102 WHITE— The Birds of Kuitpo Forest. 



stood that the list is not an exhaustive one, for there may be 

 man}' birds which visit the forest at different times of the 

 year. 



Orfygodes i-arius (Eastern Painted Quail) — Observed one 

 bird only on the hill side amidst fairly thick scrub country. 



Ccrchiicin cencliroidcs (Nankeen Kestrel) — One bird seen 

 in the open timbered country. 



Spiloglaiix hoohooJc marmorata (Boobook Owl) — Heard a 

 bird calling; during the night in the red gum country. 



TricJioglossus uovaehallancVae (Blue-bellied Lorikeet) — 

 A small flock of these birds flew overhead on their way probably 

 to some feeding trees. 



Glossoimtta porphjjroccpliala (Purple-crowned Lorikeet) 

 — A blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) being in blossom it was 

 pleasing to watch these active little birds diligently searching 

 every flower in search of 'honey, invariably hanging, head 

 downwards in reaching the flowers at the extreme end of the 

 branches. 



Calyptoi'hyiwhiis fmicrem whitcae (Southern Black Cocka- 

 too) — There seems to be quite a number of these birds w^hich 

 spend most of the year in the forest, they have discovered the 

 oily and sweet pine seeds. Hearing the strange calls of these 

 birds I moved quietly and noiselessly over the soft pine 

 needles, right under them while hard at work tearing open 

 the pine cones with their powerful bills. The remains of 

 pine cones were strewn around, torn into shreds by these 

 Cockatoos. Mt. Cor'bin tells me the birds do very little 

 damage, at times they may breack off the central shoot of 

 the pine w-hen alighting upon it, and sometimes they will bite 

 off the shoots. These birds prefer the seeds of Pinns mari- 

 tima to those of Pinns iusiynus. this is easily undertood when 

 we know that the seeds of the former are larger and much 

 more easily got at in comparison to the latter tree. 



PJatyccrcus cleyans adelaUhte (Adelaide Rosella) — This bird 

 is found in many parts of the forest, their loud call notes were 

 heard many times. 



Psephohis haniKitonotiis (Red-backed Parrot) — Several 

 small parties of these parrots were seen. 



Dacelo gigas (Great Brown Kingfisher) — This typical bird 

 of the ranges is to bo found all through the gum country in 

 the Forest, but nowhere plentiful. 



Eirundo neoxenn (Welcome Swallow) — About the 

 Forester's bouse, the saw mill sheds etc. 



