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TASMANIAN BIKD& 

 By Malcom Harrison 

 (Communicated by A. Morton). 

 On Mr. A. J. North's Book re Tasmaeian Birds. 



Page 51. No. 85 Gould. Pardalotus affinis. 



Mr. North says — " This bird constructs its nest," etc., 

 etc., " in a hole in some decayed branch of a tree." 

 In the sandy cliffs on the banks of the Derwent, 

 at Berriedale, these birds nest in considerable 

 numbers, mating tiny burrows into the cliffs 

 after the manner of Pardalotus punctatus. I am 

 not aware, however, of any other locality in which 

 they nest underground. 



Page 144. No. 231 Gotjld. Ephthianura albifrons. 



This bird is not mentioned in Mr. North's book as 

 inhabiting Tasmania. It is, however, fairly 

 plentiful in localities suited to its habits in 

 Southern Tasmania, but I have no record of its 

 being found north of Eoss. I have seen the birds, 

 nests, and eggs at Bridgewater, Saudford, 

 Brighton Plains, etc. 



Page 220. No. 339 Gotjld. Acanthorhynchus tencjirostris. 

 Tasmania is not mentioned in connection with this 

 bird, but possibly Mr. North may not consider 

 the Tasmanian species identical with that of 

 Australia. They are found wherever Epacris 

 impressa abounds, but I have seen them in the 

 greatest numbers on the East Coast. About 

 Eaglehawk Neck they are particularly plentiful. 

 The nests, which somewhat resemble those of 

 Zosterops cerulescens, though more compactly built, 

 are rather difficult to find, being coated with 

 green moss and artfully concealed in the surround- 

 ing foliage. Last season I took two nests, each 



