Vol. XIII. 

 1914 



] Macgillivray, Notes on Some N. Queensland Birds. 133 



lakes and swamps the wildfowl were soon to be estimated in 

 thousands. After over two months' stay he shifted his camp 

 back to Byromine, and then on to Cloncurry, where he remained 

 for some time, searching the creeks and stony ranges in the 

 vicinity. 



On the 5th June a start was made towards the Leichhardt 

 River, the road at first passing through red sandy and stony 

 country, where the timber consisted mainly of mountain gum 

 and silver box ; thence across black-soil plains, where gidgee grew 

 in clumps, and bloodwood, river gum, and coolibah bordered the 

 creeks. Birds were not very numerous along this track. Corella 

 Creek was crossed on the following day, and at the crossing, where 

 birds were numerous and water plentiful, a stay was made for the 

 rest of the day. 



On the 7th the journey was resumed, passing through gidgee, 

 silver box, bloodwood, and plain country, then low rangy country, 

 till Palm Creek was reached at mid-day, at the Ouamby Hotel ; 

 thence on to Cattle Creek, 17 miles from the last camp, through 

 hilly country. 



On the 8th he went on to Granada Station, thence 12 miles to 

 a creek in the heart of a thick gidgee scrub, passing through gidgee, 

 silver box, and plain country before reaching it. Struthidea were 

 met with here for the first time. Bower-Birds {Chlamydera 

 macidata) were numerous in the gidgee. 



Next day, the 9th, Donaldson Hotel and Post-Office was reached 

 by mid-day, passing through silver box and turpentine-bush 

 country, in which the Keartland Honey-eater was noted. Thence 

 to Caloola Station, on the Leichhardt River, passing through 

 silver box and gidgee on the plains, mountain gum and spinifex on 

 the hills, bloodwood and wattle (similar to Victorian black wattle), 

 bauhinia, and silver box on the river-flats. 



loth June.— A start was made down the river, passing through 

 silver box, coolibah, bloodwood, river gum, and bauhinia, growing 

 on the river-flats. Dacelo leachi, Geopelia cuneata, and Ocyphaps 

 were numerous here. 



nth June. — Another 14 miles down the river, when he decided 

 to camp for two days. This stay was lengthened, however, by 

 his horses having strayed. Birds were numerous here, feed and 

 water plentiful. The river banks were thickly clothed with 

 melaleuca, river gum, sandpaper and smooth-leaved figs. A 

 Thrush {Colluricinda) was obtained here, which Mr. Mathews 

 considers a sub-species of C. brunnea. The variation in this species 

 from Cape York to the Territory seems to be at present rather 

 confusing, and a larger series of specimens from all these regions 

 will need to be examined before any certainty can be arrived at. 

 Ptilotis nnicolor, Rhipidnra albicauda, Myzomela pectoralis, and 

 Poephila hecki were met with for the first time. Other species 

 noted were Haliastur sphemiriis, Lophoictinia isitra, Gypoictinia 

 melanosternon, Erythrotriorchis radiaUts, Ninox ocellata, Philemon 

 sordidus, Ptilotis flavescens, Stigmatops ocularis, Tceniopygia 



