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striped. It was mostly seen in the ranges. As Broadbent points 

 out, it is a true mountain bird. It has a loud and distinctive call. 



Grallina picata. Magpie-Lark 



Grallinu cyanoleuca cyanoleiicn. 



This ubiquitous- bird was, of course, seen, but was not numerous. 

 They frequently came about dwellings. 



Local observers state that the Magpie-Lark migrates, or moves 

 awav during summer, from some northern localities. Where to ? 



Neositta striata. Striated Tree-runner. 

 Xeositta striata rotlischildi. 



The female has (he black head ; the male is striated. With the 

 black-headed female, these birds, by field observation onlv, were a 

 bit perplexing at first, but wdien skins were handled there is no doubt 

 that the species is referable to Gould's striata of northern localities. 



Broadbent shows A", leiicoptera for the district. Except he took 

 specimens, he would observe the large whitish patches on the wings 

 of A', striata as they flew from tree to tree. Hence liis error, 

 probabh', in identification. 



Strange to sa}', Rara'say also records A', leucoptera from Rocking- 

 ham Bay. " I received only two specimens, which I suppose to be 

 females. They have the whole of the head, neck, and throat black ; 

 chest and remainder of the upper surface silky white, with a black 

 stripe down the centre of each feather" (P.Z.S., i(S68, p. ^871. 



Climacteris melanonota. Black 'Jree-creeper. 

 Whitlocha uielanota. 



Broadbent states that a lew specimens o\ the Brown Tree-creeper 

 (C . scaudens) were seen by him between Gowrie Creek and Coldwatcr 

 Station, on the Herbert River, in the open forest. This would be on 

 the table-laaid. The species we obtained on the Kirrama table-land 

 was C. melanotu, whicla has similar cries and habits lo those of C. 

 scandevs. Ramsay also refers to the bird as C. scam/eiis. 



Climacteris minor. Lesser \N'hi(e-thioated Tree-creeper. 

 Climacteris IrticoplKva minor. 



There is so much difference between the northern White-throated 

 Tree-creeper and its southern representative that the difference 

 appears more specific than merely sub-specific. C minor differs 

 from C. leucophcea not only in its smaller size and much darker 

 coloration, but by having the throat gre)' instead of white, and by 

 the light stripes on the under-surface being buffy instead of white. 

 The light patch on the wing is also darker (yellowish-buff). Com- 

 parative dimensions in inches : — 



leitcoph(sa, <S — length, 6; wiuf 

 minor, ^J — ,, 5 ; ,. 



. (? - „ 5 ; -. 



leucophcea, $ — ,, 6 ; ,, 



minor, $ — ,, 5 ', ,, ^i ; ., i ; ;, }■ 

 (Northern eggs average .83 x .62 : southern average .85 x .64 inches.) 

 The nest we found was a hollow part of a green tree by a stream, 

 in the depth of the scrub, Kirrama Range. 



See description of tvpc nest and eggs by H. L. White, Emu, vol. 

 xvi., p. 164. 



