82 CEElsERY—^otcs on Birds. 



plniiis. Tlicii- iicsl is inj^enionslv conslructed of threaded 

 bark uiid libres, and lined with a little I'nr r soft material, 

 and covered with moss and lichen so as lo make it ajtpear 

 part of tlie fork of the ti-ee in which it is placed. 



Notes on Birds met with during a Visit to 

 South'VVest Queensland. 



From A. CHEiXEKV, M.K.C.S., I..K.(\P.. Wentworth. 

 No. 111. 



\\"(> had a wet trip from ]^>ilpah water-hole in to St. Anu'« 

 on oni- return joiii-uey from Harrioulah out-station on Nappa 

 Merrie. On reaching tableland country out from the sand 

 hills and swamp country the wheels of the car sank to the rims 

 and low gear was ithe order of the day. We Avere all "proper 

 wet," as they say in Devonshire, before Ave reached our destina- 

 tion. Of course overcoats had been left at head station and 

 likewise the hood of the car. We wei-e glad to tind the three 

 jxiculiar peaks of llinnga lUinga Dilly, marking the situation of 

 St. Ann's homestead, growing nearer as Ave plugged along on 

 squelching boots Avith only one of our party riding. Dr. Mac- 

 Oillivray filled some of his numerous bottles with fine specimens 

 of centipedes and (other crawling insects which the rain seemed 

 to have brought to the surface in large numbers. A warm 

 welcome and change of clothes on ai-rival at St. Ann's late in 

 the afternoon soon made us forget our troubles. Nothing par- 

 ticularly interesting in the bird line was noted this day. 

 During the evening Mr. Clive Conrick gave us some interesting 

 reminiscences of his work in Palestine as .a pilot in the A.F.C. 

 and also showed us maps of country as photographed from the 

 air, as well as other interesting souvenirs of his part in the 

 *'<Trreat Adventure." 



On the morrow we realised that further ]»rogress towards 

 head station was impossible for tAvo days at least on account 

 of the country to be crossed, so decided to ex[)lore the suround- 

 ing country under Mr. Clive's direction. With this object AA^e 

 made a pilgrimage on foot to the top of Bunga and were 

 rewarded by finding a pair of Black-cheeked Falcons in posses- 

 sion of a small ca\'e near its summit with a half -fledged young 

 one in residence. The side of this rather j)reciijitous hill shoAA'ed 

 signs of having been tised as a nati\'e ochre (piari'y. much of the 

 stone was stained red and fine seams of this niaterin! could 



