24 Bird Notes. 



The Screech, or Delicate Owl. is also present iu fair num- 

 he}ti. When fclliiiti' ;m old bine <;uni this inoiith, a larj^c hollow 

 was found, in wliicli many j>ellets were discoviM-cd : an owl had 

 ai)i»arentl_v lived in the liollow foi- years. 



Frontal Shrike Tits have been very busy all the month mov- 

 ing about in the tree tops and calling loudly, apparently seeking 

 a nesting site, but no nest has yet come under noti((\ 



Mr. E, Ashby reports from Blackwood, August 9th — Four 

 Swift-flying Parrots resting in peppermint trees south of rail- 

 way line. 



Agust 12th — At the same place, were seen lour feeding, 

 taking honey from bine-gum flowers and seed from pej)pei'mint 

 gums. 



Tintac (Epthiauura alhifrona) sitting on three eggs. Pal- 

 lid Cuckoo calling continuously, and on the succeeding days 

 Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo also calling. 



Capt. S. A. White, on the Adelaide plains at the Reedbeds, 

 records — 



August 2nd — A specimen of the so-called Southern Cuckoo- 

 Shrike (Coracina mentalis) put in an appearance. 



August 3rd — ^This bird was calling loudly and hunting 

 amongst the gum branches and foliage for food. 



August 9th — This Cuckoo-Shrike observed hovering over 

 the flood-waters and picking up insects from the surface, also 

 from the top of [)artly submerged grass. 



August 4th — White- fronted 'Hevonfi (Notophoi/x iiorarhol- 

 lanrh'ne) — Calling in their deep, harsh voice and flying about, 

 in what seems to us an aimless way, but no doubt they have a 

 reason for this strange flight. 



August 11th — Great numbers of Silver Gulls round the 

 edge of the flood waters in the paddocks. 



August 11th — First Pallid Cuckoo {Hcterosccnc.^ paUidus) 

 calling. Coracina mentalis hovering over grass from the tops 

 of which it was capturing insects ; this was in the paddocks 

 lately submerged by flood waters. 



August 12 — Coracina mentalis in gum trees, searching 

 along the limbs and in the foliage for food. Having this bird 

 under observation for some tinae and not seeina: another bird, 

 took it as a record, this being necessary, as doubts have been ex- 

 pressed of its occurrence. As far as I know, this is the third 

 visit of this species to the Beedbeds. 



Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo (Neorhalcites basalis) cal- 

 ling loudly. Microeca fascinans sinaring very much, and will 

 soon nest. Numbers of White-fron ted i Herons flying round and 

 making much noise. 



