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had conjirefiakMl to roost foi' the niiihl. In all tluMV were 

 about twenty. 



April 11. — I was pleased to note sevei-al Ked hacked I'ar 

 rots ( I'scphotiifi harniatonotus) feedini*' on the ground amonj^st 

 rhe grass, showing that these old friends have come to stay. 

 The Tale-headed Kosella that arrived lasi month Avas associat- 

 ing with Ihem. This Hosella I'arrot has quite made his home 

 at Mellor Tark. and comes down to drink from the wild birds' 

 wnter-pot not far from the back door. 



On the same day several Hr(>wn-headed Honey -eat ei's ( j/r/i 

 threpiii.^ ntricapilliifi inalhr) were tiying in a small tlock. A 

 small covey of White-browed HabbliM's [ .]for(/tin<))-iiiy siipcfciU- 

 o.^Uft) were very inipiisitive, and ho]»]»ed right u]) lo wh^re 1 

 stood. 



April 14. — Although the Shiike-lil { FdlcinicKlus froiitd 

 fiis-fari(jiilufi) is not a conunon bird, no fewer than three came 

 to drink out of the water-pot, where next day 1 alsc* noted a 

 Hlack-chinned Honey-eater { }f('Iifhr('pti(s </iiliiyi.<i loftip). 



April 22. — A ifemale Flame-breasted Kobin {Litllrra- 

 phocniccd (ilhicfuifO Hitting about in search of insect!^. 



On April 25 quite an invasion of Welcome Swallows {Hir- 

 undo neoxina) was witnessed, tlie rain having brought out 

 many gnats and Hies, which attracted them in quite large nuni 

 Iters. 



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The Ulack-chinned Honey -eaters { .Ucliihrrpfu.'^ //(//(/ri.< i, 

 I>lack-faced Cuckoo-shrikes ( (h'diicuJnx iionic-liolldiididc i . 

 >Vhite-naped Honey-eaters '{ McJitlircpti's liniiildl us) , Yellow 

 breasted Shrike-tit { FdJcUHcHlus fronididK), Musk Loi-ikeets 

 {(ilossopsiftd coiiciinid ), I'urplc-crowned Lorikeets (O'/o.v.so;;- 

 f<iftd porpliijroccpJKihi ). and Criiiisoii Pai'rots {fJalj/crrcus 

 rlr(idii.s) have been aboui the whole of tlu' month. 



On April 7. after the rain, Scai-let-breasted Robins [ I'ct- 

 roicd unilticoJoi) and S})otted Diamond Birds { f'd)(ldIotu.^! 

 jtinn-tdtds) ])ut in an appearance. 



The Nankeen Kestrel ( Ccrclnicix cotcln-oidv.s i has been seen 

 on many occasions, and on April !) one was attacked at the 

 height of aboul ino feet by four .Magjdes simultaneously, three 

 attacking from above, downwards, and one from beneath, 

 u]»wards. li was wonderful to s{'(' how the Hawk dodged the 

 attack, but (»n one occasion one of (he "downward" Magpies 

 knocked out a mouthful of feathers from the Hawk's back. The 

 nna]ti)ing of beaks could be distinctly heard, but the Hawk did 



