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branch swaj-ing to a certain extent without emptying the contents 

 out. The note of this bird bears a resemblance to that of C. 

 harmonica of southern parts. A few were found in the Archer River 

 scrubs. 



Grallina picata (Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca). — Mr. M'Lennan 

 saw big flocks of Magpie-Larks on the burnt country on the Archer 

 River in June, 1914. On the 4th April, 1915, he noted at the mouth 

 of the Archer River : — " A small flock coming in from due west as 

 we were going into the river." 



Neositta striata (Neosittella striata striata). — Striated Tree-runners 

 were noted on many occasions on the Claudie, feeding, after the manner 

 of their kind, in the open forest. 



Climacteris melanonota (Whitlocka melanota). — Black Tree-creepers 

 were in scattered pairs in the forest on the Archer River. 



Zosterops albiventris {Zosterops albiventris albiventris). — The type 

 oi the Pale-bellied White-eye came from Warrior Island, in Torres 

 Strait. We first noted it and obtained two specimens on the Forbes 

 Group. Both were females, and the stomach contents were insects 

 and berries. There were many of these birds on Haggerstone Island, 

 where they were busily engaged feeding amongst the branches of 

 several flowering trees. Two nests were found — one just started, 

 the other ready for occupation. This species is never found on the 

 mainland, preferring the scrubs on islands off the coast. 



Zosterops tephropleura {Zosterops lateralis ramsayi). — This is the 

 mainland Silver-eye. It was quite common along the edge of the 

 scrub, whether bordering the open forest or overhanging the river. 

 The broad ring around the eye is a conspicuous feature in this species. 

 Curiously enough, although this bird is so common on the mainland, 

 the type is labelled as having been obtained on Palm Island, Torres 

 Strait. 



Dicseum hirundinaceum {Austvodiccsum hirundinaceum hirundin- 

 aceum). — The Mistletoe-Bird was noted once on the Claudie. A 

 male in very brilliant plumage was investigating a bunch of mistletoe 

 growing on a chestnut. It was occasionally noted on the Archer 

 River. 



Pardalotus rubricatus {Pardalotiis ritbricatns yorki). — A few Red- 

 browed Pardalotes were noted along the river flats on the Archer. 



Pardalotus uropygialis {Pardalotus melanocephahis barroni). — The 

 Chestnut-rumpcd I^ardalote was also seen on the river flats of the 

 Archer River. 



Cyrtostomus frenatus {Cyrtostomus frenatus macgillivvayi). — We 

 first noted Sun-Birds at Cooktown wharf, where one was collecting 

 building material from amongst some bushes, and then at Lloyd's 

 Island, where we saw a female plucking kapok from its pod for the 

 same purpose. Later again, when going up or down the Claudie, 

 their nests were often seen hanging from some shrub or bough over- 

 hanging the river. On our return journey, Mr. Olive, of Cooktown, 

 showed us where one ot these birds was sitting in a nest attached to 

 the string that pulled the shower in his bathroom. So that the birds 

 could rear their brood undisturbed. Mr. Olive cut the string with nest 

 on it and hung it to a hook in the ceiling. The birds did not seem 



