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while and disappears. The strange call of hoobook lias 

 something fascinating about it upon a still moonlight night. 



Ty to alha deli cat Ilia (Scrub or Barn Owl). — Once very 

 plentiful, then almost disappeared, and a^ain for a few years 

 seemed to be on the increase, but the great mortality amongst 

 them this year, 1919, has thinned them out. 



Trirhoglmsa-s novavlioUandUn' (Blue-bellied LDrikeet). — 

 Visits us at intervals. when gum blossoms are out or fruit is 

 ripe. Have not seen them in great numbers for years now. 



Glossopsitta concinna (Musk Lorikeet). — The notes for the 

 preceding species will apply to this one. 



Glossopsitta porphyroccpliala (Purple-crowned Lorikeet). 

 — Visits us in great numbers when the gums are in flower, and 

 make the air resound with their shrill voices. 



Glossopsitta pnsilla (Little Lorikeet). — A few of these birds 

 visit us in company with the preceding species as a. rule, but 

 are never numerous. 



Cali/ptorhynchus funereus ivhiteae (Southern Black Cocka- 

 too). — My father records this bird for the early days, and there 

 is little doubt that they visited the hcinksia scrubs which ex- 

 isted then. 



Cacatoes galerita (White Cockatoo). — Was a resident in 

 the early days, but now only a few birds call ouce in every 

 few years, but they do not remain, for all their feeding 

 giH)unds are destroyed. 



Ducorpsius f/ymnopis (Bare-eyed Cockatoo). — A small 

 flock once or twice vi'sited us, but never remained more than 

 a few days. 



Eolopkus roseicapillus (Rose-breasted Cockatoo). — Small 

 X>aTties have visited the dlistrict from time to time, but not 

 to stay. 



Lcptolophus aiiricomis (Cockatoo Parrot). — Once a com- 

 mon visitor in the autumn. Now seldom, if ever, seen. 



Platycercus elegans adcladiae (Adelaide Rosella). — Once a 

 comlmon bird, now an odd bird or two will visit t'he district. 

 and if not shot seem to make back to the ranges. 



Platycercus eximius (Kosella). — Once or twice in the 

 writer's life time these birds have visited the district. 



Psephotus haematonotus (Ked-backed Grass Parrot). — 

 Once a very j)lentiful bird, nesting in nearly all the gums along 

 the river. Now disappeared, principally due to cats and the 

 Knglisli starlings. 



