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Lome, Apollo Bay, &c. Breeds everywhere. 8/1/94, St George : Nest 

 with three eggs. 



Rufous Fantail {Rkipidi/ra rufifrons'). — Common in the Otways. 

 Breeding. 3lil9^, St George : Nest with two eggs. I believe I have seen 

 it on the Barwon, near Geelong, but I can find no mention of it in my note- 

 book nearer than Dean's Marsh. 



Black and White Fantail {RJdpidura tricolor). — Occurs in the ranges ; 

 common elsewhere. 



Restless Flycatcher {Sisut-a inquieia). — Occurs in the ranges ; not 

 uncommon elsewhere. Breeding. 



Satin Flycatcher {Myiagra nitida). — Have seen a few Satin Fly- 

 catchers near Lome. 



Brown Flycatcher {Micrceca fascinans). — Common in all parts. 



Pink-breasted Robin {Petrceca rhodinogastra). — Abundant in parts of 

 the Otways, as on the Upper Erskine. On the plains it is not to be seen 

 except in the scrub near the coast, where it is plentiful. 



Rose-breasted ^o^\^ {Petrcrca rosea). — In the forest only. 29/12/95, 

 Phantom Falls : Nest at end of thin dead bough of blackwood. 



Scarlet-breasted Robin {Petnvca leggii) ; Flame-breasied Robin 

 {Petra'ca phcenicea). — Both occur in the forest, and both equally common 

 in the rest of the district. 



Yellow- BREASTED Robin {Eopsaltria aiistralis). — Common in the range 

 country. 



Blue Wren {Malums cyaneus). — Common, breeding everywhere ; in 

 immense numbers in the Otway. i%lil<)(), Bambra : Nest with three set 

 eggs. 



Rufous Bristle-Bird {Sphenura broadbenti). — Very common through- 

 out the Otways, but more so at some times than others. Very shy, and not 

 often seen, though its peculiar and distinctive note is continually in evidence. 

 I never but once saw one on the wing, when it flew across a little gully 

 with a heavy, lumbering flight. Very active on the ground. 



Spotted-throated Scrub-Wren {Sericornis oscidans) ; White- 

 browed Scrub-Wren {Sericornis frontalis). — Both of these birds are 

 very abundant in the saltbush scrub wherever it is found, and throughout 

 the forest they are thick in the undergrowth if it is at all dense. Have seen 

 the nests of 6". yV^/z/rt/Zi- only, although the other species no doubt breeds 

 here too. 



Brown Tit [Acanthisa ^//.wV/rt).— Plentiful. 



Striated Tit {Acantkisa lineata). — Have seen it in the ranges only. 



Yellow-RUMPED Tit {Acant/iiza cJirysorrlioa). — Very common every- 

 where. 2/1/96, St. George River : Old nest built among the roots beneath 

 a hollow bank where the water had washed out a little cave. 



White-fronted Chat {Ephthiamira albif^ro7is).—^\Q.ni\i\x\ all over the 

 plains. i/\l\l(^^ : Nest with three eggs at Point Henry. 



Striated Field-Wren {Calamanthus ftdiginosus). — Plentiful wherever 

 I have been. 7/1/99 : Nest with three young birds in the lignum {Muehlen- 

 beckia cun7iinghami)., at the junction of the Moorabool and Barwon. 



Little Field- Wren {Chthonicola sagittata). — Breeds in the saltbush. 



Ground-Lark {Ajtthus australis). — Common everywhere on the plains ; 

 occurs in the open parts of the forest. 1 8/1/99, Bambra : Nest with three 

 hard-set eggs. 



Brown Song-Lark {CinclorhampJms cru7'alis) ; Rufous Song-Lark 

 {Cinclorhamphus rt(fesce?is). — C. riifescens certainly occurs, and probably 

 C. cruralis also. One, at any rate, is plentiful. 



