150 



THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Cacatua galerita, White Cockatoo. — This bird was only noted 

 once or twice on the high table-lands. 



Polytelis ba^'rahandi, Green-Leek Parrakeet. — Seen occasion- 

 ally amongst the stunted eucalyptus or near the creeks. 



Platycercus elegans, Pennant Parrakeet. — Abundant all through 

 the timber. Found nest containing two fledglings in a hole of a 

 dead eucalypt about 15 feet from the ground. 



Platycercus eximius, Rosella. — Fairly common on the high 

 lands and in the gorges of the ranges. Did not find any nests, 

 but saw some young birds just able to fly. 



No doubt, had we been favoured with finer weather a greater 

 variety of birds would have been seen. — A. F. W. McHaffie. 



EntomoloCtY. — The entomological results of the Buffalo Moun- 

 tains excursion, collected by Mr. G. Coghill and handed to me 

 for identification, consist almost exclusively of Coleoptera. These 

 were to a large extent well-known species, but among them over 

 twenty species were new to the National Museum collection. 

 The majority of these latter have not yet been determined, and 

 they include several very desirable additions. Among the 

 Longicorns I might specially mention a nice pair of Macrones, 

 sp. (?), a single specimen of Ceresium simplex, and four specimens 

 of the small ant-like Ochyra coarctica, all of which are rare 

 species. A very fine series of the brilliant Biphiicephala elegans 

 were secured, a species which is probably confined to this class 

 of country. Several species of Carabidse, and a pretty little 

 Buprestid have, among others, proved strangers to me. 



Coleoptera. 

 Sarothrocrepis luctuosa 

 ,, durvillii 



„ calida 



Philophloeus rotundipennis 

 Silphomorpha suturalis 

 Xanthophaea grandis 

 Ptomaphila lachrymosa 

 Lemodes coccinea 

 Macrogyrus rivularis 

 Cheiroplatus maelius 

 Isodon australasise 

 Scitala rugosula 

 Diphucephala elegans 

 Msechidius mellyanus 

 Telura vitticoUis 

 Stigmodera cruentata 

 ,, varia 



,, stephensi 



australasise 



Stigmodera burchelli 

 Monocrepidius punctato- 



striatus 

 Natalis howitti 

 Thanasimus tricolor 

 Xylotretus canaliculatus 



,, obscurus 



Elsale unicolor 

 Rhizopertha elongatula 

 Metriorrhynchus erythropterus 

 Telephorus pulchellus 

 CEdemera dorsalis 

 Allesula fuscipennis 

 Apasis howitti 

 Lepispilus sulcicollis 

 Titsena columbina 

 Pterohelseus koUari 

 Belus suturalis 

 Chrysolophus spectabilis 

 Pachyura australis 



