136 White, North Anslralian Birds. [ijtMan. 



Cono/yophilu albigiilaris , Poephila goiddicc, one Philemon sordidus, and 

 one Tropidorhynchus argenticeps. Just as 1 was about to- return a 

 fine Red Buzzard flew into the trees near the spring. I secured it. 



10/11/15. — Better to-day. Went up the river for about 3 miles. 

 Found nest of Climacteris melanura 30 feet from the ground in 

 hollow spout of a messmate ; it contained young almost ready to 

 fly. A pair of Rhipidura isura seen feeding small young in a nest 

 30 feet from the ground on dead twig of a paper-bark. Nest of 

 Podargus phalcenoides 15 feet from the ground in upright three- 

 pronged fork of an iron-wood also contained young. Shot a speci- 

 men of Calypforhynchus macrorhynchus, and returned to camp with 

 a bad headache. 



11/11/15. — Went up other branch of river by boat for about 4 

 miles, landing on the left bank and walking for another 3 miles. 

 Oriolus affinis was seen, which I tried to get. Few other birds were 

 seen. On return I took eggs of Psendogerygone magniros/ris and 

 Micrceca flaviventris. Shot a Sandpiper (H. bvevipes) — the only one 

 seen. In the afternoon I went out on the ridge near the camp. 

 Smicrovnis flavescens, Stigmatops ocularis, and Glyciphila fasciata 

 noted. 



12/11/15.— Spent the morning in the ridges east of camp. Neositta 

 leucoptera, the first noted, was shot. Watched four pairs of Climac- 

 teris melanura in different places. Shot Turnix castanonota and a 

 couple of Collyriocichla brunnea. In the afternoon got a fine 

 Myristicivora spilorrhoa in the scrub at the spring, and made a good 

 skin of it. 



13/11/15. — Went out through the forest country to south-east and 

 south of camp. Shot Platycercus browni and found nest of Rhipidura 

 isura, 6 feet from ground on dead twig of a eucalypt, containing a 

 single egg. Nothing else exceptional noted to-day except a pair of 

 Turnix melanotus, which flushed from some grass ; did not get a 

 shot, too much timber in the way. 



14/11/15. — Uneventful day. except for great heat. Incessant 

 lightning to the south after dark. 



15/11/15. — Another uneventful day. More thunder and lightning 

 around after dark. 



16/1 i/i 5. — Went to a spring at foot of ridge about \\ miles away. 

 Remained about three hours. Tropidorhynchus argenticeps, Philemon 

 sordidus, Ptilotis unicolor, Melithreptus albigiilaris , Myzomela obscura, 

 M. erythrocephala, Stigmatops ocularis, and Glyciphila fasciata were 

 seen in fair numbers. Three Conopophila rufogularis also seen, likewise 

 Entomyza albipennis, Lalage tricolor, Rhipidura tricolor, R. isura, 

 Syncecus cervinus, Geopelia placida, Neochmia phaeton, Poephila 

 personata and P. acuticauda, and Munia castaneithorax (a number 

 of these birds came in — the first I have seen of the genus). Falco 

 lunulatus, Cisticola exilis, Megalurus galactotes, Malurus cruentatus, 

 Chibia bracteata, and Merops ornatus also noted. In the afternoon 

 visited the patch of scrub at the spring. Edoliisoma tenuirostre was 

 seen. Procured Ptilotis unicolor and Trichoglossus rtihritorqttes. 

 Thunderstorms to east, south, and west during the afternoon. A 

 few points of rain fell, and made a most welcome change. 



17/11/15. — Went to the spring up the river again. There were 



