28 Barxard, Field Notes from Cape York. [,sf Tuiy 



Pachycephala falcata. Northern Thickhead. — Odd birds only seen, 

 in forest country. Habits similar to those of Pachycephala rufi- 

 veniris. 



Neositta striata. Striated Tree-runner. — Observed on several 

 occasions running up and down the trees in forest country. None 

 found breeding. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. Mistletoe-Bird. — Plentiful, but not 

 found breeding. 



Cyrtostomus frenatus. Sun-Bird. — Several nests observed along the 

 edges of scrub, suspended in some cases from the ends of the pandanus 

 palm leaves. 



Melithreptus albigularis. White-throated Honey-eater. — Very 

 numerous in forest country, feeding on the flowering Melaleuca. 



Myzomela obscura. Dusky Honey-eater. — Fairly plentiful about 

 the edges of the scrubs. One nest found, containing two young. 



Glycyphila modesta. Plentiful, and always found about the 

 Melaleuca swamps, where they breed freely, their dome-shaped nests 

 being suspended from the ends of the branches of the small Melaleuca 

 trees growing in the water. 



Ptilotis analoga. Yellow-spotted Honey-eater. — -Very common. 

 Breeds in the shrubs on the edges of scrub and along watercourses. 



Ptilotis gracilis. Lesser Yellow-spotted Honey-eater. — -Inhabits 

 forest country adjacent to scrubs. Found breeding in forest ; two 

 nests and clutches of eggs were taken. 



Ptilotis versicolor. Yellow-streaked Honey-eater.— Found only in 

 mangroves. Not plentiful. 



Xanthotls filigera. Streaked-naped Honey-eater. — Fairly plentiful 

 about inland scrubs. A nest taken from a cultivated mango tree 

 contained two eggs, which are the first described. (See Emu, vol. x., 

 p. 339, by Mr. H. L. White.) The birds were also found breeding 

 in the scrubs. One nest found contained two young birds, and was 

 placed 12 feet from the ground. Another nest, in process of building, 

 was situated 30 feet from the ground, but was deserted by the birds 

 before the eggs were laid. Specimens were often seen feeding in the 

 flowering Melaleuca trees on the edge of the scrub. 



Entomyza albipennis. White-quilled Honey-eater. — Fairly plenti- 

 ful in forest country, and on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula, 

 feeding on the blossoms of the red-flowered tea-tree {Melaleuca). 

 One pair had, in an old nest of Pomaloyhinus rubeculus, two young 

 birds. This bird may prove to be E. harterii (Robins, and Laver). 



Tropidorliynchus argenticeps. Silvery-crowned Friar-Bird. — These 

 birds were plentiful in the forest country, and a number of their nests 

 was found, mostly containing two nestlings. Of three clutches of 

 eggs taken, one numbered three and the others two each. 



Tropidorliynciius buceroides. Helmeted Friar-Bird. — Very plenti- 

 ful all through the forest country, and usually breeds in the Moreton 

 Bay ash {Eucalyptus) in company with Sphecotheres flaviventris and 

 Chibia bracteata. A number of clutches of eggs taken ; four usually 

 formed the clutch. 



Philemon sordidus. Little Friar-Bird. — Numerous on the west 

 coast One nest found contained two eggs, which were heavily 

 incubated. Nest placed in bloodwood {Eucalyptus) tree. 



