Vol. xx.j Rny(d Aiis/iulasiaii Ornithologists' Union. 12C\ 



Meliornis longirostris. l.niiu-l>illc-(l Honcv-catcT. A i)k'ntiliil Itird, 

 especially alonj; ihc coast-line. The writer is duubllul ol this bein;.; 

 a good species, tor many birds in South Australia have just as long 

 a bill. They were nesting, and Mr. M'Gilp kindly gives me the 

 iollowing notes : — " Nest found with two eggs ; cup-shaped, fonned 

 ol flower-slenis. lined with grasses and flower down, placed four leel 

 from the ground in a low tea-tree." 



Myzantha obscura. Duskv Miner. — (hily one l)ird was seen. 



Anthochaera carunculata. Red Wattle-Bird. These birds were 

 lairly plentiful, and thev were calling in their harsh tone. The 

 flowering banksias seemed to be attracting them. Did not see or 

 hear of tlieir nesting. 



Anellobia lunulata. Little Wattle-Bird. — These birds were very 

 numerous, and in habits and call resembled the more eastern Brush 

 Wattle-Bird {A. clirysoptera . They were nesting al the time, and a 

 nest with its single egg came under observation. 



Anthus australis. Australian Pipit. — Almost everv clearing or open 

 space had a i)air or so of these birds. 



Zonaeginthus oculatus. Red-eared Finch. —We met with these 

 beautiful little birds on the coastal belt, where they were rare. A 

 pair was building a nest at the time of our departure. 



Corvus coronoides. Australian Raven. — Not plentiful ; one would 

 not expect them to be so in a heavily-timbered country. 



Strepera plumbea. Leaden Crow-Shrike. — These birds were occasion- 

 ally seen and heard, but they did not give one a chance to make any 

 observation, for they were very timid and wary. 



Cracticus leucopterus. White-winged Butcher-Bird. — Very few of 

 these birds were seen. .\n occasional pair or odd bird would be met 

 with in the forest country. The nesting season seemed to be o\cr 

 at the time of our visit. 



Gymnorhina dorsalis. N'aried Magpie. — This is a verv puzzling 

 bird, and one would reepiire a good long series to give a definite 

 opinion upon the colour-phases. The mottled coloration of the 

 immature bird is very remarkable, and the writer is of the opinion 

 that this bird is worthy of specific diil'erence. 



The party under the leadership of the president, Mr. C. A. Barnard, 

 visited IvUenbrook, a few miles south of the Cave Hotise at 

 Yallingup, and recoided in addition : — 



Platycercus icterotis. Yellow-cheeked Parrot. — One bird, not lidly 

 adult, seen in low scrub close to the coast. 



Lopholctlnia isura. Square-tailed Kite. — It was strange to see 

 tliis inland bird so far south, but the party, including the president, 

 Mr. C. A. Barnard, who is familiar with the bird, had a good view. 



Mr. a. J. Campbell spent a week in the forests of Leeuwin Land, 

 where -he was the guest of ^fr. and Mrs. '\Vm. Lightly, of the 

 Kauri Timber Station, Hara])up, near Xannup. l-'rom that centre 

 Mr. Camplx'll was enabled to explore in various din-etioivs, but 

 no trace of the Scrub-Bird {Atricliontis) was observed, nor had 



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