90 S. A. WHITE, Central Australian Expedition. ]J^toT 



We reached the Ten-Mile Bore at 4.30 p.m., and went into camp, 

 for our conveyance had to be repaired again. Brown Hawks, 

 Orange-fronted Chats, Vellow-rumped Tits, Black-breasted 

 Larks, Crows and Black-throated I>utcher Birds were seen dur- 

 ing the day. The temperature fell that night to 36 deg. 



We were on the move before daylight next day, and the steam 

 l)roduced by the hot water escajnng from the bore rose in a thick 

 cloud all around. We made good progress next day, and found 

 the sandhill country as well as the tablelands ablaze with wild 

 flowers and bright green grasses and herbage. Many of these 

 ]>lants, which were not even budding at the time of our outward 

 journey, were now in full bloom or going off. The great masses 

 of many-coloured Swainsonias or Pea plants were very lovely. 

 Birds were numerous, and included Caterpillar-eaters, P>lack- 

 faced Wood-Swallows, Tricoloured Chats, Yellow-throated 

 Miners, Mrs. Morgan's Parrots, Pipits, Red-browed Pardalotes. 

 Herons, and Ducks of se\eral species. After lunch, a fresh team 

 was harnessed up, and we were in at Macumba Station at 4 p.m.,. 

 and received a warm and hospitable welcome from Mrs. Kem]»e 

 and her sister. 



We rested on Sunday, 24th, and the next day Mr. Kempe 

 motored us in to Oodnadatta to catch the fortnightly train for 

 Adelaide and home. 



Our special rail car being ready for us at the head of the line,, 

 we w-ent to bed on board, and at an early hour next morning the 

 train moved off from Oodnadatta. The three days' rail trij) came 

 to an end at Adelaide, and so did a very wonderful trij). To 

 travel with Sir Edgeworth David was a treat in itself, for never 

 have I met such a loxable nature or more courteous English 

 gentleman, and to see the central regions at that time was to 

 see them as they have never been seen before. Unfortunately 

 this will not last long for hot winds and dust-storms have already 

 (at the time of writing) set in, and it is only the matter of a few 

 weeks when all the annuals will have become dried up and 

 blown awa}-, and a condition of mild drought will prevail, perhaps 

 for a considerable time. 



An appendix follows thi> in the shai)e of a list of the birds 

 identified on the expedition. The nomenclature !•> that of the 

 practically agreed on second edition of the ( X'ticial Check-list: — 



NOTES CONCERXIXCx THE BH^DS TDEXTIFIED BY 



THE SIR EDGEWORTH DAVID, PROF. HOWCHIX AXD 



S. A. WHITE EXPEDITION INTO CEXTKAE AUS- 



TR.\EI.\, JULY, 1921. 



1. Dramaiu.s nov»-hollandioe. Emu. — Only one seen during the trip. 

 SeeinfT the larpre tract of country covered, this is remarkable. 



2. Turnix velox. Little Quail. — Numerous in many districts. 



3. Geopelia cuneata. Diamond Dove. — Numerous along all the creeks. 



4. Phap.s chalcoptera. Bronze-winged Pi^^eon. — Only an occasiona' 

 bird seen. 



