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(Rhabdoglaux strenua). — Rare, but I discovered the bird occasionally 

 in dense gullies, bunched up on a bough and apparently meditating 



evil. 



Trichoglossus novae-hollandiae. Glossopsitta concinna, and G. pusilla. 



Blue Mountain, Musk, and Little Lorikeets. — Very common at 

 times, usually in summer, when the honeysuckles and gums were in 

 full blossom. 



Calyptorhynchus funereus. Black Cockatoo. — Usually seen in odd 

 pairs or small companies, but on one occasion I observed a flock of 

 about thirty drifting lazily across open country between two forests. 



Callocephalon fimbriatus. Gang-Gang Cockatoo. — Fairly common 

 in thick timber. Fed much on the seeds of the jungle tree known as 

 "wild willow," the scarlet-crested birds reclining on the soft feathery 

 foliage while obtaining this food. 



Cacatua galerita. White Cockatoo. — Seen twice only. 



Poly tells swainsoni. Barraband Parrot ("Green Leek"). — Rare. 

 Sav\' a flock of about a dozen birds on one occasion in open timber. 



Alisterus scapularis. King Parrot. — Uncommon. Odd couples seen 

 in dense timber. This bird, being destructive to maize crops, has been 

 shot off to a considerable extent. 



Platycercus elegans and P. eximius. Crimson and Rosella Parrots. 

 — Common. 



Lathamus discolor. Swift Parrot. — Have observed these brightly- 

 coloured birds clinging in festoons to the yellow cup-blossoms of the 

 grass-tree (Xanthorrhoea), the seeds of which they also eat when 

 brown ripe. The grass-tree flowers yield a good deal of nectar. 



Podargus strigoides. Tawny Frogmouth. — Fairly common. A cat 

 killed an Owlet Nightjar (^gotheles cristata), but this bird, from its 

 retiring habit, is rarely seen by day, and it may, in fact, be comnton 

 in this quarter. Saw no examples alive. 



Eurystomus orientalis. Australian Roller. — Fairly common in open 

 timber. 



Uacelo gigas. Great Brown (Laughing) Kingfisher. — Common. 

 Sacred (Halcyon sanctus) and Blue (Alcyone azurea) Kingfishers, 

 fairly so. Latter nested in tunnels in the banks of Bunga Lake, 

 penetrating about 18 inches, and lining the nesting-hollow with 

 fish-scales. Sacred Kingfishers' nesting hollows were often emptied 

 by tree or monitor lizards. 



Eurostopodus mystacalis. Nightjars. — White-throated variety bred 

 each summer on saddles and slopes of the ranges. Spotted Nightjar 

 (E. guttatus) seen once only, when a prowling cat brought one in. 



Chaetura caudacuta. Spine-tailed Swift.— Often seen hawking in- 

 sects — sometimes high in the air, at others skimming over water, 

 drinking (if the water were fresh) while on the wing. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis and Cuculus pallidas. Fan-tailed Cuckoo 

 and Pallid Cuckoo. — Common, the latter appearing in spring. 



Lamprococcyx plagosus and Chalcites basalis. Bronze Cuckoo and 

 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo. — Though very similar in plumage these 

 birds have (in addition to the narrow bill of the latter) another dis- 

 tinction: the former lays a yellow-bronze fig.?:, the latter one a white 

 egg spotted with reddish-brown. 



Menura superba. Lyre-Bird. — Apparently numerous in the sciTjbs 

 and ranges. This bird covers such a wide stretch of country in 



