Vol. XII.J Stone, Birds of Lake Boga, Victoria. II3 



covered conveyance, the parent birds keeping me in sight the greater 

 part of the way. Soon after dawn next morning the young ones 

 commenced loud cries, and on investigating the reason I discovered 

 the two old birds coming in the distance. Upon arrival they circled 

 in the air at an altitude of, perhaps, half a mile, and this was repeated 

 daily many times for nearly three weeks. In the course of time one 

 Eaglet died, but the other grew into a fine bird. I kept it chained 

 by the leg to a fence, but occasionally allowed it its freedom for an 

 hour or two. On one occasion it knocked down and pecked an 

 infant. I thereupon packed the bird into a crate and despatched it 

 to Melbourne. About six months afterwards I was very much 

 surprised to find that the Eagle had flown back to me. There was no 

 doubt about it being the same bird — it allowed me to catch it, and 

 the ring of wire was still around its leg. 



Haliastur sphenurus. Whistling Eagle. — Not uncommon at Lake 

 Boga. Maximum number of eggs to clutch, three. 



Milvus aflinis. Kite. — Not common. Maximum, three eggs. 



Elanus scriptus. Letter-winged Kite. — ^Rarely seen. 



Falco lunulatus. Little Falcon. — ^A pair of these birds, in 1908, 

 nested on the top of the lift of the Swan Hill bridge. Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Hieracidea orientalis. Brown Hawk, " Gercook." — Common. 



Maximum, four eggs. 



Cerchneis cenchroides. Kestrel, " Karra Karrak." — Common. 

 Maximum, five eggs. 



Circus gouldi. Swamp Hawk, " Birr." — -Very common. Have 

 counted a score together. Maximum, four eggs. 



Astur novae-hollandiae. White Goshawk. — Exceedingly rare. 



Astur approximans. Goshawk. — Fairly common. Maximum, four 

 eggs. 



Accipiter cirrhocephalus. Sparrow-Hawk, " Yanuring." — Rare. 

 In the Charlton district, years ago, I was staying at a friend's house, 

 several of the doors of which opened on to a verandah. Chancing to 

 open the dining-room door to see the time, I felt my hair disturbed 

 by the flight of a bird past my head into the room, but before I had 

 time to shut the door the bird flew out again. I saw it was a 

 Sparrow-Hawk with a young Parrot in its talons, and closely pur- 

 sued by the parent of the Parrot, which was so persistent in its 

 attack that the Sparrow-Hawk sought refuge in another room, where 

 it was caught ; but by this time both Parrots had escaped. 



Haliaetus leucogaster. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, " Gamerillock." — 

 Rare. 



Ninox boobook. Boobook Owl, " Wook Wook." — Rare. 



Ninox strenua.* Powerful Owl, " Werrymull."— Very rare. 



Strix flamraea. Delicate Owl. — Uncommon. 



Corvus coronoides. Crow — Common. 



Corone australis. Raven, " Waa." — Common. Feed with im- 

 punity upon poisoned animals. Maximum, five eggs. 



* Possibly intended for N . connivens (Winking Owl). — Eds. 



