100 McGlLF — Notct oil Various Birds. 



Ihe nest after that hour. I made a particular study of this, as 

 my work took me past a number of nests, and the result was 

 always the same. I do not know when the male goes upon 

 the nest, but I have flushed the female just at dusk in the even- 

 ing on dozens of occasions. The female, I noted, was the best 

 actor or actress in pretending lameness to draw danger from her 

 nest. The male appeared the less venturesome, no doubt ou 

 account of his brighter coloration. 



— Birds on Bore Stream. — 



It w^as very interesting to note that towards sundown all 

 the water birds seen, i.e., Swans, Black Duck, Pink eared Duck 

 and Teal, Avocets, Cranes (Antigone), Red Cap and Black-fron- 

 ted Dotterel, came up near the Bore head (here the water was 

 almost at the boiling point), and passed the night in or near 

 the warm water, returning to their feeding ground in the early 

 hours of morning. The birds evidently appreciate warmth as 

 well as human ,beings during the cold nights we experienced 

 during May. We were not camped about the Bore head, so they 

 did not leave that part on account of our disturbing them. In 

 fact, it was noticeable that where we camped (about two miles 

 downstream), the bulk of the birds were close to the camp dur- 

 ing the day. I think, on account of the sheep watering, they were 

 able to get food that was disturbed by the sheep. 



The first bird to call in the morning was Sphenostoma cris- 

 tatum pallidum (the Wedgebill) ; we called him "Daylight 

 Bird.-' These were very numerous, but did not appear to have 

 started nesting operations, though they always seemed to be in 

 pairs. They have a very sweet call, but did not sing much 

 dnrmg the day time. Numbers of birds, including Antigone, 

 were killed by the fox, which, on our arrival, w%as very nume- 

 rous, but for a time, at least, the birds will not be molested, for 

 we destroyed a great many foxes during our sojourn in the 

 sandhill countrv. 



The Birds of Kuitpo Forest. 



By S. A. Wiut(\ CM.B.O.V.. (\F.A.O.U. 



Through the kindness of Mr. IT. Corbin. consulting 

 Forester to the Government and Lecturer in Forestry at the 

 Adelaide University, the writer has made several very enjoy- 

 able trips to the forest under his supervision, at first, on bird 

 observing and pleasure bent, and later an official inspection, 

 as the Chariman of the Forestrv Committee of the Advisory 



