I 70 Littler, Birds in the Laimcesion District. [isf jTn. 



Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater (Glycyphila fulvifrons). — Fairly plentiful. 



Yellow-throated Honey-eater {Ptilotis flavigularis). — Somewhat rare. 



Miner {Myzantha (Manorhina) garruld). — Plentiful in parts. 



Yellow Wattle-Bird {Acanthochcera inauris). — A stray visitor. 



Yellow-tipped Pardalote (Pardalotus afjinis). — Comparatively common. 



Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus). — Scarce. 



Forty-spotted Pardalote {Pardalotus quadragintus). — Fairly plentiful. 



Swallow {Hirundo neoxena). — Nests under every available verandah 

 in city and suburbs. 



Tree Martin {Petrochelidon nigricans). — An infrequent visitor. 



Ground-Lark {AntJms australis). — To be seen in every field. 



Wood-Swallow {Artamus sordidus). —Br^&ds in the surrounding bush. 



Fire-tailed Finch {Zonceginthus bellus). — Somewhat scarce. 



White-RUMPED Swift {Micropus pacificus). — A rare visitor, in company 

 with the Spine-tailed Swift. 



Spine-tailed Sy^Wl {Ckcetura caudacuta). — Arrives in large flocks during 

 the summer and early autumn. 



Tawny FroGMOUTH {Podargus strigoides). — Uncommon. 



Pallid Cuckoo {Cuculus pallidus). — Not plentiful. 



Fan-tailed Cuckoo {Cacomantis flabelli for mis'). — The commonest of 

 the cuckoos. 



Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo {Chalcococcyx basalis). — Rare^ 



Bronze Cuckoo [Chalcococcyx plagosus). — A few visit the district. 



Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsittacus concinnus). — Large flocks are in the 

 habit of visiting the district. 



Black Cockatoo {Calyptorhynchus fitncrcus). — Stray individuals occa- 

 sionally put in an appearance, especially during stormy weather. 



ROSELLA (Platycercus eximius). — Fairly plentiful. 



Swift Lorikeet {Nanodes discolor). — Somewhat scarce. 



Ground Parrakeet {Pezoporus formosus). — Uncommon. 



Bronze-winged Pigeon {Phaps chalcoptera). — A chance visitor. 



Stubble Quail {Cotumix pectoralis). — Comparatively plentiful in some 

 parts. 



Brown Quail {Synoccus australis). — Not as plentiful as the preceding 

 species. 



Native-Hen {Tribonyx mortieri). — Fairly plentiful. 



Bald-Coot {Porphyria nielanonotus). — Somewhat scarce. 



Coot {Fulica australis). — Rare. 



Spur-winged Plover {Lobivandlus lobatus). — Occasionally very plentiful ; 

 at other times scarce. 



Black-breasted Plover {Zonifer tricolor). — A chance visitor. 



Silver Gull {Larus novcE-hollandice). — Always present in large numbers 

 on the mud flats laid bare by the ebbing tide in the River Tamar. 



Black Cormorant {Phalacrocorax carbo). — Fairly plentiful, more so 

 lower down the river. 



White-breasted Cormorant {Phalacrocorax gouldi). — Not quite as familar 

 as the preceding species. 



