126 White, North Australian Birds. [, 



Emu 

 5th Jan. 



country comes in ; further back a high range of hills can be seen. 

 Anchored here for observation. Cracticus quoyi, Myristicivora 

 spilorrhoa, Piezorhynchus nitidiis, Pachycephala simplex (?), Micrceca 

 flaviventris, Myzomela erythrocephala, Pseudogerygone magnirostris, 

 and Geopelia humeralis were seen or heard calling along the river. 

 Got ashore on the left bank and proceeded inland for a couple of miles 

 through good forest country — messmate, blood-wood, and other trees ; 

 struck the hills — a high range of sandstone. Climbed a few hundred 

 feet to get view of the surrounding country. All along the river, 

 as far as I could see, are immense belts of mangrove, in some places 

 a couple of miles in width. About a couple of miles below where 

 the boat was anchored was a small outcrop of sandstone at the edge 

 of the mangroves. The country round about appeared to be mostly 

 a succession of low, thickly-timbered ridges. Could not see to the 

 westward, as the range of sandstone is higher in that direction. The 

 ranges are scarred with deep ravines in places, and there are pre- 

 cipitous bluffs hundreds of feet high. In the narrow ravines a few 

 bushy trees are seen, and in the wide ravines and on broad ledges is 

 a stunted growth of wattles, eucalypts, and other trees and shrubs, 

 and great areas of spinifex. A couple of Collyriocichla woodwardi 

 was seen ; a pair of Ptilotis, which I cannot place, was also seen. 

 Artamus minor, Coracina robusfa, and Geopelia placida were the 

 only other birds observed in the ranges. Explored the foot of the 

 range for some distance to the northward, and then back through 

 the forest country to the boat, reaching it about 3 p.m. No sign of 

 fresh water met with. Bird-life was fairly plentiful in the forest, 

 some of the eucalypts being in flower. Tropidorhynchus argenticeps, 

 Myzantha flavigula, Trichoglossus rubritorques , Plaiycerciis browni, 

 Pomatorhinus rubeculus, Merops ornattis, Coracina robusfa, Ptistes 

 coccineopterus, Rhipidura tricolor, Micrceca flaviventris, Myiagra 

 concinna, Lalage tricolor, Melithreptus albigularis, Myzomela pectoralis, 

 M. obscura, Climacteris melanura, Collyriocichla brunnea, Pachy- 

 cephala falcata, Gerygone albigularis, Cacatua galerita, Calyptorhynchus 

 macrorhynchus , and a small Cracticus, probably argenfeus, were 

 noted. Mohr went up the river about 5 miles, and came across one 

 place where water might be obtained by sinking. Ninox connivens 

 was heard calling in the mangroves across the river after dark. 



28/9/15. — Went up river through the forest country for about 

 4 miles and struck a small patch of scrub of about a quarter of an 

 acre in extent, where Cacatua galerita, Oriolus flavicinctus, Lalage 

 leucomelcena, and a Pinarolestes were noted. In the forest country 

 Corvus coronoides , Geopelia humeralis, Chibia bracteata, Dacelo cervina, 

 Halcyon macleayi, Entomyza albipennis, Chlamydera nuchalis, Ptilotis 

 unicolor, Malurus cruentaius, Cractictis argenteus, and Enrystomits 

 paciflcus were also noted, in addition to those mentioned yesterday: 

 Went into the ranges and along to where I struck them yesterday. 

 A party of Malurus dulcis seen ; procured a male. Returned to 

 boat at 2 p.m, and procured Cracticus argenteus on the way. Rest 

 of the afternoon spent in the mangroves after Eulabeornis castanei- 

 venter, which were heard calling, but did not see any. Mohr went 

 up the river and sank a hole at the place noted yesterday ; he got 

 water at 5 feet: 



29/9/15- — New and I went up river in the dinghy. About a mile 

 from the boat a fairly large branch comes in on the left. We got up 



