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8. Astur approximans, V. & H. The Australian gos- 
hawk. This bird is tolerably common, and breeds in the 
district. 
g. Milvus affinis, G/d. The allied kite. Also tolerably 
common. 
10. Lophoictinia isura, G/d. The square-tailed kite. 
Also well represented, and frequenting stock-yards. It 
breeds in the district, building in the largest trees—white 
gums—and usually in the neighbourhood of a clump of 
loranthus. 
11. Elanus scriptus, Gould. The letter-winged kite. I 
only met with a solitary example of this bird, which is 
perhaps nowhere common in Australia, on the gth Septem- 
ber. It was flying high and I was unfortunately unable to 
procure it. 
12. Ninox connivens, Lath. The winking owl. This is 
the common Charleville owl. It breeds here, laying its eggs 
in a hollow of some large eucalypt, such as grows in the 
bed of the Warrego. 
13. Ninox boobook, Lath. The boobook owl. 
14. Cgotheles nove hollandia, Vzg. and Horsf. 
15. Hydrochelidon nigricans, Vzez//*» The tree-swallow. 
I saw these birds overhead, flying north, on 24th September 
and following morning, but did not succeed in procuring a 
specimen. 
16. Lagenoplastes ariel, G/d. Common in the township 
of Charleville, and frequenting the telegraph line. 
17. Cherameeca leucosternon, Gould. The white-breasted 
swallow. I met with this bird on 4th Sept., flying high in 
a northward direction, six or seven in a flock. 
18. Merops ornatus, Lath. The bee-eater. I met witha 
flock on 21st August, between Mitchell and Charleville, but 
did not see them at Charleville itself until 23rd September. 
They breed in the neighbourhood during October and 
November, excavating holes for nests in the sand ridges. 
19. Eurostomus pacificus, Lath. The dollar-bird. The 
first time I met with this bird in the neighbourhood—where 
perhaps it is never very common—was on the 3rd October. 
They remain in the locality for breeding purposes. 
20. Dacelo gigas, Bodd. The laughing jackass. A com- 
mon bird here. 
