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but no skin was collected. It appeared to be a very small sub- 

 species. 



71. White-browed Babbler {Morganornis superciliosus) — 

 Very few of these birds were noticed. 



72. Chestnut-crowned Babbler {Pomatostomus ruficeps) — 

 Seen at Cooper's Creek. 



73. Desert Wren (Calamanthus campestris isahelUnus) — 

 Only saw a few birds in the bed of the Frome at Maree. 



74. Brown Song Lark (Ciiiclorhajirphufi rriirdlis) — A few 

 birds noted on the plain. 



75. Kufous Song Lark {Ptcnoedus matheiosi) — A common 

 bird among the grass in flooded country. 



76. Tricolored Chat (Parcpthianura tricolor) — Only four 

 or five pairs seen. 



77. Orange-fronted Chat {Aurepthianura aurifrons) — A 

 very common bird. All the way from Maree, S.A., to Mayne, 

 Queensland, many nests were found, some of them with four 

 eggs. 



7<S. T)efieYt Chat (Ashhyia lovcnsis) — Met with on all the 

 open Gibber plains. It is a very quiet bird. One of its calls 

 is a low monotone, repeated about ten times in quick succession. 

 It is a hard bird to detect, its colour harmonising so well with 

 Its surroundings. Three nests were seen, each containing young 

 birds. 



79. Eeed Warbler (Cniwpodera.s aiistraUs) — Always to be 

 heard whenever the bore drains were lined with reeds. 



80. Thin-billed Tit (Acanthiza iredalei morqani) — Often 

 met with in the saltbush. 



81. Yellow-rumped Tit (Geohasileus cJirysorrhous) — Very 

 few of these birds were noted. They were a very pale variety. 



82. White-winged Wren (HalJornis cyanotus) — This little 

 gem was always present in the larger saltbushes, several nests 

 were found. 



9?>. Purple-backed Wren {Legqeornis Imnberti) — I could 

 detect practically no difference in birds from Hergott Springs 

 and those from Mayne, in Queensland. 



84. White-rumped Wood Swallow (Artamus leucorhi/n- 

 chus) — A few isolated pairs were observed at waterholes. One 

 nest was found, containing four eggs. The nest was constructed 

 of fine grass, similar to the other varieties of wood swallows, but 

 was built on ton of a deserted nest, resembling a thrush's. 



85. Masked Wood Swallow (Camphellornis personatus) — 

 Were never seen in any numbers. Several nests were found on 

 top of fence posts. 



