22 Campbell and Barnard, Birds of N . Oueensland . \ ^"1", 



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placed in a forked mangrove branch, were found (see Plate V., top 

 figure). 



During the nesting season their loud whistling call is frequently 

 heard in the mangroves, and, upon imitating it, the- birds will come 

 close to you. A nest containing a pair of eggs was taken on the 27th 

 August ; a second nest was found being built a few days later, and 

 a third nest was observed on 6th September with a pair of young 

 birds. 



Poecilodryas nana. Little Shrike-Robin. 



Tregellasia capito nana. 



A true "sylph of the scrubs, " and seen usually in pairs in the flat 

 country. They have the same habit of clinging to tree-stems, Sec, 

 as the Eopsaltria, when "observing" your observing. 



The nests were small, neat, made of moss, and lined with dead 

 leaves, usually of "lawyer" canes, upon which the bird builds (see 

 Plate v., bottom figure). 



Several nests were found, each containing a pair of eggs. 



Pachycephala queenslandica. Queensland Whistler. 



For remarks see next issue of Emu. 

 Pachycephala rufiventris. Rufous-breasted Whistler. 



Lewinornis rufiventris pallidus. 



This Thickhead made music wherever we went, whether on the 

 lowland or on the table-land, and eggs were secured. 



The male is slightly smaller and richer-coloured, and with a more 

 silvery sheen on the upper surface, compared with a typical rufiventris. 

 Whatever the race be, it is not Ramsay's pallidus, as indicated by 

 Mathews. The song and well-known " E-chow " note are similar 

 to those uttered by the bird in its southern or summer habitat. 



A male of this species was observed " fighting " its own reflection 

 on a window of the Herbarium, Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 29/6/16 



In the Cardwell scrubs on two occasions two females were observed 

 " displaying " to the one male. The females were very excited, 

 assumed many pretty attitudes, and occasionally chased each other 



Pachycephala peninsulas. Grey Whistler. 



Mattingleya griseiceps inornata. 



This Thickhead was of peculiar interest to us, and was fairly 

 plentiful in the coastal scrubs ; and we had the opportunity of proving 

 that Ramsay's Eopsaltria inornata and Hartert's Pachycephala penin- 

 siilcB (both shown on the Union's " Check-list," p. 65) are the same 

 species. 



Mathews gave two names for the Cardwell bird — first, Pachycephala 

 enidcB ; second, Mattingleya inornata. Should the new genus stand, 

 then the latter name would be acceptable ; but if the genus does not 

 stand (field observation, especially nidification, shows the bird to 

 be a Pachycephala), the " Check-list " name, No. 427, Pachycephala 

 peninsulcB , should remain. Cardwell and Cape York skins are similar, 

 while the name Pachycephala inornata is apparently pre-occupied by 

 Gould (P.Z.S., 1840, p. 164). Broadbent identified the bird at Cape 

 York. 



We found three nests — one with fledgelings (rufous-coloured, like 

 those of Pachycephala gutturalis), and two with each a pair of eggs 

 resembling at first sight miniature Shrike-Thrushes'. The nest and 

 eggs (with illustration, pi. xxxv.) are described by j\Ir. H. L. White 

 in The Emu, vol. xvi., page 163. The nest figured was found near 



