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] Macgillivkav, Notes on Some N. Queensland Birds. 171 



black. In the various stomachs examined were beetles, spiders, 

 grasshoppers, and chrysahdes. 



The Cape York bird, which Mr. M'Lennan found to be fairly 

 common in the vicinity of the Jardine River, more nearly approaches 

 P. temporalis in type. On one of its old nests was a nest containing 

 eggs of Entomyza harierti, a form which differs only slightly from E. 

 cyanotis . 



Cinclorhamphus rufescens. Rufous Song-Lark. — ^This species was 

 on several occasions noted in the Gulf countiy, but was never very 

 numerous. 



Ephthianura crocea. Yellow-breasted Bush-Chat. — When camped 

 at Sedan Mr. INl'Lcnnan procured a specimen of this species. Only 

 a few pairs were noted. ,^, length 4^ inches ; irides rich cream 

 colour, bill black, legs dark brown. Stomach contents, small insects 

 and caterpillars. 



Acrocephalus australis. Australian Reed-Warbler — Noted at Sedan, 

 in the lignum, on Dalgonally Lake. 



Cisticola alexandrise.* — Mr. Mathews informs me that the Cape 

 York bird is the same as that described by him from the Northern 

 Territory. It certainly is very different from the southern bird. It 

 is common both in the Gulf country and at Cape York, but absent 

 from the latter locality in the winter. 



Megalurus gramineus. Uttle Grass-Bird. — Observed at Sedan. 



Megalurus galactotes. Tawny Grass-Bird. — Noted first on the 

 Leichhardt, 2 miles beyond Augustus Downs, in the cane-grass 

 growing along the side of a water-hole. Mr. M'Lennan states that 

 he " sat for some time listening to their delightful song, with its rich 

 and varied notes." (^, irides brown ; bill, upper mandible brown, 

 lower dirty white ; legs very pale brown. Stomach contained small 

 insects and beetles. 



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

 throughout the Gulf country. Many nests noted, at the end of drooping 

 gum branchlets. 



Sericornis minimus. Little Scrub-Wren. — Numerous in the Cape 

 York scrubs, where they fossick for food amongst the dead leaves 

 and debris on the ground or amongst the masses of fallen vines and 

 trees. They are easily approached. Average length of male, about 

 44- inches ; irides deep orange-scarlet ; upper mandible pale brown, 

 lower brownish-white Stomach contents, insects. 



Malurus cyanotus. White-winged Wren Warbler. — Mr. M'Lennan 

 came across a few of these very small Wren-Warblers when camped 

 at Sedan. They were found amongst the lignum bordering a water- 

 channel at some distance from the camp. They were very shy birds 

 and only a pair was secured for skins. 



S, irides brown, bill black, legs blackish-brown. $, irides brown, 

 bill and legs brown. Stomach contents in both, small insects. 



Malurus assimilis. Purple-backed Wren-Warbler. — This Wren- 

 Warbler was found to be fairly common throughout the Gulf country. 

 On the 28th of March a nest was found in rather an unusual position 

 for this bird, being placed amongst the leaves of a tea-tree at about 



* Mathews, " Reference-list," p. 343. 



