76 CHENERY .y MORGAN— Birds of Rivers Murray ^- Darling. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata (Striped Honey-eater). — Not 

 common. Pairs are met with occasionally in the box flats 

 in the district. They are met with occasionally in small flocks 



Cissomela nigra (Black Honey-eater). — Uncommon. A 

 bird ,was collected at Lake Victoria in October, 1917, and a few 

 appeared near Wentworth in late October, 1918. They were not 

 known to breed. 



Gliciphila albifrons (White-faced Honey-eater). — Migra- 

 tory and fairly plentiful in the spring months. Frequents 

 jacacia and sandalwood scrubs when these are in flower. They 

 nest sometimes in sandalwoods, a few feet from the ground, and 

 sometimes in low bushes a few inches from the ground. The 

 nest is a very poorly constructed affair for a honey-eater. 



Meliphaga sonora (Singing Honey-eater). — Not at all com- 

 mon, but odd pairs met with occasionally, especially in tobacco 

 bush flats. 



Lichenistomus ornatus (Yellow-plumed Honey-eater). — 

 Strictly confined to tho mallee; generally found in small colo- 

 nies. They are very loc^^l in their habits. 



Ptilotula penicillata (White-plumed Honey-eater). — Very 

 common in *he river gums and box flats. It does not go inland. 



Myzantha melanocephala (Noisy Minah). — A very common 

 bird in tbo river gums of th" Murray and lower part of the Dar- 

 ling; on the upper part of the Darling its place is taken by M. 

 flavigula, which hece comes into the river gums. 



Myzantha flavigula (Yellow-throated Minah). — A very 

 common bird in the back country. They only come into the 

 frontages where the Noisy Minah is absent. This bird and the 

 Raven may be the only birds met with for miles when travelling 

 in the back country during the summer. 



Coleia carunculata (Red Wattle-bird). — A rare bird; only 

 met with in the mallee, and then seldom. 



Acanthagenys rufogularis (Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater). — 

 A very common and resident species. It is found in all classes 

 of country. 



Entomyzon cyanotis (Blue-faced Honey-eater).— A fairly 

 common bird, strictly confined to the river gums. 



Microphilemon orientalis (Yellow-throated Friar Bird).— 

 Common on the river frontages. They are migratory, arriving 

 in September. 



Anthus australis (Pipit or Ground Lark).— A common bird 

 on the plains. 



