MORGAN —The Birds of the Suutk-Kaxtern Part of S.A. li) 



Beachport measiued iii total length 28 cm.; iris, light brown; 

 bill, yellow; bare skin behind eye, bright yellow; ring round 

 eye, black; legs and feet, 'dull yellow; inside of mouth, yellow; 

 stomach contents, insect remains and nectar. A nest ready 

 for eggs taken on October 15th was built in a stringy bark 

 tree, of small twigs lined with grass, with an inner lining of 

 sheep's wool. Height over all, 6 cm.; width over all, 20 cm.; 

 cavity, circular, 9 cm. in diameter, and 4.5 cm. deep. 



li;i Colria carunculata tregellasi (Red Wattle Bird) — 

 Very common in mallee and small gum country near the 

 coast, much less numerous inland. They mostly had young 

 in the nest or heavily incubated eggs. A male collected at 

 Kobe measured in total length 35 cm.; iris, light brown; bill, 

 black; legs and feet, light brown; soles of feet, yellowish; 

 wattles, red; inside of mouth, yellow; stomach contents, small 

 red berries, and the hard round seeds of the same. 



114. AntJwcliaera clirysoptera intermedia (Brush Wattle 

 Bird) — These birds were in thousands in the sandhill scrub, 

 especially where there was any mallee. Hundreds of their 

 nests were seen most of which the young had just left, but 

 many contained eggs or young birds. A nest taken on 

 October 22nd measured height over all, S cm.; width, 

 11 cm.; cavity. 8.5 x 6.5 cm.; depth, 4 cm. It was 

 built of small fine twigs lined with coarse bark, with 

 an inner lining of shredded bark, rabbit fur and feathers. 

 A female collected on October 23rd measured in total length 

 28 cm.; iris, brownish grey; bill, black; point, horn colour; 

 legs and feet, dark greyish brown; inside of mouth, yellow; 

 stomach contents, seeds of the ismall red berry mentioned 

 above. 



115. Acunthogent/s riifi</Nl<iris (■}/(j)ius ( fc^piny-cheeked 

 Honey-eater) — Very common in the sandhill scrub, but 

 did not extend far inland. vSeveral nests were found 

 each containing two incubated eggs. A nest taken on 

 October 20th was placed in a small tea-tree about 

 four feet from the ground. It was constructed of green 

 grass, and lined with clematis, capeweed down, and horse 

 hair. Height, 0.5 cm.; cavity, 9x7 cm.; depth, 6 cm.. A 

 female collected on October 23rd measured 26.5 cm. in total 

 length. Iris, bluish white; bill, flesh pink; tip, black; legs 

 and feet, slate colour; inside of mouth, yellow; stomach con- 

 tents, small red berries. 



116. AnthuH mistralis (Ground Lark) — Seen occasionally 

 throughout the trip where there was cleared land. Not 

 common. 



