^"'i^iV'l ORTOt^ AND Sandlanz), Birds of Moora (W. A.) yq 



plentiful as clearing advances. Found nests last season for first time 

 in district. 



Acrocephalus gouldi. Long-billed Reed- Warbler. — Rare near Moora. 

 Found it plentiful in tea-tree swamps 45 miles west of Moora. Found 

 two nests containing young birds and one with fresh eggs in middle 

 of January. Nests were built in tea-tree shoots over water. 



Acanthiza inornata. Western Tit-Warbler. Rare. 



Acanthiza chrysorrhoa. Yellow-tailed Tit-Warbler. — Extremely 

 plentiful. 



Acanthiza uropygialis. Chestnut-rumped Tit-Warbler. — Common in 

 salmon gum (eucalypt) belts. 



Acanthiza apicalis. Broad-tailed Tit-Warbler. — Nearly as plenti- 

 ful as A. cJirysorrJioa. Nests rather hard to find. 



Pyrrholaemus brunneus. Redthroat. — Occuis only in certain 

 patches of thick saplings and undergrowth. 



Malurus splendens. Banded Wren-Warbler. — Rare near Moora. 

 More plentiful further west and south. 



Malurus cyanotus. White-winged Wren-Warbler. — Rare. 



Malurus elegans. Red-winged Wren-Warbler. — Rare. 



Artamus personatus. Masked Wood-Swallow. — Visits district at 

 odd intervals Very plentiful last spring. 



Artamus c.nereus. Grey-breasted Wood-Swallow — Very plentiful; 

 Stationary. 



Artamus sordidus. Wood-Swallow. — Not so common. Stationary. 

 Colluricincla rufiventris. Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush. — Uncommon. 

 Grallina picata. Pied Grallina. — One of the commonest birds. 



Neositta pileata. Black-capped Tree-runner — Families often 

 noticed. 



Climacteris rufa. Rufous Tree-creeper. — Fairly common. Dis- 

 appearing as the country is cleared 



Zosterops gouldi. Grey-backed White-eye. — Common. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. Mistletoe-Bird. — Only seen from January 

 till ]\Iay or June. 



Pardalotus striatus. Red-tipped Pardalote. — Common. 



Pardalotus punctatus. Spotted Pardalote. — Rare. 



Melithreptus chloropsis. Western White-naped Honey-eater. — 

 Fairly plentiful in winter ; seldom seen during summer. 



Acanthorhynchus superciliosus. White-browed Spinebill. — Rare. 



Glyciphila fulvifrons. Tawny-crowned Honey-eater. — Common on 

 sand-plain country. 



Glyciphila albifrons. White-fronted Honey-eater — Visits here in 

 large numbers during March and April, in odd years, to feed on the 

 white gum blossoms. 



Stigmatops ocularis. Brown Honey-eater. — Common. 



Ptilotis sonora. Singing Honey-eater. — Not very plentiful. 



Ptilotis ornata. Yellow-plumed Honey-eater. — Common in salmon 

 Kum belts. 



