Bird Notea. 7 1 



Sjiiloi/Jdii.r hii()b(>()h- iiid iiiiord Id ( I'.oobook Owl) and Tijto 

 (ilhd (Iclicatiihi ( Scicet-h Owl i liMve been very noisy during the 

 month. os})t'fially the foniier. One of tlie Screecli Owls lias 

 taken np its abode ( as nsnal af'tei* nesting is over) in a lemon- 

 scented pine. 



On the 20th inst. fJaliastur xphenunis (Whistling Eagle) 

 <'ame soaring overhead, followed by many Magjiies intent 

 on chasing the intruder away. 



On tlie 21st a flock of MeVithreptus atricapillus (Brown- 

 headed Honey -eater) was noted. 



A clutch of Colluricincla harmonica victoriae (Grey Shrike- 

 Thrush) hatched out during ttie early part of the month and 

 made their presence known by their continual wierd whistling 

 calls. 



Mr. J. Sutton. Netherby, observed — 



iNIarch 20. — One ('row came but was chased away by the 

 ]\ragi)ies. 



March 27. — Australian Brown Ply-catcher — the male bird 

 whistling beautifully to the female bird — e\ident]y mating. 



March 28. — Noticed Welcome Swallows visiting the old 

 nest. 



March .30. — Restless Fly-catcher seen — the first for two 

 years. 



March 81. — Scarlet-'breasted Ro'bins — back from the 

 gullies in the hills after the rain. This seems a common prac- 

 tice if the weather is hot. After the rain they only stay two 

 or three days, leave, and do not return until the next fall of 

 rain. 



Black-chinned Honey-eaters. Yellow-breasted Shrike-Tit, 

 and Lorikeets have been heard on a few occasions during the 

 month. 



(Ireenlinches have left. ^Vattle Birds are now beginning 

 to call, and the Grey Shrike-Thrush's song is slightly longer 

 than that given in the summer time. 



APRIL. 1921. 

 Mr. .1. \\'. Mellor. Lockleys, re]>orts — The birds seem to 

 have finished breeding now. During the month the Boobook 

 Owls have been very silent, only an occasional call being 

 beard at the beginning of the month. The Screech Owls have 

 also 'been less in evidence by their calls, but are often seen, 

 one bird roosting by day in a lemon-scented pine. I notice 

 that the pellets tin-own u]> by this owl are very much snuiller 

 than previously noted. Perhaps this is due to the dryness 



