38 PuRNy.Li., Observations aroitnd A nqlesea, Victoria. r,sf"juiv 



road, such as Chats, Ground-Larks, Tits, Magpies, and so forth. 

 Our first halt was at Jan Juc, where we wandered through the 

 eucalypts in a paddock which in the nesting season always 

 contains nests of the Austrahan Goshawk, Astur approximans 

 [Urospiza fasciata fasciata), Rufous-breasted Whistler. Pachycephala 

 rufiventris {Lewinornis rufiventris rufiventris), Brown Tit-Warbler, 

 Acanthiza piisilla {A. p. macularia). Striated Tit- Warbler, Acanthiza 

 lineata {A. I. chandleri), Buff-tailed Tit- Warbler, Acanthiza 

 reguloides {Geobasileus reguloides connectens), Yellow-tailed Tit- 

 Warbler, Acanthiza chrysorrhoa {Geobasileus chrysorrhotis sand- 

 la ndi), Wood-Swallow, Artamtis sordidus {Psendartamus cyanop- 

 terus), Speckled Warbler, Chthonicola sagittata {€. s. inexpectata). 

 Owlet Nightjar, Mgotheles novce-hollandice [M. cristata cristata). 

 Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides (P. s. victorice). White- 

 shouldered Caterpillar-eater, Campephaga humeralis [Lalage tricolor 

 tricolor), and of many other interesting birds, including several 

 species of Honey-eaters. Last season I was suprised to find that 

 a nest of the Austrahan Goshawk had been occupied for the third 

 season in succession. This area, where the gum-trees grow, is 

 only a few acres in extent, but is always thronged with birds. 



Starting again, we made our way slowly through the forest, and 

 arrived at Anglesea. The next three days were spent among the 

 ranges around Anglesea. The Chestnut-rumped Ground- Wren, 

 Hylacolapyrrhopygia {H. pyrrhopygia helcheri), Emu-Wren, Stipiturus 

 iiiahichiirus (5. ni. tregellasi), White-browed Scrub- Wren, Sericornis 

 frontalis (5. longirostris harterti). Rufous Bristle-Bird, Spheniira broad- 

 benti [Maccoyornis broadbenti broadbenti), and the Singing Honey- 

 eater, Ptilotis sonora {Meliphaga sonora sonora) were our chief objects 

 for observations. We were fortunate in seeing many of these birds. 

 The Ground- Wren was seen nearer Anglesea than we had expected, 

 and we are of the opinion that it should be found anywhere among 

 the short ferny stretches that are so characteristic of the coastal 

 country. Emu-Wrens, both males and females, were seen in 

 dozens. Both sexes were in full plumage, the blue throat of the 

 male being very pronounced. The call of these birds resembles 

 that of the Blue Wren-Warbler, Mahmis cyanetts {M. c. henriettce), 

 but is much fainter. Emu- Wrens are very numerous in the heathy 

 scrubs and the low tea-tree, where I located them in September, 

 1913. During the nesting season they keep more to the low-lying 

 bushes of heath, and it is very hard to locate a nest unless one 

 flushes the bird. On one occasion I found a nest containing an 

 egg of the Narrow-billed Bronze-Cuckoo, Chalcococcyx basalts 

 (N eochalcites basalis mellori). This nest, which was within a few 

 yards of the shore, was constructed entirely of seaweed, and lined 

 with a few feathers. The Cape Otway Scrub-Wren {Sericornis 

 longirostris harterti) abounds all along our coast-line ; I have 

 noted it from Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads right through to 

 Lome. This bird is also present in great numbers in the samphire 

 around the salt pans that front Corio Bay. 



My old friend the Rufous Bristle-Bird, Sphemira broadbenti 



