Vol. XIII. 

 1914 



1 White, Birds Identified, Lower Murray Excursion. 



125 



Falco lunulatus. Little Falcon. — They seemed to prefer the high 

 cliffs on the river, where numbers were seen flying or perched on the 

 face of rock. 



Hieracidea berie;ora. Brown Hawk. — Members of the party reported 

 having seen this bird. 



Cerchneis cenchroides. Nankeen Kestrel. — These small, familiar 

 Hawks were plentiful, and no doubt nested in the cliff crevices. 



Ninox boobook. Boobook Owl. — Although heard at night, did not 

 seem to be plentiful. 



Glossopsiiia porphyrocephala. Purple-crowned Lorikeet. — Numbers 

 feeding in the flowering mallee. 



Cacatua ^alerita. White Cockatoo. — Numbers of these fine birds 

 were nesting in the high cliffs rising from the river. The numbers of 

 Cockatoos are decreasing each year, poisoned wheat being responsible 

 for their destruction. 



Young White Cockatoo at Entrance of Nesting Burrow. 



FROM A PHOTO. BY A. H. E. MATTINGUEY. 



Cacatua leadbeateri. Pink Cockatoo. — One or two birds seen. These 

 handsome birds were in thousands on the river twenty years ago. 



Cacatua roseicapilla . Rose-breasted Cockatoo. — A few birds were 

 obser\'ed during the trip. 



Calopsitta novce-hollandicv. Cockatoo-Parrot. — Not numerous ; seen 

 only once, and most likelv came in from the back country to water.- 



