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They are said to be plentiful between Fremantle and Albany, 

 and are locally known as "gill birds." 



No. 77. Myzomela nigra (Black Honeyeater). 

 About 70 miles north of Mount Bates T noticed several of 

 these little honeyeaters on the Grevillea trees, which were in full 

 blossom, and on 2nd October Mr. C. F. Wells found a nest, from 

 which the bird flew as he passed the bush. It was very small 

 cup-shaped, built of the soft outer strippings of dead grass, 

 bound together with cobwebs, and suspended by the rim in a 

 ti-tree bush. It contained one pale-buff egg, somewhat darker at 

 the larger end, sparingly spotted with brown. The birds were 

 again seen at the junction of the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers 

 during December. 



No. 78. Myzaxtha flavigula (Yellow-throated Miner). 

 Between Lake Way and Separation Well these birds were^ 

 frequently noted, and several shot, and isolated pairs were 

 occasionally found in the .sandhills until nearing the river. Mr. 

 Jones secured a clutch of three eggs during August a short 

 distance north of Lake Augusta. 



No. 79. ZosTEROPS GouLDi (Green-backed Zosterops). 

 Near the Fitzroy River these birds were found in considerable 

 numbers. They are similar in habits to their eastern and 

 southern representative (Zosterops ccerulescens ), and at the time 

 of my visit were confined to the dense scrub on the margin of 

 the river. 



No. 80. DiccEUM HiRUNDiNACEUM (Swallow Dieoeum). 

 These beautiful little birds were found throughout the journey,, 

 and probably their presence may account for the great number of 

 trees on which the various kinds of mistletoe were found. All 

 the adult males seen were remarkable for the brilliancy of their 

 plumage. 



No. 8L Climacteris superciliosa (White-eyebrowed Tree 

 Creeper). 



Two of these birds were shot near Lake Augusta. They 

 proved to be of opposite sexes. They were found in company, 

 and on splitting the log open from which one of them flew, we 

 found a nest nearly ready for eggs. 



No. 82. Climacteris erythrops ( Red-eyebrowed Tree Creeper). 



Two of these birds were shot soon after leaving Cue. They 



were found in mulga scrub, ascending the stems of the trees in a 



series of short hops, and seeking the insects in crevices which. 



