LbJXL)0\^liirJ.'< nt'fr.l .lurina a Holiday Tri}> in Victtria. 47 



Birds noted during a Holiday Trip in Victoria. 

 By x\lan Leudon. 

 The trip extended 1'iom Jauuai'v 3rd to 25th, VJl'j. 

 Sherbrooke is a small village about 30 miles distant from 

 Melbourne, and situated in the Uandenong Ranges. Marys- 

 ville is a small township about Gl miles from Melbourne, and 

 about 22 miles from Healesville, and is situated on the other 

 side of the l>ividiug Range. The names of the birds seen are 

 taken fioiu ^lathews' 1013 List. Birds identified were: — 



1. I>ronzewing Pigeon [PUaps chalcoptera clKilcopicm }. — 

 One specimen of this bird was seen in a clearing near- 

 Sherbrooke. 



2. Straw-necked Ibis {Carpliihi.s spiiiicolHs.) — A small 

 flock of seven or eight birds was seen in a paddock near the 

 Stevenson River at Marysville. Several odd pairs were also 

 seen along the same river. 



3. White-fronted Heron [Notophoyx iiovae-holhiiididc) . — A 

 few birds were noticed in company with Straw-necked Ibis at 

 Marysville. Also several were seen flying near Narbethong in 

 the same district. 



4. Black Cormorant [Phalacrocorax carho novae- 

 hollandiae). — Seen on two or three occasions flying over the 

 mountain streams at Marysville presumably after the intro- 

 duced trout, the only fish found in the rivers. 



5. Brown Hawk (Jentcidea herkjora herigoni). — noticed 

 several times near Healesville. Apparently not common. 



6. Nankeen Kestrel ( Cerchneis cenchroides ceiichroides ) . 

 — Common throughout the Marysville district, but not seen 

 near Sherbrooke. 



7. Gang-gang Cockatoo [Callocephalon galcdtn nn . — These 

 birds were frequently seen in the thickly timbered parts near 

 Marysville, and were always in pairs. They were mostly 

 noticed in the evening from about 5 o'clock to 7.30. and did not 

 appear to be shy. 



8. Crimson Parrot [Platycercus elegans elegans). — This 

 bird was fairly common in the forests at both Sherbrooke and 

 Marysville. At Marysville an old bird in colour and a young 

 one were several times seen feeding in the grass in front of the 

 house. 



