286 Mc(,lLl\ Birds of Lake Fromc District. ITst^ApT 



of gum tree or in a tunnel into bank. The nest is a complete dome- 

 shaped sti-ucture of finely shredded strips of bark, no lining'; 

 clutch, 3 to 4 eggs; bird sits closely to eggs or young, often remam- 

 ing on nest till hollow or tunnel is opened out; breeds from August 

 to December, early or late in accordance with season. 



Pardalotus rubricatus. Red-browed Pardalote. — Not plentiful; 

 breeds in tunnels into banks; no record of a hollow tree being used. 

 Instead of the typical domed nest one would expect to find, this bird 

 simply makes a cup-shaped nest in an enlarged chamber at end of 

 tunnel. The nest is made of strips of bark, and lined with grass. 

 Bird sits so closely on eggs that it is nearly always captured on nest 

 when tunnel is scratched out; clutch, 2 to 3 eggs; breeds late; eggs 

 only found in November to January; cup-shaped nest measured 3i 

 inc]ies external diameter by li inches deep. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata. Striped Honey-eater. — Few visitors in 

 good years; probably does not breed. 



Myzomela nigra. Black Honey-eater. — Visits district in good num- 

 bers in favcuiable seasons. No record of nesting. 



Glyciphila albifrons. White-fronted Honey-eater. — Visits district 

 about June to September; no record of its bi'eeding; its loud metallic 

 note can be heard in creeks and timbered country; very shy birds. 



Certhionyx variegatus. Pied Honey-eater. — Generally a few resi- 

 dents throughout year, largely increased in numbers from June to 

 September; no record of breeding other than of young being fed by 

 parents in October, 1919. 



Meliphaga vire.scens. Singing Honey-eater. — Very numerous, resi- 

 dent; breeds freely, laying its 2 or 3 pink eggs in an open cup nest 

 made of roots, stems of plants and grass matted together with wool 

 and cobweb, lined with rootlets, wcol, and hairlike tendrils, meas- 

 urements, overall diameter 4\ inches, cup measures diameter 2\ 

 inches by almost li inches deep; nest suspended by rim to small 

 branches; usually placed within 10 feet of ground. 



Meliphaga ornata. Yellow-plumed Honey-eater. — Visits district in 

 fair numbers, but some usually remain during year; prefers eucalypt, 

 and have much same habits as the White-plumed Honey-eater; not 

 found nesting, but probably does so. 



Meliphaga plumula. Yellow-fronted Honey-eater. — Not common; 

 found only in malice country in district; found breeding only oc- 

 casionally. One nest measured overall diameter scarcely 2:,' inches, 

 and just over 2L inches deep, the egg-cavity was almost 2 inches in 

 diameter by 13 inches deep; nest made of bark finely shredded, cob- 

 webs and cocoons, lined with flower down. It was suspended by rim 

 in drooping foliage of a low mallee, about 6 feet up from ground. 

 Two eggs formed the set, which was incubated about a third of incu- 

 bation period. 



Meliphaga penicillata. White-plumed Honey-eater. — Very com- 

 mon in eucalypts. It is (M. f>. Iri/aralrnsis);hree(\9. fr^iely; nest typical 

 of dominant sub-species; clutch, 2 to 3 eggs; breeds in accordance 

 with season, usually from July to October, but odd nests with eggs 

 may be found throughout the year. 



Moliornis nov:r-hollandia'. Yellow-winged (New Holland) Honey- 

 eater. — A few birds noted during each winter, but they do not rcmam 

 long; no record of breeding. 



Myzantha flavigula. Yellow-throated Miner. — A common bird, 

 which appears to be gradually increasing in numbers; breeds accord- 

 ing to season, though most nests arc found from July to October; 

 typical nest; clutch, 2 to 4 eggs. Time after time one finds its nest 

 either in same tree as a nest of the Black-backed Magpie or in the 



