Bird Noteif. 27 



October 16 — Quail heard calling. First Urowii Soiig- 

 Lark seen. Cuckoos very scarce this year ; only obsei-vod one. 



Capt. S. A. White states that on October 2nd First Rufous 

 Song Lark (Petenoedus matheivsi) put in an appearance; it 

 only remained a few days, and disappeared. No others have 

 been seen. 



Octobei lOth — A Little Falcon {Falco longipennis) put in 

 an appearance ; swallows with their young broods very excited. 



NOTES FOR NOVEMBER, 1920. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor writes — 



November 22 — Three young White-backed Magpies just out 

 of nest and being fed by parent birds. 



Numbers of Chestnut-eared Finches in the boxthorn, where 

 they are breeding. 



Willie Wagtail sitting on three eggs ; this is the third 

 clutch this season. Other pairs of these birds have been breed- 

 ing in the district. Murray Magpies are also breeding. 



Mr. R. C. Beck states that— 



On November 3rd — Tree Swallows were in great numbers 

 at Fulham. 



Saw Starlings feeding young in nest with boxthorn berries, 

 also at Fulham. 



Small flock of Shell Parrots flying north. 



Heard Quail calling several times at Seaton. 



Wagtails have raised second brood of three. 



Welcome Swallows second brood of four have flown. 



W . K. llioiua? & Co., Printers, Adelai<ie. 



