Vol. '^'^ I Kersev, Notes Jrom Dolomite, Western Queensland. 5 1 



Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. Little Black Cormorant. — One of the 

 residents, .seeing a pair of these birds on the water of the creek, shot 

 them and sent them to me, asking the name of the birds, and 

 inquiring if they were good to eat ! 



Accipiter torquatus. Collared Sparrow-Hawk. — Single birds were 

 seen on 7th and i4lh February. 



Uroaetus audax. Wcdge-tailcd Eagle.— One pair seen soaring very 

 high. 



Hieracidea berigora. Brown Hawk. — The most common bird of 

 the West. One ilock seen on the wing was estimated to contain not 

 less than stx) birds. Their food consisted of locusts, which were 

 snapped up while flying about. 



Ninox boobook. Boobook Owl. — This bird was heard calling on 

 the nigh I of 8 th February. 



Strix- delicatula. Australian Barn Owl. — Heard almost nightly. 



Calyptorhynchus banksi. Banksian Cockatoo. — These birds were 

 re}K)rtcd to me as having been seen on 19th February. 



Cacatua galerita. White Cockatoo. — Heard on 14th February. 

 Some bovs told me that a pair of these birds was nesting in a hollow 

 tree not far from the school. 



Cacatua roseicapilla. Rose-breasted Cockatoo. — Common. Small 

 flocks of these Cockatoos were often seen. 



Licmetis tenuirostris. Long-billed Cockatoo (Corella). — Very 

 common. The food of these birds consisted chiefly of the grub found 

 inside the branches of the young gum-trees. There were many young 

 birds. 



Calopsittacus novae-hollandiae. Cockatoo-Parrot. — Seen almost 

 daily. They were locally known as " Quarrion.'"' 



Aprosmictus scapulatus. King Parrot. — Four of these birds were 

 seen flying o\cr on iqlh February. 



Melopsittacus undulatus. Warbling Grass-Parrot. — Very common. 

 I noticed these beautiful Parrots were nesting in almost every hollow 

 in the trees. 



Eurystomus pacificus. Australian KoUer. — Seen almost daily. 



Halcyon pyrrhopygius. Red-backed Kingfisher. — A single bird 

 was seen on 26lh February. 



Halcyon sanctus. Sacred Kingfisher. — Could be seen daily. 'Slany 

 >-oung liirds were seen. 



Merops ornatus. Australian Bee-eater. — Several seen on 26th 

 Februarx". 



Scythrops novse-hollandise. Channelbill.— Heard on rst and 8th 

 Fcbruarv. 



Dacelo leachi. Leach Kingfisher. — Very common. 



Eudynamys cyanocephala. Koel Cuckoo. — This bird was often 

 seen and heard along I lie creek banks. 



Centropus phasianus. Pheasant-Coucal or Spur-fooled Cuckoo. — 

 Heard on one occasion. 



Petrochelidon ariel. Fairy Martin. — Numbers of these birds were 

 nesting under the ledges of rock in the " open cuts " of the mines. 



