's nest, and commenced to build. On 

 removing the Finch's nest four Parrot's eggs were revealed. The 

 Black-tailed Finch also builds its nest in a hollow spout of a tree. 



Pecphila gouldiae. Gouldian Finch. — Several birds noted. 



*Oriolus sagittatus (O. s. affinis) Northern Oriole. — Found a nest in 

 a nondah plum tree. 



Oriolus flavocinctus. Yellow Oriole. — Noted. 



Sphecotheres flaviventris. Yellow Fig-Bird.— Some seen near 

 Coen. On another occasion saw a nest 40 feet from the ground. 



Chibia bracteata. Spangled Drongo.— Found a nest containing two 

 eggs situated 40 feet from the ground. 



Ailuroedus melanotus (A. m. maculosits). Spotted Cat-Bird.— Noted 

 in the scrubs. 



*Chlamydera nuchalis (C. n. oricntalis) Queensland Bower-Bird.— 

 Numerous. These birds feed largely on the seeds of the river wattle; 

 bowers were noted; found a nest on a long horizontal limb of iron- 

 wood; could see the single egg through the structure. Secured the 

 egg with a rod and scoop. Another nest contained one young one, 



