20 MELLOR~In the Fine and Mallee. 



117. Stagonopleura (/tittata philordi (Spotted-sided Finch) 

 — A single bird seen at Narraeoorte. 



118. Zonacginthus helluH (Fire-tailed Finch) — Seen at 

 Beachport and at Robe, where they were fairly common in the 

 teatree around the small lakes, and where they were breed- 

 ing. They were very shy. A nest taken on October 24th 

 was built in a tea-tree about four feet from the ground of 

 fresh grass and fine tea tree twigs, and was lined with 

 clematis down and rabbit fur. Height, 17 cm.; length, 22 

 cm.; length of cavity, 13 cm. It contained seven fresh eggs. 

 A female collected at Robe on October 22nd had the iris, dark 

 brown; ring round eye, light blue; bill, red, white at basis 

 legs and feet, yellowish brown, feet darker; inside of mouth, 

 red. 



119. Aeqintha temporalis (Red-browed Finch) — Common 

 at Glenelg River and at Mount Gambier about the Valley Lake 

 where a pair was seen building a nest. Not seen elsewhere. 



120. (UrrruM coronoidcti (Crow) — Seen occasionally 

 tliroughout the trij>. Not common anywhere 



121. Strepera versicolor (?) (Bell Magpie) — A bird of this 

 genus was seen at Beachport and at Robe, but they were very 

 Bhy. and I could not get a specimen. It appeared to be the 

 above species. 



122. Corcora.T melanorhamphKS (Chough) — A pair had a 

 nest in a red gum near Kingston. No others were seen. 



The eggs of the Collared Sparrow Hawk and of a 

 Podargus were seen in a boy's collection, but the birds them- 

 selves wore not seen. 



In the Pine and Mallee. 



By J. W. Mellor, R.A.O.U. 

 Part I. 



In October last it was my good fortune to be able to pay 

 a somewhat hasty visit to the pine and mallee country in the 

 Hundred of Bookpurnong, S.A., the immediate locality 

 examined being situated east of Loxton, and near the 

 Victorian iborder. 



Leaving Adelaide on the 9th it took the full day by train 

 to travel by way of Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend, thence 

 along the Paringa line. Night was just closing in when the 

 train pulled up a( the little siding of Pungonda, and \ was 

 •dumped down in the wilderness. .My first anxiety was finding 



