584 Mr. T. Carter on the Birds of [Ibis, 



Micropus pacificus pacificus. 



Several White-rumped Swifts were seen near Denhaiu, 

 13 January, 1917. 



As recorded in ''Birds of the North-west Cape" (Emu, 

 iii. p. 95), the appearance of this species in the raid-west 

 invariably denotes unsettled weather in the north-west — 

 there was a heavy gale of wind with rain at Broome about 

 the above date. 



Heteroscenes pallidus occidentalis. 



Only oue Western Pallid Cuckoo was observed on Dirk 

 Hartog Island, and this was a fledged bird of the year shot 

 on 20 October, 1916, for identification. This species was 

 not seen on the Peron, which is remarkable, as it is usually 

 one of the commonest winter visitors about the Gascoyne 

 and mid-west districts, and they are such noisy birds they 

 cannot be overlooked. If I had been in Shark Bay in the 

 winter months proper — June, July, August, — probably more 

 Cuckoos would havo been seen. There were plenty of them 

 from Carnarvon to North-west Cape during those months 

 last year (1916). 



Lamprococcyx plagosus carteri. 



Only two Western Bronze Cuckoos were seen on Dirk 

 Hartog Island, both fledgelings. One was shot 28 September, 

 1916, as it was flying about in the scrub and being fed by two 

 icmale Nesonialurus leucopterus (Black-and-white Wrens). 

 They were under observation with binoculars for some time, 

 and this must be a new record for host of this Cuckoo. The 

 other fledgling was shot near the same place on 19 October, 

 1916. No foster-parents were visible, but a Ptilotis sonora 

 was making determined attacks on the young Cuckoo. No 

 Bronze Cuckoos were seen on the Peron. 



Hirundo neoxena carteri. 



Western Welcome Swallows were common both on Dirk 

 Hartog Island and the Peron, and were breeding under the 

 verandahs. 



About 15 May, 1916, when camped at Sandy Point, 



