Collection of Birds froyn Western Australia. 089 



c-e. S ? . Dale River, 30th Dcc.-4th Jan. 



/. Ad. Carnarvon, 5th Aug. 



g-i. S ' Clifton Downs, 7th & 9th Oct. 



Iris dark brown ; bill dusky-black, yellowish at the gape ; 

 legs brown. 



[The Tree-Swallow was very plentiful in the southern and 

 north-western districts, but did not extend very far inland. 

 It nests in small hollow branches at the tops of trees and, 

 very rarely, in clefts among the cliffs. I once noticed it 

 breeding inside a ventilator under the roof of a house. — 

 G. C. S.] 



PeTROCHELIDON ARIEL Gould. 



Petrochelidon ariel Math. p. 61. 



a-c. cJ ? . Waggon Hill, 14th Sept. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs dark brown. 



[The Fairy-Martin was local, but was fairly plentiful 

 in some localities on the Gascoyne Kiver. It makes its 

 curious retort-shaped nests against sand-banks or cliffs. — 



G. c. s:] 



Cheramceca leucosternum Gould. 



Cheramoeca leucosternum Math. p. 61. 



a. ? . Parker^s Range, lOtli Aug. 



h-g. (J ? et $ imm. Hawksnest, 2nd-6th Nov. 



h. $ . Carnarvon. 5th Aug. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs brown. 



[The White-backed Swallow was fairly plentiful in the 

 north-western and central districts, nesting in holes in clifls 

 and sand-banks. — G. C. S.^ 



HiRUNDO NEOXENA Gould. 



Hirundo neoxena, Math. p. 60. 

 a, b. ? . King River, 22nd Dec. & 21st Jan. 

 c-k. (J ? . Bernier Island, 1 9th June-4th July. 

 Iris dark brown ; bill and legs black or dark brown. 

 Total length, measured in the flesh, 6"2-6*75 inches. 

 [The Welcome Swallow was very plentiful : it was not 

 observed further inland than Southern Cross. — G. C. S.] 



[To be continued.] 



