106 Hill, Some Notes from Brooklon, W.A. [mOct. 



say to which species they belonged, as I never got more than a momentary 

 glimpse at a bird as it hopped through the bushes. 



WESTERN FANTAIL {Rhipidura preissi). — Saw one or two only. 



Black AND WHITE FANTAIL {Rhipidura tricolor).— Fairly common in the 

 granite and in the cultivated parts. 



RESTLESS FLYCATCHER (Sisura inquietd). — Only saw these birds once. It 

 was a damp, foggy day, with occasional showers, and few birds were to be 

 seen, but the weather seemed to have the effect of making the shyer birds 

 more approachable. We found it much easier to get near the " Squeakers," 

 for instance, and in one paddock we suddenly found ourselves surrounded 

 with Restless Flycatchers, which were making a great deal of noise and 

 apparently having a very good time among the insects. 



Plain-coloured Tit (Acanthiza inornatd). — Very plentiful in the taller 

 trees. 



Yf.llow-RUMPED Tit {Acanthiza chrysorrhoa). — Common enough. 



Magpie (Gymnorhina dorsalis). — Not common, and only occurring in 

 the granite. Seemed shyer than usual. 



BuTCHER-BlRD (Cracticus, sp.). — Saw a single Butcher-Bird near Brookton 

 township, but I did not shoot it, and I do not know which species it belonged 

 to. It was probably C. leucopterus. 



White-bellied Shrike-Tit (F alcunculus leucogaster) — Obtained a single 

 skin. 



Bell-Bird {Oreoica cristata). — Heard continually in the granite, but not 

 often seen. Watched one bird singing for a while, and I noticed that as 

 it sang it continually raised and lowered its crest. 



WESTERN THICKHEAD (Pachycephala occidentalis). — Fairly frequent in 

 tlie granite. 



RUFOUS-BREASTED THICKHEAD {Pachycephala ruplventris) also occurs. 



RUFOUS TREE-CREEPER {Climacteris rufa). — Very common in the granite. 

 Very often to be seen hunting among the dead logs with which the ground 

 is everywhere covered, as well as in the trees. When disturbed from the 

 ground it almost invariably Hew to a dead tree. Has a peculiar cry, which 

 reminded me of that of the Rufous Bristle-Bird (Sphenura broadbenti), and, 

 in fact, the boys promptly christened it the " wheelbarrow." 



Black-capped Tree-runner {Sittella pileata). — Frequently saw small 

 mobs of these little birds. They were not difficult to approach, but they 

 seemed hard to kill, and we had some trouble in procuring specimens. 



SPINEBILL {Acanthorhynchus superciliosus). — In the scrub on the gravel 

 ridges. 



SlLVER-EYE (Zosterops gouldi). — Very common everywhere. I suppose 

 the species was gouldi, but I did not take a skin. 



Brown HONEY-EATER {Glycyphila ocularis). — Only saw a single individual 

 of whose identity I was certain, but I believe there were plenty on the 

 gravel ridges. 



SINGING HONEY-EATER [Ptilotis sonora). — Remarkably abundant, parti- 

 cularly in the granite. 



Yellow-plumed Honey-eater {Ptilotis omata). — Another remarkably 

 abundant bird, favouring the same parts as P. sonora. Have seen over 

 thirty in a single tree. 



