l66 Royal .-iiisfrcdasiari Oriiitlio/o^isis' Union. f s^T' 



155. Tricoloured Chat. Ephthianiira tricolor {Parephthianura t. 

 assimilis). — Visitor. Birds of this species sometimes occur on the 

 coastal hills associating with the flocks of the preceding. 



156. Australian Reed- Warbler. Acrocephalus goiildi {Couopoderas 

 Hustralis goitldi . — Resident. Common in the reed-beds throughout 

 the district wherever these occur. It is presumably resident, but is 

 much more often heard than seen, so that it is difficult to detect its 

 presence except in the season when its beautiful song is heard. This 

 season extends from about Mav to October. 



157: Grass-Bird. Megalurus striatus {Poodytes graniineus striaius).. 

 — Resident. Common about all the swamps, but not very often seen, 

 owing to its secretive habits. 



158. Broad-tailed Tit. Acanthiza apicalis (/I. piisilla apicalis;. — 

 Resident. An abundant species throughout the district. [The late 

 H. E. Hill recorded A. pyrrhopygia as occurring at Guildford {Emu, 

 vol. iii., p. 22/ J, but presumably the record should refer to this species.] 



159. Plain-coloured Tit. Acanthiza inornata {A. i. inornata). — 

 Resident. A fairly common species in wooded parts of the district. 

 [E. Ashby informs me that his record of A. tenuirostris at Guildford 

 {Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A., 1901, p. 133) applies to this species.] 



160. Yellow-rumped Tit. Acanthiza chrysorrhoa {Geohasileus c. 

 miilti). — Resident. Verv common everywhere. 



161. Spotted Scrub- Wren. Sericornis maculata {S. m.. sub-sp. ?;. — 

 Resident. Not uncommon amongst the bushes on the coastal hills. 

 Found also on Rot t nest. 



162. Banded Blue Wren. Malunis splendens {M . s. splendens).-^ 

 Resident. Found throughout the district, but not nearly so common 

 as it is on the Darling Range, to the eastward. 



163. Red-winged Blue Wren. Malunis elegans {Leggeornis elegans;. 

 — Resident. Formerly occurred and nested near Herdsman's Lake, 

 but does not now appear to be found in the immediate neighbourhood 

 of Perth. It is doubtless still found on the borders of some of the 

 remoter swamps ; it occurs at Cxingin, in the north of the district. 



164. Black-faced Wood-Swallow. Artamus cinereus {Aiistrartamus 

 melanops tregellasi). — Winter visitor. Small parties are met with in 

 the neighbourhood of Perth, especially on the open coastal limestone 

 hills. Gilbert rnet with them, over 80 years ago in the neighbour- 

 hood of Fremantle, as recorded in Gould's " Handbook." I have 

 seen this species on a number of occasions in Julv, August, September, 

 and October. 



165. Wood-Swallow. Artanms sordidus {Pseudartamus cyanoptcriisj. 

 — Resident. A common bird throughout the district. 



166. Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush. Colluricincla ruftventrts {C. r. 

 nifiveniris). — Resident. Widely distributed, but not very common. 

 . 167. Magpie- Lark. Grallina picata {G. c. cyanoleuca). — Resident. 

 Not common in the district, and very local in its habits. I only know 

 of two small areas in the neighbourhood of Perth itself where these 

 birds may be seen, but they occur at many other places in the district. 



168. White-backed Magpie. Gyninorhina dorsalis {G. hypoleiica 

 dorsalis;. — Resident. .\ very plentiful species throughout the 

 district. . 



