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takes the place of the White-browed Babbler on the Finke, where 

 large parties were at times seen moving along in "follow the leader" 

 fashion, mobbing together and chattering in a wonderful way. 



60. Cincloramphus cruralis. Brown Soiig Lark. — Very plentiful all 

 through the country, and we Hushed them from the herbage many 

 times during the day to go soaring up aloft and singing their quaint 

 refrain. 



61. Ptenoedus mathewsi. Rufous Song-Lark. — The lovely song of 

 this bird was often heard. 



62. Ephthianura tricolor. Tricoloured Chat. — Very numerous in 

 places, mostly in the open scrub country. 



G3. Ephthianura aurifron.s. Orange-fronted Chat. — This bird was 

 plentiful, but had not the range of the tricoloured bird. It was in 

 large flocks. 



64. Ashbyia lovensi.s. Desert-Chat. — Met with in many places on 

 the stony tablelands, but not very numerous. 



65. Acanthiza uropygialis. Chestnut-rumped Tit-Warbler. — A 

 small party met with south of Charlotte Waters. 



66. Malurus leuconotus. White-winged Wren. — Met with on the 

 saltbush and cotton-bush country. 



67. Malurus assimilis. Purple-backed Wren. — Around the Mound 

 Springs at Dalhousie was the only locality where this bird was found. 



68. Artamus cinereus. Black-faced Wood-Swallow. — Found all 

 through the country from the start to the finish of the journey. 



69. Colluricincia rufiventris. Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush. — A fairly 

 common bird along the watercourses. 



70. Grallina cyanoleuca. Magpie-Lark. — Observed in many places 

 near creeks, and some old mud nests were seen. 



7L Aphelocephala leucopsis whitei. Central Australian White- 

 face. — Numbers of these birds were seen along our route. They have 

 a very much more consistent rufous coloration on upper surface and 

 flanks in comparison with A. leucopsis. 



72. Dicaeuni hirundinaceum. Mistletoe Bird. — Several of these 

 little birds were seen in the mistletoe (Loranthus) bushes. 



73. Pardalotu.s rubricatus. Red-browed Pardalote. — Fairly plenti- 

 ful, but always found in the red gums on the watercourses. 



74 Certhionyx variegatus. Pied Honey-eater. — A few birds seen 

 in the Erimophila bushes east of Blood's Creek. 



75. Meliphaga sonora. Singing Honey-eater. — This bird is found 

 all over the Central regions, and shows little variation in plumage. 



76. Myzantha flavigula. Yellow-throated Miner. — A common bird 

 all along the timbered creeks. 



77. Acanthagenys rufogularis. Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater. — One of 

 the most widely distributed birds of that country, and its strange gurg- 

 ling note is often heard through the hottest hours of the day. It 

 darts in and out amongst the flowering Erimophila bushes in a most 

 erratic manner. 



7S. Anthus australis. Pipit. — Found all along our route on the 

 tableland country as well as the creek flats, but they were not at 

 all plentiful anywhere. 



79. Mirafra javanica. Bush-Lark.— One or two birds were flushed 

 from the herbage while we were driving through it. 



80. Ta>niopygia castanotis. Chestnut-eared Finch.— A very nume- 

 rous bird; some flocks seen must have contained thousands of birds. 



81. Corvus coronoides. Australian Crow.— Plentiful all through 

 the country. 



82. Cracticus nigrogularis. Black-throated Butcher-Bird.— Plenti- 

 ful all through the interior. This bird has a most charming song. 



8.?. Cracticus torquatus. Collared Butcher-Bird.— Not a common 

 bird; a few seen in the mulga scrub. 



