K2 Khrsev, Notes from Dolomite, Western Queensland. [,sf"juiy 



Smicrornis brevirostris. Short -billed Tree-Tit. — Single birds seen 

 on 2}\-<\ and J4th February. 



Pachycephala rufiventris. Rufous-breasted Whistler.— A very rare 

 bird in the West. A pair was seen on 25th February. 



Rhipidura motacilloides. Black-and-White Fantail. — These birds 

 were often seen. One nest was seen. 



Graucalus melanops. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike.— Were very 

 common. 



Campephaga humeralis. White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater.— These 

 birds were \-erv common, and nests and eggs could be seen on almost 

 every small tree. All nests examined were constructed of grass- 

 roots, horse-hair, and cobweb, and each one contained three heavily- 

 incubated eggs. 



Pomatorhinus temporalis. Grey-crowned Babbler. — Were first seen 

 on 15th February. There were never more than four in any of the 

 flocks seen. 



Cisticola exilis. Grass-Warbler or Golden-headed Fantail- Warbler. 

 — Were fairly common, but did not observe any nests. 



Artamus leucogaster. While-rumped Wood-Swallow. — Small ffocks 

 of six or seven birds were often seen. 



Grallina picata. Magpie-Lark. — These birds were very common, 

 and were nesting in many trees. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. Mistletoe-Bird or Australian Flower- 

 pecker. — This beautiful bird was often seen in the clumps of mistletoe 

 in the trees on the creek banks. 



Pardalotus affinis. Yellow-tipped Diamond-Bird. — Were often 

 seen. The " drives " or " mines " of these birds were seen in almost 

 every bank. 



Ptilotis penicillata. White-plumed Honey-eater. — A very common 

 bird. Invariably seen in pairs. 



Myzantha flavigula. Yellow-throated ]\Iiner. — Two pairs of these 

 interesting birds were seen on 25th February. 



Tropidorhynchus corniculatus. Friar-Bird. — A small number was 

 seen on 6th Fcbruarv. 



Philemon citreogularis. Yellow-throated Friar-Bird. — These birds 

 were always to be seen. I have often disturbed flocks of them after 

 sunset, when I found them camping in the very small blood-wood 

 trees. One nest was found in a mistletoe clump suspended over the 

 water. 



Anthus australis, Australian Pipit. — Very numerous. 



Mirafra horsfieldi. Bush-Lark. — A very common bird in the West, 

 and could be heard almost every night. On a still night the flitting 

 of their wings could be heard distinctly. It was interesting to notice 

 how closely these birds and the Pipits crouched on the ground when- 

 ever a large bird flew overhead. Having taken one's eyes off them 

 for a moment, it is a most difficult matter to locate them again when 

 they are crouching or S([uatting thus. 



Taeniopygia castanotis. Chestnut-eared Finch. — Tiiis bird was 

 found in great numbers, and the nests were to be found in any hollow 

 limb or small bush. One pair built in the bushes which formed the 



