Il8 Stone, Birds of Lake Boga, Victoria. [,J 



Emu 

 Oct. 



Polytells melanura. Black-tailed Parrakeet, " Gooren Gooren." — As 

 with the Cockatoos, the trappers are making this fine bird very 

 scarce. Maximum, six eggs. 



Platycercus exlmius. Rosella, " Gourk Kallee." — Common along the 

 course of the Murray River. Maximum, nine eggs. 



Barnardius barnardi. Mallee-Parrakeet, " Lumm." — Common, and 

 generally becomes vindictive when caged. Maximum, five eggs. 



Psephotus xanthorrhous. Yellow-vented Parrakeet, " Billingurry." 

 — Very common. Maximum, eight eggs. 



Psephotus haeraatonotus. Red-backed Parrakeet, " Geechurt." — 

 Very common Maximum, eight eggs. 



Melopsittacus undulatus. Warbling Grass-Parrakeet, " Tootther." 

 — Some years — for instance, in 1909 — these little Parrots came in 

 countless numbers. I saw one a pure yellow. Any hollow log or 

 spout or knot-hole will do for the nesting-place. Maximum, nine 

 eggs. 



Geopelia cuneata. Little Dove. — Very rare now; plentiful in 1892! 

 Maximum, two eggs. 



Phaps chalcoptera. Bronze-winged Pigeon, " Dapt." — Very 

 common. Have seen hundreds together feeding near wild hop- 

 bushes. Have found nests m April, 1910 Maximum, two eggs 



Ocyphaps lophotes. Crested Pigeon, " Nungoore." — Common. Will 

 breed in aviaries. Maximum, two eggs. 



Coturnix pectoralis. Stubble Quail, " Geichallert." — Very common 

 some seasons. Interesting birds in captivity Old birds will mother 

 young birds (strange) in an aviary. I have seen them flying across 

 the Murray packed in a dense mass — perhaps 300 of them. (,)ne 

 afternoon, with dog and gun, when after this fine game-bird, during 

 the season of 1906, I witnessed a singular occurrence. I had been 

 ranging the flats contiguous to the Little Murray River during the 

 afternoon with but indifferent success, and was walking along the 

 river-bank at 5.30 p.m., when my attention was attracted by what 

 at first sight seemed a balloon coming low down over the river. 

 Closer scrutiny revealed it to be a densely-packed mass of Stubble 

 Quail. It was 3 or 4 yards wide and the same high, and contained 

 hundreds of birds. They were followed by a similar mass distant 

 about 50 yards. Both masses settled at the bank, and immediately 

 dispersed in diiTerent directions. I first noticed them 150 yards away, 

 and by the time I had traversed 100 yards I was getting so much 

 shooting that my gun was hot, my aim erratic, and the scent so 

 bewildering to my pointer that he simply came " to heel," and refused 

 to budge. As I have never had an experience of this nature before, 

 I should hke to know if other shooters have. Maximum, ten eggs. 



Lipoa ocellata. Mallee-Fowl, " Lowan." — Getting very scarce as 

 the opening of the Mallee proceeds. Maximum, eighteen eggs. 



Turnix varia. Painted Quail. — Very rare. 



Turnix velox. Little Quail, " Bourongi." — In 1904 they came in 

 countless numbers and nested freely. Since that year very few have 

 been observed by me. Maximum, four eggs. 



Pedionomus torquatus. Plain Wanderer. — Very rare. Two nests 

 observed in 1909: Maximum, four eggs: 



