Ir6 Sto.n'k, tiiyds of Lake Boga, Victoria. [^^J 



Emu 

 Oct. 



Pachycephala rufiventris. Kufous-breastcd Thickhead. — Common. 

 Maximum, three eggs. 



Pachycephala gilberti. Gilbert Thickhead. — Very rare Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Oreoica cristata. Bell-Bird. " Doon." — Not common A flute- 

 noted bird and ventriloquist. Maximum, three eggs. 



Climacteris scandens. Brown Tree-creeper, " Been Been." — Very 

 common. Note similar to the English Chatifinch. Maximum, three 

 eggs. 



Sittella pileata. Black-capped Tree-runner. — Not uncommon. 

 Builds a beautiful nest, which is a perfect mimicry of its surroundings. 

 Very suspicious, and I have known them make six several attempts 

 to build a nest, to be forsaken in turn until the sixth time. Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Plectrorhynchus lanceolatus. Striped Honey-eater. — Verv rare 

 Makes a beautiful nest almost solely of wool. Maximum, three eggs. 



Meliphaga phrygia. Warty-faced Honey-eater. — Rare. Maximum, 

 three eggs. 



Ptilotis penicillata. White-plumed Honey-eater. — Very common. 

 Maximum, three eggs. 



Myzantha garrula. Noisy Miner, " Brindeng." — Maximum, four 



Acanthochsera ruflgularis. Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater. — Common. 

 Maximum, three eggs. 



Philemon corniculatus. Leatherhead, " Churrup Churrupcarthi." — 

 Rare. Maximum, three eggs. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. Mistletoe-Bird. — Very rare. 



Pardalotus ornatus. Red-tipped Diamond-Bird. — Common. 

 Maximum, four eggs. 



Pardalotus punctatus. Spotted Diamond-Bird. — Maximum, four 



Hirundo neoxena. Swallow, " Weetch Weetch Murrumbool." — Very 

 common. In 1894 I saw one of this species cream-coloured, accom- 

 panied by a score or more of normal-coloured ones. Maximum, five 

 eggs. 



Cheramoeca leucosternum. Black-and-White Swallow. — Very rare. 

 Maximum, five eggs. 



Petrochelidon nigricans, Tree-Martin. — Common. Maximum, five 

 eggs. 



Petrochelidon ariel. Bottle-Swallow or Fairy Martin. — Common. 

 Maximum, six eggs. 



Anthus australis. Ground-Lark.— Very common. Maximum, four 

 eggs. 



Artamus leucogaster. White-rumped Wood-Swallow. — Rare. 

 Maximum, four eggs. 



Artamus superciliosus. White-browed Wood-Swallow. — Very 

 common. Maximum, three eggs. 



Artamus personatus. Masked Wood-Swallow. — Very common some- 

 times. Maximum, three eggs. 



