LENDON— Birds notnl dnrimj a Holiday Tni> in Victoria. 49' 



19. Golden-breasted Thickhead (Pachycephala pectoralia 

 youngi). — Fairly plentiful in the Sherbrooke district. A 

 single bird, a male, was seen near Marysville. 



20. Rufous-breasted Thickhead {Lewinornis rufiventris 

 rufirentris) . — One bird only, a male, seen near Marysville. 



21. Yellow-breasted Shrike-Robin [Eopsaltria australis 

 vioidior). — Common everywhere in the thick forests where its 

 piping note was often heard. One old nest found at Shor 

 brooke. 



22. White-shafted Fan tail (Rhipidura flahellifera vic- 

 tor iae). — Probably the commonest bird seen during the trip. 

 It was always very tame and one occasion a bird flew on to a 

 stick I was carrying. Two nests were seen, one just completed 

 at Sherbrooke and another with eggs at Marysville. 



23. Rufous Fantail [Howeavis rufifrons inexpectata) . — 

 Seen l;iiv!y often in The lliick scrnbhy country in both dis- 

 tricts visited. The birds were usually rather shy, and would 

 not remain in full view long. 



24. Black and White Fantail {Leucocirca tricolor tri- 

 color).— A single bird was seen at the Healesville Railway 

 Station. ) 



2.J. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike {Coracina novae- 

 hollandiae melanops). — Seen on a few occasions Jiear Marys- 

 ville, but not at all common. ^ 



2(5. Coach-whip bird [P-^ophodes crepitans scrymgeouri).— 

 The sharp notes of this bird were often heard in the 'dense v'u\- 

 lies at Sherbrooke. but the Ijird itself was difficult to see. 'On 

 one occasion two pairs were seen in sojne thick brackeji. and 

 another time an old male was seen fighting with a voun^- male 

 that was just moulting into full plumage. The females were 

 noticed to be duller and smaller than the males. 



27. Mountain Tlirnsh iOrcorinchi Inniihita deiidin).— 

 These birds were common in the dense gullies at both Marys- 

 ville and Sherbrooke and were usually seen aear the streams. 



28. Brown Tit iAcnnthim pusilla macularia) .—lHoticed 

 occasionally at Sherbrooke. 



29. Striated Tit (Acaiithi-a liiwata rJunidlcri ).—A '>reat 

 many of these birds were seen about Sherbrooke, but thev'^were 

 not so plentiful at Marysville. 



