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White, On Yorke Peninsula. 



r Emu 

 List July 



catcher {Sisnra inquieta) was heard on every side. Spotted-sided 

 Finches were numerous, in all stages of plumage. Melithreptus 

 hrevirostris were in large parties, hunting for food among the 

 stunted gums. The Bell-Bird was heard and seen, also the 

 Yellow-rumped Pardalote {Pardalotus xanthopygius). The Little 

 Brown Flycatcher (Micrceca fascinans.) was very numerous, and the 

 Spiny-cheeked Honey- eater {AcanthQchcera rufigiUaris) was seen. 

 The following day was devoted to the shore-birds. At daylight 

 we were out on the beach and rocks. The tide was in, and large 

 flocks of Sandpipers and other Waders were observed along the 

 sand On a spit Cormorants. Pacific Gulls, and Oyster-catchers 

 were congregated. A large Wader, which we thought at first 

 was the Barred-rumped Godwit, but afterwards concluded was 

 the Greenshank, gave us a lot of trouble. Despite all our efforts, 

 we could not procure a specimen. Returning to a late breakfast, 

 we went out again on half a mile or more of exposed rocks and 

 sand, more or less covered in a dense weed — an ideal feeding- 

 ground for Waders. The birds were scattered over a much wider 

 area, and, instead of being congregated in large flocks on the 

 shore, were now busily engaged hunting for food. We noted the 

 Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Sandpiper, Hooded Dottrel, 

 Red-capped Dottrel, White-fronted Heron, and other species. 

 Driving fi'om Stansbury to Port Vincent, we caught the steamer 

 on the return journey, arriving at Port Adelaide after a profitable 

 and enjoyable trip. The weather had been perfect. 



The following birds were identified by Mr. J. W. Mellor, 

 R.A.O.U. (scientific names according to Mathews' " Hand-list," 

 Emu, 1908) : — 



Whistling Eagle 



Brown Hawk 



Kestrel 



Owlet-Nightjar 



Swallow 



Black-and-White Swallow 



Wood -Swallow 



Yellow-rumped Pardalote 



Red-tipped Pardalote 



White-backed Magpie 



Butcher-Bird 



Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 



Grey Shrike-Thrush 



Bell-Bird . . 



Black-and-White Fantail 



Restless Flycatcher . . 



Brown Flycatcher 



Short-billed Tree-Tit 



Red-capped Robin . . 



Hooded Robin 



Purple-backed W^ren 



Chestnut-rumped Ground-Wren 



Yellow-rumped Tit . . 



Haliastur sphenurus 

 Hieracidea orientalis 

 Cerchneis cenchroides 

 /E^otheles novce-hoUandia 

 Hirundo neoxena 

 Cheramceca leucostermtm 

 Artamus tenebrosus 

 Pardalotus xanthopygius 

 Pardalotus ornatus 

 Gymnorhina leitconota 

 Cracticus destructor 

 Coracina rohusta 

 Collyriocichla harmonica 

 Oreoica cristata 

 Rhipidura tricolor 

 Sisura inquieta 

 Micrceca fascinans 

 Smicrornis hrevirostris 

 Petrceca goodenovii 

 Melanodryas bicolor 

 Malurus assimilis 

 Hylacola pyrrhopygia 

 Acanthiza chrysorrhoa 



