60 Mr. 'P. Carter on some [Ibis, 



1913, in low Melaleuca scrub near Carnarvon, and is, 

 I believe, the only specimen to date. It was one of a 

 small party of these birds, and when shot, it fluttered out 

 o£ sight, and while finding it, the rest of the birds vanished 

 in the bushes, and I could not see them again. Although on 

 many occasions on that trip, and subsequent ones, I often 

 traversed the same ground, not a single Arantliiza of any 

 sort was seen between Shark Bay and the North-West Cape 

 during my trip in 1916. 



Pyrrholaemus bruniieus pallescens. 



Pallid Redthroats were common in the scrub around 

 Carnarvon, and north of there. Recently fledged young 

 were noted on 26 August, 1911. These birds make a 

 peculiar fluttering noise with their wings when flying. 



Sericornis maculatus warreni. 



Scrub- Wrens were common in the coastal scrubs at the 

 mouths of the Warren and Blackwood rivers, also at (yollie 

 and Cape Naturaliste, in March and April, 1919. Only one 

 of these birds was seen by me at the Vasse River ; this 

 was on 21 March, 1916. 



Malurus splendens splendens. 



Banded Wrens were very scarce about Lake Muir in 

 January 1916, only one being seen there, but tiiey were 

 plentiful at the Vasse River in February that year, many 

 being seen in full plumage. Very few were seen anywhere 

 in March and April, 1919, excepting al^out Augusta. No full- 

 plumaged males were observed in 1919. 



Hallornis lenconotus exsul. 



Recently fledged young of the Western White-winged 

 Wren were seen at (Carnarvon on 28 August, 1911. These 

 binls were scarce in the mid-west in 1911 and 1913, but 

 very common in 1916, when good rains fell from Carnarvon 

 northwards. They were breeding at Maud's Landing on 

 23 June, and at Point Cloates and farther north in July. 

 On 27 August, 1916, I found a nest with one addled egg 



