234 Howe, In the Mallee-. [isfAprii 



89. Wattle-Bird {Anthoch(Tva cantncitlata). — Found with young 

 flying. 



90. Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater {A . rufigularis). — Very numerous 

 at Kow Plains. 



91. Pipit (Anthus aiistralis). — Plentiful on the plains, nests contain- 

 ing eggs and young being noticed. 



92. Spotted-sided Finch {Staganopleura guttata). — Two specimens 

 seen at Tailem Bend. 



93. Crow {Corvus coronoides)*. — The conspicuous nests of these birds 

 were very plentiful, and all contained well-grown young. 



94. Black-winged Crow-Shrike {Strepera melanoptera). — Fairly 

 well distributed from Tailem Bend to Kow Plains. Often flushed from 

 the ground in the short mallee. Several nests containing young, and 

 one containing three eggs, were found. 



95. White-winged Chough {Corcorax melanorhamphus). — Very 

 numerous. 



Our list of birds, although not so large as that of last year, 

 numbering only 95 species, is certainly more classic, and 

 embraces about 20 new ones. No. 87 of last year's list, 

 Eurostopiis albigularis, should read E. argus. Before conclud- 

 ing I must return thanks to Mr. J. Scarce for his guidance and 

 the good work he did. Mr. Tully and his wife also have 

 our heartfelt thanks for their kindness and generosity in housing 

 us and making our stay enjoyable. 



The Bell Miner (Manorhina melanophrys). 

 By F. E. Wilson, Melbourne. 



{Read before the Bird Observers' Club, 2$th November, 1909. j 

 The following notes concerning this interesting Honey-eater have 

 been collected during the present year (1909), at Beaconsfield, 

 which lies 29 miles east of Melbourne, amongst the hills which 

 form a southerly spur of the Dandenong Ranges. This is now, 

 I believe, the nearest locality to the metropolis where the 

 Bell Miner may be seen. The district is bounded by the 

 Cardinia Creek on the west and the Tumuc Creek on the east. 

 On the Cardinia Creek there are two fairly large colonies of 

 these birds, and about five miles east on the Tumuc Creek is a 

 third colony. Altogether there are, I think, at present about 50 

 pairs of birds. 



On the 1st May, in company with my friend, Mr. L. Chandler, 

 I observed a pair of young birds being fed by the parents. One 

 of the young, about a week from the nest, was taken for a 

 specimen, and found to measure 4 inches in length. The upper 

 surface is covered with slaty coloured feathers, very slightly 



* Probably the Raven {Corone anstralis), unless a skin was examined, — Eds, 



