GHENERY ^- UORQAN— Birds of Rivers Murray ^ Darling. 71 



Sauropatis sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher). — Also a migratory 

 species, arriving in September. It prefers the gum country 

 along the Murray and Darling. 



Cosmaerops ornatus (Bee-eater). — Arrives late in Septem- 

 ber, and is common in the sandhill country ; only a few arrived 

 in 1919. 



Eurostopodus mystacalis (White-throated Nightjar).-— 

 Rarely seen, but more often heard at night. A single specimen 

 was flushed from near the river bank at Chowilla, on the Mur- 

 ray, in 1917. 



E etero scenes pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo). — Arrives in the 

 district at the end of July, though odd birds remain throughout 

 the winter. It sings all night at times, during a moon. It 

 is not known to breed in the district. 



Neochalcites basalis (Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo). — 

 Fairly common in box and mallee country. 



LamproGoccyx plagosus (Broad-billed Bronze Cuckoo). ^ — 

 Plentiful in good seasons, very few in 1919. The commonest 

 hosts here are A. uropygialis and Hallornis cyanotis (White- 

 Winged Wren) ; an egg was also found in a nest of Smicrornis 

 hrevirostris. They arrive in July. 



Hirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow). — Common and pre- 

 sent throughout the year. A pair builds each year under the 

 punt at Wentworth, which crosses to and fro over the river all 

 day. 



Cheramoeca leucosternon (White-breasted Swallow). — 

 Common near Renmark and between that place and Morgan, 

 where they breed in the banks of the limestone pits along the 

 road, and in the banks of the river. Less common further up 

 the river, though odd pairs are still to be met with along the 

 Murray and Darling and other watercourses. 



Eylochelidon nigricans (Tree Swallow). — Plentiful in the 

 Wentworth district, and remains all the year round. 



Lagenoplastes ariel (Fairy Martin or Bottle Swallow). — 

 The most numerous swallow ; every cliff and suitable bank on 

 the Murray and Darling has its group of nests; they also breed 

 under large fallen trees, bridges and the eaves of houses. At 

 the Wentworth public school and post office the nests have to be 

 repeatedly hosed down. The recess under the tank of the 

 water tower at Renmark has a triple row of nests around it. 



MicroGca fascinans (Brown Flycatcher). — Common. It 

 is met with along the rivers and in the back country 



