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*Artamus cinereus. Grey-breasted Wood-Swallow. 

 Aiistrartamus melanops florencice. 



Mornington Island, 25/7/15, and Macarthur River, 12/8/15.— A 

 few birds observed. King River. — Small flocks seen till December, 

 when they disappeared. 



Stomach, beetles and other insects. 



*Artamus minor. Little Wood-Swallow. 

 Micrartanius minor derbyi. 



King River. — A few birds always about the precipitous bluffs in 

 sandstone ranges. 



Stomach, small winged insects. 



*tConuricincla brunnea. Brown Shrike-Thrush. 



Colluricincla brunnea brunnea. 



King River. — Fairly plentiful in forest country. (Refer notes, 

 3, 4, II, 12, and 13/1/16 ; see narrative.) 



Stomach, small remains of insects and seeds, beetles, grasshoppers, 

 and lizard bones. Small worms in eye membrane, and larger ones 

 in liver. 



*tColluricinc!a woodwardi. Brown-breasted Shrike-Thrush. 

 Colluricincla woodwardi. 



King River. — Numerous in the sandstone ranges. (Refer notes, 

 various, in narrative.) 



Stomach, remains of insects, grasshoppers, and spider. Worms 

 under skin. 



*tColluricincla parvula. Little Shrike-Thrush. 

 Conigrava parvula parvula. 



King River. — Fairly plentiful in mangroves. One pair was met 

 with in small patch of scrub a mile away from river. 



Stomach, remains of beetles. 



*Cracticus quoyi. Quoy Butcher-Bird. 

 ■'•Melloria quoyi spaldingi. 



Goyder River, 7/9/15. — Heard calling in mangroves. King River. 

 — A few scattered pairs always heard or seen about the same places 

 in mangroves. (Refer notes 28 and 29/1 i/i 5, 2 and 20/12/15, 

 31/1/16 ; see narrative.") 



Stomach, small crabs and remains of beetles. 



*tCracticus picatus. Pied Butcher-Bird. 



Cr adieus nigrogularis picatus. 



Goyder River, 8/9/15. — One bird seen. King River. — Occasional 

 pairs noted in forest country. 



Stomach, insect remains. 

 *tCracticus argenteus. Silvery-backed Butcher-Bird. 

 Bulestes torquatus argenteus-. 



King River — Occasional pairs seen in foresi . 



Stomach, remains of beetles, wasps, ants, and other insects 

 *tPachycephala falcata. Northern Whistler. 

 Lewinornis rufiventris falcatus. 



Pera Head, 4/7/15. — A few birds Mornington Island, 30/7/15, 

 Macarthur River, 7/8/15 ; Bickerton Island, 23/8/15 ; and Cape 

 Barrow, 25/8/15. — In each instance a few birds. Cape Shield, 28/8/1 5, 

 and Glyde River, 11/9/15— A few birds noted. King River. — 

 Numerous in the forest till December, when the majority disappeared. 



Stomach, insect remains and a large caterpillar. 



