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Colluricincla harmonica. Grey Shrike-Thrush — These fine songsters 

 were fairly plentiful on the river-flats, and were seen at the tops of 

 the highest gums. 



Grallina picata. Pied Grallina. — The Murray River is the home of 

 these dainty birds. They were seen in numbers each day. 



Cor cor ax melanorhamphus . White-winged Chough. — Met with in 

 large families, mostly in abraded plumage, owing to their having 

 finished nesting. A discussion took place re the colouration of the 

 eye. Some contend that when the bird is alarmed or worried it can 

 produce a scarlet membrane in front of the eye. My experience has 

 shown me that the eye is deep red during nesting time. 



Aphelocephala leucopsis. Whiteface. — A very common bird 

 wherever we went. 



Neositta pileata. Black-capped Tree-runner. — Met with in the 

 mallee and pine scrubs. A nest containing young was observed. 



Climacteris scandens. Brown Tree-creeper. — These birds were 

 numerous amongst the big timber ; they were also seen in the mallee. 

 There were very large broods of fully fledged young moving about 

 with parent birds. 



Pardalotus striatus. Red-tipped Pardalote. — Were fairly plentiful 

 amongst the red gums growing on the flats and near the river. 



Melithreptus brevirostris. Brown-headed Honey-eater. — One or two 

 large parties of these birds were met with searching amongst the low 

 scrub for insect life. 



Glyciphila alhifrons. White-fronted Honey-eater. — Numbers of 

 these birds were found in the low scrub between Lake Bonney and 

 the river. They were attracted by the flowering shrub known as 

 the wild or native fuchsia (Correa speciosa^. Many fully fledged young 

 birds were with their parents. I noticed the latter jumping about on 

 the ground in search of insect food. One's attention is attracted by 

 this bird's zig-zag flight. 



Ptilotis sonora. Singing Honey-eater. — -Was met with many times, 

 and its melodious note often heard. 



Ptilotis ornata. Yellow-plumed Honey-eater. — These birds were not 

 so numerous ; those observed had much darker plumage than those 

 found on Eyre Peninsula. 



Ptilotis penicillata. White-plumed Honey-eater. — Found very 

 plentifully all along the river-bank, in the low scrub as well as among 

 the gums. 



Myzantha garriila. Noisy Miner. — One of the most plentiful birds 

 to be found on the Murray banks. 



Acanthogenys rufigularis. Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater. — This bird 

 is plentiful all along the river banks, and its peculiar gurgling call is 

 heard at its best when echoed amongst the liigh cliffs — a locality it 

 likes to haunt, and where I met with this bird for the first time 

 twenty-five years ago. 



Entomyza cyanotis. Blue-faced Honey-eater. — This bird was met 

 with just after leaving Mannum. This is by far the lowest point 

 down stream it has been known to come. James Cockerel] collected 

 it at Mildura, but that is hundreds of miles up stream. The young 

 were with the parent birds, showing that they must have nested in the 



