Vol. XII. "j Stone, Birds of Lake Boga, Victoria. ^^7 



Artamus sordidus. Wood-Swallow. — Very common. Maximum, 

 four eggs. 



Taeniopygia castanotis. Chestnut-eared Finch. — Common some- 

 times, when it nests practically anywhere. I found two nests of 

 young in April, rgo6. Maximum, six eggs. 



Mirafra horsfieldi. Bush-Lark. — Not common. Nested freely in 

 iQOQ. Maximum, four eggs. 



Chaetura caudacuta. Spine-tailed Swift, " Marder." — Noticed more 

 in stormy weather during summer. 



Eurostopus argus. Spotted Nightjar. — Very rare. Lays its one 

 egg on the bare ground. Maximum, one egg. 



Podargus strigoides. Tawny Frogmouth, " Genykenitch." — 

 Common. The position it takes up is perfect in its mimicry of a 

 broken branch. Maximum, three eggs. 



^gotheles novae-hoUandiae. Little Nightjar, " Yerradedgourk." — 

 Very common. ^laximum, three eggs. 



Merops ornatus. Bee-eater, " Berrembert." — Another beautiful 

 bird, which arrives in November and very soon commences burrowing 

 out a nesting-site in the sand wherein to deposit its eggs. Maximum, 

 five eggs. 



Dacelo gigas. Laughing Kingfisher, " Gorrum Gorrum.'' — Not 

 common. Maximum, three eggs. 



Halcyon sanctus. Sacred Kingfisher. — Common in particular 

 localities. Mr. D. Young, a Lake Boga farmer, had his large mud- 

 brick buildings pierced in many places to a depth of several inches 

 by these birds, which were in the locality in numbers in 1909. So 

 great a nuisance did the birds become that rabbit traps were set on 

 boxes to catch them as they entered the tunnels. Maximum, five 

 eggs. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis Fan-tailed Cuckoo. — Rare. 



Cacomantis variolosus. Square-tailed Cuckoo. — Very rare 



Chalcococcyx basalis. Narrow-billed Bronze-Cuckoo. — Common in 

 the mallee fringe. 



Trichoglossus novae-hoilandiae. Blue Mountain Lorikeet. — Very 

 rare. 



Cacatua galerita. White Cockatoo, " Geenup." — Very common at 

 times. 



Cacatua leadbeateri. Pink Cockatoo, " Kathukcun." — Getting ex- 

 ceedingly scarce, going north and west further each year. Maximum, 

 four eggs. 



Cacatua roseicapilla. Rose-breasted Cockatoo, " Willick WilUck." — 

 Very common. Two or three hundred of these birds wheeling 

 suddenly in flight with wonderful precision, their rose-coloured 

 breasts coming suddenly into view simultaneously, and then as 

 suddenly dissolving into a mass of grey, and the sun shining all the 

 time, is a sight well worth seeing. Maximum, six eggs. 



Licmetis nasica. Long-billed Cockatoo, " Gallalie." — Very rare. 



Calopsittacus novae-hollandise. Cockatoo-Parrakeet, " Wourep." — 

 Very common at times. A perfect bird pet, and breeds freely in 

 captivity ; one ol the best of mimics. Maximum, eight eggs. 



