10 Mathews, On the Birds of North-West Australia. [.ztMul' 



Rhipidura isura (Northern Fantail). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 486. 



Three males and two females. Parry's Creek, October, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet and tarsi brown ; bill — female, tip and 

 culmen blackish-brown, base of upper and lower mandibles 

 grey, balance of bill brown ; male, black, base of lower mandible 

 pale brown. 



The stomach contained some fragments of small flies. 



These are parents of spirit specimen 193. 



Found along the banks of the creeks, both in low scrubs and 

 high trees. Nest found 23rd October contained two young 

 birds ; it was placed on the half-dead horizontal limb of a 

 "fish poison" bush about 2 feet from the ground. 



Rhipidura tricolor (Black-and-White Fantail). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 487. 

 Adult male and two females. Parry's Creek, 28/9/08. 

 Eyes black ; feet and tarsi black ; bill black. 

 The stomach contained many small winged insects. 



Myiagra concinna (Blue Flycatcher). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 489. 



Five adult males and six females. Parry's Creek, 29/9/08. 



Eyes black ; feet and tarsi brownish-black ; bill leaden-blue, 

 tip black. 



The stomach contained remains of small winged insects. 



Thinly distributed in timbered country, usually along creeks. 



SiSURA NANA (Little Flycatcher). 

 Math., Hand). B. Austr., No. 494. 



Six males. Parry's Creek, 9/9/08. One female, 29/10/08. 



Iris blackish-brown ; feet and legs black ; culmen black, 

 lower mandible and cutting edges of upper dark leaden-blue. 



Sparingly distributed along creek and near waterholes. 



The stomach contained fragments of small insects. 



CORACINA HYPOLEUCA (White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 506. 



Two males. Parry's Creek, 31/8/08. 



Iris brown ; feet and legs black ; bill black. 



Saw a few of these birds, usually near creeks in heavy timber. 



The stomach contained fragments of beetles and figs. 



Lalage TRICOLOR (White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 510. 



Four adult males, three females, and three immature males. 

 Parry's Creek, August and September, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet and legs dark leaden-grey in adult male, 

 olive-brown in immature male, brown in female ; bill black, base 



