254 Stray Feathers. [^^ 



Emu 



April 



vociferously, some close in shore. So continued all through the 

 month, while the calm, warm days lasted and the small fish 

 remained. Never before have I known Penguins to appear in 

 such numbers on the coast.— H. Stuart Dove, F.Z.S. Tas., 

 1 1/2/ 10. 



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Birds Observed at Interlaken, Tasmania, 13TH and 14x11 

 November.— Some miles out from Tunbridge * the Interlaken road, 

 which is really the regular stock route to the Great Lake pasture 

 grounds, rises sharply up the face of the Western Tiers. The grade 

 IS very steep, and for three miles the bicycles must be pushed 

 u])wards. Therefore constant halts are necessary, and during these 

 I was able to observe the birds listed :— Brown Hawk {Hieracidea 

 orientalis), Sparrow-Hawk {Accipiter cirrhocephalus), Butcher-Bird 

 {Cracticits cinereus). Whistling Shrike-Thrush {Collyriocincla recti- 

 rostris). Small-billed Cuckoo-Shrike {Graucaliis parvirostris). Dusky 

 Fantail {Rhipidura diemenensis), Scarlet-breasted Robin {Petrccca 

 leggii). Flame-breasted Robin (P. pha^nicea). Pink-breasted Robin 

 {P. rhodinogastra). Dusky Robin (P. vittata). Long-tailed Blue Wren 

 (Malnrus gouldi). Strong-billed Honey-eater {Melithreptus validi- 

 rostns). Black-headed Honey-eater [M. melanocephahis), Yellow- 

 throated Honey-eater {Ptilotis flavigularis). Miner {Myzantha 

 garrula), Yellow Wattle-Bird {Acanthochcera inauris). Brush Wattle- 

 Bird [A . mellivora). Allied Pardalote {Pardalotus affinis), Tree- 

 Martin {Petrochelidon nigricans), Rosella Parrakeet {Platvcercus 

 eximius), Green Parrakeet {P.flaviventris). 



When the summit of the Tiers is reached the road to Interlaken 

 for four or five miles is fairly level. Lakes Sorell and Crescent lie 

 close together at an altitude of about 3,000 feet, and are separated 

 by a strip of land a quarter of a mile wide. In winter snow-storms 

 are severe, and were especially so this past season — the multitude 

 of broken branches which strewed the ground gave ample proof of 

 the heaviness of the falls. Snow had fallen two days before, on 

 the loth, so this may account for the complete absence of the 

 Magpie, none being seen until the lower levels were regained on the 

 homeward journey. Owing to a short stay, I was unable to 

 explore a great deal of the shores of the lakes, but the following 

 birds were -seen :— Black Swans [Chenopis atrata). Black Duck 

 {Anas superciliosa). White-fronted Heron {Notophoyx novce- 

 hollandtcB), Black Cormorant {Phalacrocorax carho), Native-Hen 

 {Tribonyx mortieri). Bronze-wing {Phaps elegans). Green 

 Parrakeet {Platycertus flaviventris), Rosella (P. eximius). Black 

 Cockatoo {CalyptorhyncJnis funereiis), Bronze-Cuckoo [Chalcococcyx 

 plagosus). Fan-tailed Cuckoo {Cacoinantis flabelliformis), PalHd 

 Cuckoo {Cucidus pallidus). Fire-tailed Finch {Zonceginthus hellns), 

 Wood-Swallow {Artamus sordidus), Tree-Martin {Petrochelidon 

 nigricans). Welcome Swallow {Hirundo neoxena). Yellow-tipped 

 Pardalote {Pardalotus affinis), Diamond-Bird (P. punctatus). Yellow 



* Tunbridge is 74 miles south from Laimceston ; altitude, 750 feet. 



