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!•;<;. Short-billed Tree-Tit. Sinicroniis breviroslyis (S. h. occiilcnlaiis): 



— Rcsicicnl. Coninion. csjicciallv in Ihc luart counlrv near the coast. 



140. Southern Fly-eater. Geryf^one citlicivora (litlielornis c. culi- 

 r/ror;^'; . —Resident . i'erliajis the commonest small bird ot the 

 district. uni\-ersall\- distributed. 



141. White-breasted Robin. Annntyodvyas Iciiro^ds/ci' {Qiioyontis 

 georgianns . — Resident. .\ rare species. l)iil i)r()babl\- oiten overlooked 

 owing to its very shv lial'its. It is apparently only lound in dense 

 thickets. 



142. Yellow-breasted Thickhead. Pac/ivcf/^/Ki/a occidentalis (P. 

 pectovalis occidentalis .--Resident. Fairly common throughout the 

 district, and tound also on Rot 1 nest. 



14J;. Rufous-breasted Thickhead. Pachycef^liala riifivetitris (Leivin- 

 ornis r. inornatiis). — Resident. A plentiful species, tound also on 

 Rottnest. 



144. Red-throated Thickhead. Pachycef^hala gilherli {Gilberlornis 

 rufogu/aris gilherti . — Resident. A rare species, probably usually 

 overlooked or mistaken lor the preceding. 



145. Grey-breasted Yellow Robin. Eopsaltria griseogularis (E. 

 ausfralis s;ii/ayis .--Resident. A common species throughout the 



district. 



146. White-shafted Fantail. Rhipidura preissi {R. flabellifera 

 preissi). — Resident. Universally distributed throughout the district, 

 but not very common. 



f47. Black-and-white Fantail. Rhipidura motacilloides (Leuco- 

 circa t. /r/rc/or. Resident. Very plentiful throughout the district, 

 including Garden Island and the smaller islands further south, where 

 it sometimes nests on the cliffs. The species often sings at night, 

 especially on moonlight nights. 



148. Restless Flycatcher. Seisura inquieta (S. i. westralensis). — 

 Resident. This species is decidedly uncommon in the district. 



149. Ground Cuckoo-Shrike. Pteropodocys phasianella (P. maxima 

 ncglecta . — Visitor. .\ specimen obtained at Greenmount is in the 

 \V..\. Museum. 1 know of no other record lor the district. 



150. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike. Graucalus melanops {Coracina 

 finvcrho/landicr icestra/cnsis . — Resident. A plentiful species. 



15!. White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater. Campephaga humeralis 

 (Lalage I. tricolor j. — Summer visitor. Not verv common. Breeds in 

 the district. The dates of its arrival and departure arc not known. 



152. Brown Song-Lark. Ciiiclorhamphus cruralis {C. c. clelandi). — 

 \'isitor. Milligan records seeing this species at Lake Yanchep. It 

 may be resident in the district, but is certainly uncommon. 



153. Rufous Song-Lark. Cinclorhamphns nifescens [^Pteniedus 

 inathewsi. sub-sp. ? . — X'isitor. A specimen in the \V..\. ^Museum 

 was obtained at .Maddington, near Kelmscotl. 



154. White-fronted Chat. P.phlhianitra all>ijytins {E. a. westralensis). 



— Resident. \'ery plentiful among the coastal hills in the summer, 

 and found also on Garden Island and Rottnest. The species moves 

 about in small flocks, but is probably not really migratory. 



