140 Mr. R. Hall on Birds 



part of a creek. I could imagine quite easily that I was 

 examining into the life-history of the eastern representative^ 

 P. gutturulis. 



29. Climacteris rufa. Rufous Tree-creeper. (Hall's 

 Key, p. 35.) 



A. ;^f^- sk.1 J jQ(jf)_ Katamiing. 



B. loung. I 



The young bird was perched upon a log and was being fed 

 by its parents. 



Specimen B. — The dorsal surface differs from that of the 

 adult in having the forehead and crown slate-coloured, and 

 the lores of a similar colour with a very faint indication of 

 chestnut ; the upper tail-coverts rufous, with a wa>«h of the 

 same over the tail; the tail itself clearly edged with rufous. 

 The whole under surface is like that of the adult, except the 

 throat, which is brown washed with rufous, and the chest, 

 which is uniform and not striped ; feathers of flanks without 

 pale tips. Bill 045 inch. 



Amongst the tall dead timber of Tor Bay, Albany, I could 

 see the parents taking food to their young (2.10.99). 



30. SiTTELLA piLEATA. Blaclv-cappcd Trce-ruuner. (HalFs 

 Key, p. 36.) 



Three adult males and one adult female. 29.9.99. Tor 

 Bay, Albany. 



These four birds were seen together engaged in a frolic 

 of some kind, and one discharge with a ''half^' cartridge 

 secured them all. At Katanning, on Oct. 5th, I observed 

 in a high dilapidated tree (that I would not trust with any 

 additional weight) a nest of fledged young. This is a 

 sociable bird and full of chatter. 



31. Myzomela NIGRA. Black Honey-cater. (Hall's Key, 

 p. 37.) 



Two adults. 14.10.99. Geraldton. 



One has the breast-marking brown; the other is black 

 upon the breast. The few specimens of this species seen 

 were always upon the sand-plains, which were thickly 

 adorned with a brightly coloured covering at this time 



