54 INlr. T. Carter ow some [Ibis, 



one out of a party of three, and one of the remaniing birds 

 showed the greatest concern at the fate o£ its companion, 

 hovering close round it, until it was picked up. 



This elegant bird is ver^^ local in its distribution, and does 

 not occur in heavily-timbered districts. I have seen more 

 of them about Broome Hill than in any other locality. 



Coracina novae-hollandiae westralensis. 



Western Black-faced (Juckoo-Shrikes were seen in most 

 of the south- and mid-western districts, and were conmion 

 about Broome Hill and Lake Muir early in 191G and 1919. 

 Eggs were noted in a nest at the Minilya River on 19 Sept- 

 ember, 1911, and recently fledged young at the Vasse River 

 on 16 February, 1916. 



Lalage tricolor tricolor. 



White-shouldered Uaterpillar-eaters were fairly common, 

 and breeding, in the Gascoyne and Minilya districts in early 

 September, 1913 and 1916. 



Drymodes bruiineopygia pallida. 



Pale Scrub-Robins occur in the scrub country at Broome 

 Hill, and also a long way east of it (Mathews, Reference 

 List, 1913, only gives mid-west Australia as its range in 

 that State). A male bird in full moult was obtained at 

 Gnowangerup on 13 February, 1919j tlie only one seen 

 in the course of n.y trips. It is a very shy species, and 

 easily overlooked. 



Hylacola cauta whitlocki. 



The Western Giound-Wren is another shy bird that occurs 

 to the east of Broome Hill, and is usually seen in thick 

 scrub, growing on stony or rough ground. I was fortunate 

 in seeing a good many of them in mid-February 1919, and 

 obtained a few specimens : but they are difficult to shoot on 

 account of the great speed at which they hop and move 

 about under the bushes, with tails erect. They remind me, 

 by their rapid elusive movements, of the Diaphorillas at 

 Shark Bay. 



