Vol. XVII. 

 1917 



1 Campbell and Barnard, Birds of N. Queens/and. Qi? 



For fine photographs of the Helmeted Friar- Bird see Emu, vol; 

 XV , pis. xlv. and xlvi. 



Tropidorhynchus corniculatus. Friar-Bird. 



Tropidorhyno/ius corniculatus ellioti. 



This common kind was observed, and specimens secured, on the 

 table-land. They are smaller birds (half an inch shorter on the wing), 

 otherwise there is no appreciable difference of colouring, save perhaps 

 a paler tint than the familiar southern Frair-Bird. 



Philemon citreogularis. Yellow-throated Friar-Bird. 



Micro philemon orientalis iohnstoni. 



As in the case of the former Friar-Bird, this was smaller in size and 

 sUghtly lighter-coloured in appearance ; was observed only on the 

 table-land, feeding on the flowers of the poplar gum trees. 



Stagonopleura guttata. Spotted-sided Finch. 

 Stagonopleura guttata guttata. 



Noted on the table-land — a new record for the districl. 



Munia castaneothorax. Chestnut-breasted Grass-Finch. 



Lonclmva castaneothorax castaneothorax. 



A few of these Finches were seen in the rank-grassed places. 



[During a previous trip — November, 1914 — these birds were 

 numerous in Ifocks on the Bellenden Plains, near the Upper Murray 

 River.— A. J. C] ' ' 



For a group of these Finches at water, sec Emu, vol. xv., pi. xliii. 



^gintha minor. Lesser Red-browed Finch. 

 Mgintlui temporalis minor. 



The well-known " Waxbill " was fairly common. It is more 

 yellowish on the upper surface than the southern bird. 



Neochmia phaeton. Crimson Finch. 



Neochmia pliaeton iredalei. 



The choice-coloured Crimson Finches, although not numerous, were 

 often seen, and were building at " Fringford " a farm on the Upper 

 Murrav. 



Oriolus affinis. Northern Oriole. 

 Mimeta sagittatus subaffinis. 



The well-known tremulous call of this Oriole was occasionally heard, 

 and skins were secured for reference. 



Oriolus flavicinctus. Yellow Oriole. 



Mimeta flavocincta kingi. 



The scrubs, especially by the streams, appeared to be the home 

 of this handsome Oriole. The birds were so numerous in parts that 

 at the early morn " babel of bird voices " the chorus of the loud 

 bubbling-like notes of the Yellow Orioles drowned all others. 



The birds frequently visited the orchards after cultivated fruit. 

 They were pretty figures in the pa-paw trees. They were laying 

 during October. 



The Card well bird is larger and much brighter (more yellowish) in 

 colour compared with birds from the Northern Territory — the type 

 locality of flavicinctus : therefore Mathews's kingi would be an accept- 

 able name to distinguish the southern and more handsome race. 



Sphecotheres flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Fig-Bird. 



Sphecotheres flaviventris flaviventris. 



These beautiful yellow-breasted birds, with scarlet " facings," are 



