2l8 RoycU Australasian Ornithologists' Union. [,st Jan. 



Pitta strepitans (Coloburis versicolor). Noisy Pitta. — A few of these 

 beautiful birds remained in the scrub in spite of the dn'ness. Xo 

 doubt they are plentiful in a normal season. 



Erythrodryas rosea Belchera rosea]. Rose-breasted Robin. — These 

 little gems in bird-life were fairly plentiful, showing a preference for 

 the shadv femtree-clad slopes of ravines near water. I doubt if they 

 like the dense, dark scrubs, favouring more the edges of the jungle. 

 The note is a verv distinctive one, and, once heard, can be easily 

 picked out years afterwards. Mr. A. S. Le Souef describes it as like 

 "We, we. widi. -v^-re-etle," with a rising inflection on the last. The 

 colour of the male bird's breast is quite an unusual one amongst 

 birds. His little, drooping Avings and sweet coloration as he sits on 

 a twig watching for insects, which he often catches upon the wing, 

 make him the most dainty little bird of the scrub-land. The fol- 

 lowing are notes of skins made : — 3, iris dark brown ; bill black ; feet 

 brown ; length, 122 mm. ; wing from body to tip, 85 mm. ; spread, 

 235 mm. 2. iris brown ; bill black ; base of lower mandible white ; 

 feet brown ; total length, 125 mm. ; wing from body to tip, 85 mm. ; 

 spread, 185 mm. 



Eopsaltria ehrysorrhoa E. aiistralis chrysorrhos\. Yellow-rumped 

 Shrike-Robin. — These birds were met with in the scrub and also on 

 the edge of the open timbered countr\-. 2, total length, 160 mm. ; 

 ■wing from body to tip, 108 mm. ; spread, 248 mm. ; iris bro\\-n ; bill 

 black ; feet greyish-brown. 



Falcunculus frontatus -F. f. lumholtzi-. Yellow-bellied Shrike-Tit. — 

 This bird was reported as having been seen, but it did not come 

 under the writer's observation. 



Paehycephala gutturalis (P. pectoralis ashbyi). Yellow-breasted 

 Whistler. — A number of male birds in beautiful plumage were met 

 with, and at times the scrub resounded with their loud music. 

 ^— Iris reddish-brown ; bill and feet black ; total length, 170 mm. ; 

 wing from body to tip, 115 mm.; spread, 265 mm. 



Rhipidura albiscapa [R. flahellifera alisteri.. White-shafted Fantail. 

 — A fairly common bird all through the scrubs and open timbered 

 countr\^ alike. 



Monarcha carinata M. melanopsis. Black-faced Flycatcher. — This 

 bird was reported as having been met with. 



Graucalus melanops ^Coracina novcehollandice connecius, Queens- 

 land Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike}. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike.— Seen 

 in the open forest country. 



Campephaga sp. ?], — The writer saw a Campephaga, but was 

 unable to get a specimen. The momentary glance obtained of it 

 gave one the opinion that it was leucomela. 



Orthonyx spinicaudus (O. maculatus chandleri,. Spine-tailed Log- 

 runner.— These birds were not plentiful— a fact due, no doubt, to the 

 dryness of the season. One specimen was taken, I believe. 



Psophodes crepitans {Psophodes olivaceus sublateralis). Coachwhip- 

 Bird. — These familiar scrub-birds were plentiful, as one would 

 expect in all the sub-tropical scrubs of the coastal belt. Their fine 

 ringing calls and other strange notes greeted us morning and evening. 

 Upon comparison the Bunya Mountains bird seems identical with 

 the Victorian and New South Wales form, while the Mount Tambourine 



