i:ird .V,)/.-.. /'i/r July. 105 



iii all pi'ohahilil V has foinvd Ilu'sc> hii-ds to lake any fond williiii 

 rlioir reach, ('licstimt-eared Finches {T^iciiiopi/f/ia cdxitinoth) 

 ai-e still numerous at Lockleys, sleepiui*- ill the old j-rass nests 

 luiilt ill the box-thorn bushes, which they warmly lined with 

 feathers. Screech Owls [Tjito aJhn (Jclinitiihi) were callinji' in 

 the trees at nijiht at Lockleys, esi>ecial1y in the early ]»art of the 

 eveuinj^s, when they start to <>o forth for food, rurple-crowned 

 Lorikeets { (ilossojtsiffd porplii/roccphdhi ) were about both at 

 l>ockleys and at Fulham ; the blue jiums bein^- now in (lower 

 form an atrraction for these birds. The Fantailed Cuckoos 

 {('(icoDuintist niJn-icalit.s) have been about at Lockleys durinjj; 

 the month. The small birds followed the cuckoos from tree t<» 

 n-ee, calling; loudly and pecking at them." 



From Mr. E. Asliby, of Blackwood, in the Mount Lolty 

 Kaniies — "On June 11. my son (A. K. Ashby i identified Swift 

 Lorikeet { Lathaniiis discolor) tlyiug over at Blackwood; Tith, 

 tlu-ee of these birds tiying over oarden. and later one seen in the 

 llowerini*- l;)Iue "ums near the house. Same date, Regent Honey- 

 (>aters (ZdHthomizd phrj/f/ia frcf/rlhisi) calling freely. 20tli. 

 saw a score of Red-rumped Parrots {Pscphotiis hdriiKitoiiotii.'i) 

 in one flock just outside my }»roperty; Adelaide Rosellas ( /'. e. 

 nilcluiddc \ numerous, and Blue-bellied Lorikeets (Ti-irliof/Iossiiti 

 nordcholhtitdidc : still about. 24th — This evening the 



Srone Plover ( Biirhiniis ludf/nirostrist) was calling; have not 

 lif^ai'd them foi* a long time j»reviously." 



From Caiit. S. A. White, on the Adelaide plains, at the 

 Reedbeds, .luiie 2 — Si)iny-cheeked Honey-eaters ( ArdnfJidf/riiiis 

 nifof/Hhiris) calling; also heard the first Fantail Cuckoo (C- 

 riihricdtiis ) . 20th — S]>iny-oheeked Honey-eaters calling. Seve- 

 ral Fantailed Cuckoos about. Scarlet-breasted Robin in the gar- 

 den, nundiers of ^lagjue Larks (GnilJind rj/dnolriird) Hying 

 nver dui-ing the day. B>"own T-'lycatchers (Mirrored fdsriiid)i>i) 

 singing sweetlv all day. 25th — Several Swans (C. dtrdta) on 

 rhe water in ^ho swantjis; both Teal and P.lack Duck plentiful. 



BUM) N()Ti:S FOB .IFLV. 1!»2(). 

 Ca|)t. S. A. White noted. .Inly 1 ^Si.iny-clieeked Honey 

 eater l.L riifofpildris ] still at the Reedbeds. 



•Inly 2. — Pdack-chinned TToney -eater ( MrJitlirc/)! us ffiihiri'i) 

 calling loudly ami fluttering in flocks. 



July 5. — Great nundiers of Silver (Jul 



July S. — Black-chinned Honey e 

 noisy; several Blue Wrens i Mdhinis 

 plumage. 



