104 Bird Nutcs for June. 



Mr1i())-iiis )i(ir<ir]iollaiidi<ic .sithds.siniilis (South Ansli;ili;iii 

 Whirc-bcardcd llonoy-eatci')— This wich^ly distributed bird 

 was often met with botli in the scrub and o])en timbered 

 country, it certainly shows a ])rpference for thick scrub wlien 

 F.anksia and otlier feedinj; trees abound. 



MjjZdiitliii iii('hnioc('i>}i(thi trhitei (Southern IJlack-heaikMl 

 Minah) — An odd bii'd or so was met with in tlie biii' jium 

 country, they wei-e not jdentifui. 



Aiilhoclidcrd chr/fsoptrni inlvniinJUi (lirusli W'atth' r>ii-d) — 

 This bird was heard ujkui one occash)n in tin* thi(dc scrub, it 

 does not seem to be a common bird. 



Bird Notes for )une 1920. 



Mr. J. Sutton reports from Netherby — June 15th. A Fan 

 tail Cuckoo (Cacoinantis rubricatus) seen, but not calling; two 

 Adelaide Rosellas ( Flatifcerciis elcgans aclelaidac) observed. 



Mr. .1 W. Mellor says — "During the first week in June 

 numbers of Bl ick Swans (Chenopis atrala) in flocks of 15 to 20 

 seen at the Reedbeds, most likelv travelling ^c their breeding 

 places. Numbers of Teal (Xctthti'i (fihbcriiruns) were seen 

 feeding in the swamps. Black ducks {Anas supcrciliosa) were 

 also there, but these birds were in i)airs. and small flocks. It will 

 soon be time for them to nest; they are ])airing off, and will, no 

 doubt, nest if they get the chance! The F.rush Wattle Birds 

 { AntluH-luicni rlirj/soptcrd iiitcrinctliii ) are abcmt in the garden 

 ar Fulham ; they did not leave during the winter. They nested 

 in the orange and lemon trees in the early spring, and. bringing 

 itp two or three broods, did not finish breeding till late autumn, 

 lAvo l)eing the number of eggs laid in each case. 



Noted several Noisy INIinahs {Myzantlut inehDiorrphdla 

 irhiici ) at Fulham; they were calling and making their usual 

 loud noise. These birds have nested for some time at Lockleys, 

 and seem to st;'y there all through the year; they seem to have 

 extended their range to Fulham this year. Noted several Whist- 

 ling Eagles (Hdlidstiir sphrnunifi) at Lockleys, in the open 

 paddocks and amongst the big gums. A little Falcon ( Falro 

 longipciniis) was seen n]»on one occasion, flying very swiftly, 

 and occasionally settling in some, of the big trees; the small 

 birds made a great fuss at the a])proach of their enemy. English 

 Starlings (Stiirnus rdlf/aris) were seen eating the berries of the 

 l)epper tree at Fulham; the olives being scarce and just ended. 



