226 White, North Australian Birds. [ziftTrii 



*Pachycephala melanura. Black-tailed Whistler. 

 Pachycephala pectoralis melanura. 



Liverpool River Island, 27/1/16. — Fairly plentilul in scrub. Roper 

 River. — Fairly plentiful in mangroves. 



Stomach, insect and beetle remains^ also caterpillars. 



*tPachycephala simplex. Brown Whistler. 

 Muscitrea grisola simplex. 



Glyde River, 10/9/15, and Liverpoo' River 19/9/15. — Heard 

 calling in mangroves. King River. — Numerous in the mangroves. 

 Call and habits similar to Pachycephala inornata. Howard Island 

 Channel, 3 1/1/ 16. — Heard in mangroves. Port Bradshaw, 5/ 2./ 16. — 

 Heard in patches of scrub. 



Stomach, remains of small beetles and insect eggs. 



*Pachycephala lanioides. White-bellied Whistler. 

 Alisterornis lanioides lanioides. 



Roper River. — Refer notes iq, 22, 24, 28, and 31/3/16, 8/4/16 ; 

 see narrative. 



Stomach, insect remains. 



*Climacteris melanura. Black-tailed Tree-creeper. 

 Whitlocka melanura melanura. 



King River. — Fairly plentiful in forest. 'Refer notes, 18, 23, and 

 28/10/15, 10/, II, 12, 13, and 28/11/15, 8, iq, and 29/12/15; see 

 narrative.) 



Stomach, remains of small beetles and other insects. 



*-l-Neositta leucoptera. White-winged Trec-runn^r. 

 Neositta pileata leucoptera. 



King River, 12/11/15. — A bird shot. 2/1 /16. — Pair shot in forest 

 country. 



Stomach, insect remains. 



*tZosterops lutea. Yellow White-eye. 

 Zosterops lutea lutea. 



Mornington Island, 30/7/15 ; Macarthur River, 7/8/15 ; Bickerton 

 Island, 23/8/15; and Glyde River, 11/9/15. — Noted in the man- 

 groves. King River— Often seen in mangroves along river. fRefer 

 notes, 29/10/15, 31/10/15, 9, II, and 20/1/16 ; see narrative.) 

 Liverpool River Island, 27/1/16. — Noted in the scrub Roper River, 

 1 8/2/ 1 6 and 18/3/ 16. — Noted in the mangroves. 



Stomach, remains of small beetles and other insects. 



*DlcaBum hirundinaceum. Mistletoe-Bird. 



AustrodiccBtim hirundinaceum tormenti. 



King River. — An occasional bird seen in patches of scrub and 

 amongst bushes at springs. Port Bradshaw, 6/2/16. — An occasional 

 bird seen in the forest countrv. 



Stomach, mistletoe berries and some deep indigo-coloured berries. 



*tPardalotus uropygialis. Chestnut-rumped Pardalote. 

 Pardalotus melanocephalus uropygialis. 



King River, 26/10/15. — Three birds seen. 20/12/15. — One Wrd 

 shot. 29/12/15. — Heard calling. 



Stomach, small insects. 

 Pardalotus rubricatus. Red-browed Pardalote. 

 Pardalotus rubricatus leichhardti. 



Roper River, 20/2/16.- A couple of birds noted. 



