^"Vo'f/"'] Barnard, Birds of the Brunnette Downs. 20Q 



Phalacrocorax hypoleucus. Pied Cormorant — Odd birds seen 

 about the water-holes. 



Plotus novae-hollandiae. Darter. — A pair of birds seen at a swamp. 



Dendrocygna eytoni. Plumed Whistling-Duck. — Fairly common ; 

 found breeding on the downs away from water. 



Anas superciliosa. Black Duck. — Common ; young birds seen. 



Nettium gibberifrons. Grey Teal. — Common ; found breeding in 

 the hollows of coolibah trees on water-courses. 



Nyroca australis. White-eyed Duck. — A few birds seen. 



Malacorhynchus membranaceus. Pink-eared Duck. — Seen in 

 hundreds, but did not appear to be breeding. 



Anseranas raelanoleuca. Pied Goose. — A flock of two or three 

 hundred seen on a large water-hole. 



Chsetura caudacuta. Spine-tailed Swift. — Several flocks seen afler 

 rain. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. 3Iistletoe-Bird. — Fairly common, generally 

 in the mistletoe hanging on gidgea trees. 



Cisticola exilis (alexandrae). (Pallid) Grass-Warbler. — .A fair number 

 of these little birds was seen on a plain some distance from here. 

 Several nests were found with young and heavily-incubated eggs. 



Malurus cruentatus. Red-backed Wren. — Generally seen in pairs 

 in the long grass. Several nests were found with young. 



Ephthianura tricolor (distincta). (Northern) Tricoloured Bush- 

 Chat. — Onh' one pair of these little birds was seen. 



Campephaga humeralis (indistincta). (Pale) White-shouldered 

 Caterpillar-eater. — Very common ; were breeding everywhere in the 

 gidgea . 



Paehycephala pallida. Northern Whistler. — Fairly common ; found 

 breeding in the gidgea. 



Ptilotis forresti. Pale Singing Honey-eater.— -Common in the gidgea, 

 where they were breeding. 



Myzantlia flavigula. Yellow-throated Miner. — Only two or three 

 birds seen m the gidgea. 



Conopophila rufigularis (queenslandicus). Rufous-breasted Honey- 

 eater. — Fairly common along water-courses, where they were breeding. 



Melithreptus Isetlor. Golden-backed Honey-eater. — Only a pair of 

 these Honey-eaters was seen, feeding in a bunch of mistletoe. 



Smicrornis flavescens. Yellow-tinted Tree-Tit. — A few pairs seen 

 about the coolibah creeks. 



Pardalotus uropygialis. Chestnut-rumped Pardalote — Odd birds 

 about the coolibah trees near the creeks. 



Neositta leucoptera. White-winged Tree-runner. — Two small flocks 

 seen in the gidgea. 



Tseniopygia castanotis (alexandrae). (Northern) Chestnut-eared 

 Finch. — Common. Found breeding in the gidgea, also on the under 

 side of Kites' and Whistling-Eagles' nests. 



Poephila personata. Masked Grass-Finch. — A few pairs were seen 

 on the plains, where they were breeding in the grass. 



