The South Australian Natiiralist. 77 



BIRD LIFE AT KINCHINA. 

 By J. Sutton. 



Kinchina is a sidiiig on the Southern Railway line, 56 miles 

 from Adelaide, 4f miles from Monarto South, and 4^ miles 

 from Murray Bridg-e. Arrang-ements have to lie made with the 

 Passeng-er Superintendent in Adelaide in order that the train 

 may stop at Kinchina. The 6.45 a.m. train from Adelaide 

 arrives at Kinchina about 0.50 a.m., and the returning train 

 leaves there at 4.40 p.m. The country is typically mallee, with 

 outcrops of stone, and the botanical aspect is described in 

 another portion of this number. As this place is rarely visited 

 by ornithologists, I have made four trips there — on the 5th, 

 17th, 24th of June and on the 15th of July — to observe the 

 birds. The particular portion traversed may be described as 

 a mile square, over which I have noted 49 different species of 

 native birds and two species of introduced birds (goldfinches 

 and sparrows). The native birds were: Ground Dove 

 ("Peaceful"), Bronzewing Pigeon, Black-breasted Plover, 

 White-fronted Heron ("Blue Crane"), Whistling Eagle, 

 Brown Hawk, Nankeen Kestrel, Lorikeet, Crimson Parrot, 

 Red-backed Parrot, Laughing Jack, Pallid Cuckoo, Fan- 

 tailed Cuckoo, Welcome Swallow, Brown Flycatcher 

 ("Jacky Winter"), Scarlet-breasted Robin, Red-capped 

 Robin, Hooded Robin, AVhite-shafted Fantail, Black and 

 White Fantail ("Willie Wagtail"), Restless Flycatcher, 

 Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike, Scrub Robin, White-browed 

 Babbler, White-fronted Chat, Striated Tit-warbler, Chest- 

 nut-rumped Tit-warbler, Striated Tit- warbler. Yellow- 

 tailed Tit-warbler, Wood S^vallow (dusky). Harmonious 

 Thrush, White-backed Magpie, Australian Butcher Bird 

 ("Derwent Jackass''), Crested Bell-Bird, Golden-breasted 

 Whistler, Rufous-breasted Whistler, Whiteface, Spotted Dia- 

 mond-Bird (Pardalote), 7 Honey Eaters — Brown-headed, 

 Tawm'-crowned, Singing, White-eared, Wattle-cheeked, Yel- 

 low-plumed, Spiny-cheeked — Wattle Bird, Spotted-sided Finch 

 (Diamond Sparrow), Crow, and a Blue Wren (not identified). 



At the same time I have taken a census of the birds ob- 

 served, and the results are as follow : — 



Native Birds. Introduced Birds. 



Species. 



First trip 29 



Second trip 33 



Third trip 34 



Fourth trip 36 



