Vol. IX. 



1909 



1 Grossman, Birds Seen at Citmminin Station, W.A. 87 



White-tailed Cockatoo {Caly ptorliynchus baudini). — Occasionally 

 small parties of this species appear in the district. 



Yellow-cheeked Parrakeet (Plafycerctts icterotis). — This bird, 

 usually known as the West Australian Rosella, is plentiful round 

 Cumminin. It has rather a pleasant, mellow note. 



Yellow-collared Parrakeet (Barnardius semitorquatus). — The 

 "Twenty-eight," as it is called, is extremely common. 



Warbling Grass-Parrakeet (Melopsittacus undidatus). — I saw 

 one of these birds drinking from a tank at Cumminin in December, 1907. 



Freckled Frogmouth {Podargus phalcenoides). — Common. 



Red-backed Kingfisher (Halcyon pyrrhopygivis). — I have seen this 

 bird near Cumminin on two occasions. 



Sacred Kingfisher [H. sanctus). — This species occurs occasionally, 

 but is not plentiful. 



Bee-eater [Merops ornatiis). — Common in the spring and summer. 



Pallid Cuckoo (Cuculus pallidus). — Common. 



Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliforniis). — This bird was 

 fairly plentiful in 1907. 



Swallow (Hirundo neoxena). — Common. 



Black-axd-White Swallow {Cheramoeca leiicosternum). — A few 

 pairs may occasionally be seen, but it is far from common, and 

 appears to have here reached its most southerly limit. 



Tree-Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans). — Both this and the next 

 species are common. 



Fairy Martin (P. ariel). 



Lesser Brown Flycatcher [Micneca assimilis). — Common. 



Red-capped Robin {Petrceca goodenovi). — Common. 



Hooded Robin (P. bicolor). — Common. 



Short-billed Tree-Tit (Smicrornis brevirostris). — Common. 



Western Fantail [Rhipidura preissi). — Occasionally seen. 



Black-and-White Fantail [R. tricolor). — Common. 



Restless Flycatcher [Sisura inquieta). — Common. 



Ground Cuckoo-Shrike {Pteropodocys phasianella). — For a long 

 time I had been trying to identify a bird which I had seen in 

 various parts of the district, but which I could never secure. At last 

 I was able to see a small party at close quarters, and identified them as 

 belonging to this species. The bird has a chattering note, and, except 

 during the breeding season, seems to go about in small parties. Its 

 note is less harsh than that of the Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike 

 {Graucalus melanops). I shot one of a pair on one occasion, and the 

 other bird immediately flew down to its wounded companion ; it 

 soon, however, left it, and afterwards it was impossible to get near 

 the unwounded bird. 



Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike (Graucahts melanops). — A common 

 bird at all seasons, and distinctly inclined to be gregarious. 



White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater {Lalage tricolor). — This 

 species is not uncommon in the spring and summer, and has a rather 

 pleasing song. 



Chestnut-backed Ground-Bird {Cinclosoma castanonotum). — On 



