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THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



[Vol. XXIV. 



and on our return journey nothing new was noticed until we 

 reached the lake, wiiere a pair of Pelicans was noticed perched in 

 one of the highest of the dead trees. A close observer of bird-life 

 living near the river informed me that this bird is one of the greatest 

 enemies young ducks have, for, following them among the rushes, 

 it is capable of scooping up a whole brood of ducklings in its 

 large, distensible gular pouch. After a hard pull against a strong- 

 head wind the boat-shed was again reached, thus ending a very 

 enjoyable trip, the only mishap during the outing being caused 

 by an erratic cow, which charged our tent one day during our 

 absence and played sad havoc with it, tearing the front portion to 

 ribbons. 



Altogether sixty-seven species of birds were seen and recog- 

 nized, in addition to many other objects interesting to the 

 naturalist. 



The following is a complete list of the birds noted : — 



Uioaelus audax, Lath. 

 Haliaslur sphenurus, Vig. 

 Falco lunulatus;, Latli. 



Wedge-tailed Eagle 

 Whistling Eagle 

 Little Falcon 

 Brown Hawk 

 Kestrel 

 Boobook Owl 

 Crow 



White-winged Chough 

 Grey Shrike-Thrush 

 Magpie- Lark 



Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 

 Black and White Fantail ... 

 White-fronted Chat 

 Babbler 



While-browed Babbler 

 Black-backed Magpie 

 Reed- Warbler 

 Yellow-bellied Shrike- Til .. 

 Brown Tree-creeper 

 Brown-headed (Short-billed) Honey- 

 eater 

 While-plumed Honey-eater 

 White-rumped Swift 

 Bee-eater 

 Azure Kingfisher 



Brown Kingfisher ( Laughing J ackass) 

 Sacred Kingfisher 

 Spotted Pardalote 

 House-Swallow 

 Tree- Martin 



White-rumped Wood-Swallow 

 Wood-vS wallow ... 

 Musk Lorikeet ... 

 Purple-crowned Lorikeet ... 

 Little Lorikeet ... 

 White Cockatoo .. 

 Cockatoo- Parrakeet 

 Rosella Parrakeet 



Hieracidea orientalis, Schl. 

 Cerchneis cenchroides, Vig. and Hors. 

 Nino.x boobook, Lath. 

 Corvus coronoides, Vig. and Hors. 

 Corcorax melanorhamphus, \"ieill. 

 CoUyriocincla harmonica, Lath. 

 Grallina picata, Lath, 

 (jraucalus nielanops, Lath. 

 Rhipidura tricolor, Vieill. 

 Ephthianura albifrons, J. and .S. 

 Pomatorhinus temporalis, V. and H. 

 P. superciliosus, Vig. and Hors. 

 Gyninorhina tibicen, Lath. 

 Acrocephalus australis, Gld. 

 Falcunculus frontatus, Lath. 

 Climacteris scanilens, Temm. 



Mclilhreptus brcvirostris, V. and H. 



Plilotis penicillala, Gld. 



Micropus pacificus, Lath. 



Merops ornatus, Lath. 



Alcyone azurea. Lath. 



Dacelo gigas, Bodd. 



Halcyon sanctus, Vig. and Hors. 



Pardalotus punctatus, Temm. 



Hirundo neoxena, Gld. 



Petrochelidon nigricans, N'ieill. 



Artamus leucogaster, ^'alen. 



A. sordidus. Lath. 



Glossopsittacus concinnus, Shaw 



G. porphyrocephalus, Diet. 



G. pusillus, Shaw 



Cacatua galerita. Lath. 



Calopsittacus novse-hoUandiae, Gmel. 



I'latycercus eximius, Shaw 



