1I_1 Stoni:, Birds of Lake Boga, Victoria. [■sf'oct. 



Strepera cuneicaudata. Grey Crow-Shrike. — Very rare. 



Corcorax melanorhamphus. White-winged Chough (Black Jay), 

 " Mounyougell." — A very mournful note. Very common in Ihe 

 mallee scrub. Maximum, six eggs. 



Grallina picata. Magpie-Lark, " Gerrin Gerrin." — Very common. 

 iNIaximum, five eggs. 



CoDyriocincla harmonica. Grey Shrike-Thrush, " Geiwoorn." — - 

 Very common. Maximum, four eggs. 



Graucalus melanops. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike. — Common. 

 Maximum, three eggs. 



Lalage tricolor. White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater. — Common 

 some seasons. Has a very pretty note. Nest, flimsy structure. 

 When sitting bird will sometimes allow removal by hand. Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Microeca fascinans. Brown Flycatcher. — Common. Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Petroeca goodenovii. Red-capped Robin, " Jallegourk Gourk." — 

 Very common. A favourite host of the Narrow-billed Bronze-Cuckoo. 

 The nest is a beautiful specimen of bird architecture. Loves the 

 scrub on borders of dry lakes. Maximum, three eggs. 



Petroeca bicolor. Hooded Robin. — Common. Maximum, three 

 eggs. 



Smicrornis brevirostris. Short-billed Tree-Tit. — Rare. In 1908 I 

 found a nest of this species in which were three broken eggs of the 

 Yellow-tailed Tit. On a close examination of the nest I discovered 

 the Tit's eggs had been laid on a false lining which covered three 

 broken eggs of the Short-billed Tree-Tit. Maximum, three eggs. 



Malurus melanotus. Black-backed Wren, " Yeerelell." — Not 

 common. A beautiful bird. A favourite host of the Narrow-billed 

 Bronze-Cuckoo. Maximum, four eggs. 



Malurus leucopterus. White-winged Wren.— Rare. In October, 

 191 1, these birds were nesting in the large variegated thistles north 

 of the lake. Maximum, three eggs. 



Rhipidura albiscapa. White-shafted Fantail. — Very rare. 



Rhipidura tricolor. Black-and-Wliite Fantail, " Jerry Kerrick." — 

 Very common. A graceful and confiding bird. Utters sweet notes 

 sometimes on moonlight nights. Maximum, four eggs. 



Sisura inquieta. Restless Flycatcher. — I found a nest of this bird 

 on a tea-tree, the nest being ornamented with coloured pieces of 

 paper torn from an empty jam- tin. Every piece stuck on had the 

 coloured side outwards. Maximum, three eggs. 



Acrocephalus australis. Reed-Warbler, " Garcoon Garcoon." — Very 

 common. In 1893, "^ the willow trees at the north of Lake Boga 

 were many nests, some of them nearly touching the water's surface. 

 Maximum, four eggs. 



Chlamydodera maculata. Spotted Bowser-Bird. — None observed 

 since 1892. 



Megalurus gramineus. Grass-Bird. — Not common. I consider this 

 bird one of the best of bird architects. In 1909 I found a splendid 



