2 28 Mill, Notes from Guildford, W.A. [ 2 „f April 



Ml l,il iikl Til s CHLOROPSIS. — Have seen two or three birds only, both 

 in thickish timber. 



Glycyphila OCULARIS.— Common. 



Ptilotis SONORA. — Common; known locally as the "Trooper." 



MELIORNIS LONGIROSTRIS. — Common wherever the adenanthos grows ; 

 have seen it nowhere else ; shy at all times. When nesting it may be observed 

 without much difficulty, as it remains close by the nest, though it shows 

 great agitation if this is approached ; at other times it is hard to get even 

 a glimpse of the bird. 19/(5/03. — Empty nests in adenanthos at Bennett's 

 Brook. 30/9/03. — Nest with two sets eggs at Bennett's Brook. 3/10/03. 

 — A good many nests (empty) at same place, all in adenanthos. 17/10/03. 

 — Nest with two eggs barely set. In all its habits .1/. longirostris closely 

 resembles M . mystacalis. 



MANORHINA OBSCURA. — Not very common ; warier than .1/. garrula, 

 hut quite as noisy. 



Ac AXTHOCILERA CARUNCULATA. — Very plentiful at times ; scarce from 

 May to August ; when not nesting collects in flocks, sometimes of large 

 size. 



ACANTHOCH.ERA LUNULATA. — Very local ; fond of patches of thick scrub. 

 27/9/03. — Nest at Lockridge, in banksia, one egg ; birds very quiet and 

 feeding close by ; one or two empty nests at Bennett's Brook ; birds very 

 wild. 



PARDALOTUS ORXATTS. — Very common. 



Petrochelidox NIGRICANS. — Saw none in 1902. 6/5/03. — Was fairly 

 plentiful through summer ; not visible since end of March. 16/5/03. — 

 Abundant on river. 25/11/03. — A good number nesting in hollow tree 

 by river. 



Anthus AUSTRALIS. 



ARTAMUS SORDIDUS. — Usually Wood-Swallows are not very common, but 

 there are a few about occasionally ; this is the only species I have identified. 



MKROPS ORNATUS. — Reported; have not seen it myself nearer than 

 Perth. 



Dacelo GIGAS. — Some years ago a number of " Laughing JackasM-> " 

 was released in various parts of the south-west. In 1902 I saw a single 

 pair only linear the Mundaring Weir , but since then the}' seem to have 

 grown rather common. There were a good many all along the Swan 

 during the latter half of 1903, and I found a nest on the Helena River in 

 the middle of October. 



HALCYON SANCTUS. — A common bird ; nests abundant in trees along 

 the Swan during November, 1903. 



CUCULUS PALLID1 S. 



CHALCOCOCCYX PLAGOSUS. — Have not seen the bird, but a single egg 01 

 this species was shown to me. 



GLOSSOPSITTACUS PORPHYROCEPHAUS. — At odd times small flocks of 

 Lorikeets appeared ; never saw any at close quarters, but believed they 

 belonged to this species. 



CALYPTORHYNCHUS BAUDINI. — The White-tailed Black Cockatoos were 

 frequently seen flying across or feeding in the timber. 



BARNARDIUS SEMITORQUATUS. — Occasionally reported. 



