Vol. XII. 



] Hill, Ornithological Notes, Barclay Expedition. 245 



Aphelocephala castaneiventris — 



Total length. Wing. 



? .. 1x8 .. 58 

 Irides white, feet and bill black. 

 Falco lunulatus — 



Total length. Wing. 



.. 350 .. 270 . 



Irides umber, feet and cere yellow, bill grey. 



Filaria, sp., in liver and abdominal cavity, also Dipteron (resembling 

 Olfersa) in plumage. 



Very few birds were seen in the sand-hill and miilga country 

 north of No. i Camp {Corvus coronoides,, Barnardius zonarius, and 

 Fardalotus, sp., were identified), but they were more numerous at 

 a small and apparently permanent rock-hole about 45 miles to 

 the northward of No. i Camp. Two days were spent in this 

 locality (Camp No. 2, lat. 22° 47' 43" S., long. 131° 35' 35" E.), 

 during which the collections were considerably increased. 



Measurements, &c., of birds collected (3rd June) : — 

 Glycyphila albifrons — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. 



S •• 186 .. 83 .. 20.5 



(^ .. 186 .. 83 .. 20 



Irides brown, feet and bill black. 



Crop contents — ApidcB (bees), ForniicidcB (ants), small Coleoptera 

 (beetles). 



Ptilotis keartlandi — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



158 . . 73 . . 20 . . 12.5 . . 61 



Irides umber, feet light horn ; bill black, gape yellow. 

 Crop contents — Formicidce and other small Hymenoptera. 



Myzantha flavigula — : 



Total length. 

 245 . 



Artamus melanops — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



$ . . 185 . . 122 . . 20 . . 16 . . /T, 



Irides dark umber, feet grey, bill bluish-grey with black tip. 

 Crop contents — Formicidce {Iridomyrmex , sp.) 



Malurus, sp. (immature) — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



(J .. 129 .. 46 .. 19.5 .. 8.5 .. 60 



Irides dark umber, feet and bill brownish-horn. 

 Collected near summit of low, barren, stony range. 



Other birds identified : — Astur fasciatus (Goshawk), Uroacius 

 audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle), TcBniopygia castanotis (Chestnut- 

 eared Finch), Emhlema picta (Painted Finch), Lophophaps 

 leucogaster (Plumed-Pigeon), Rhipiditra tricolor (Black-and-White 

 Fantail), Petrceca picata (Pied Rol)in), Mgothdes novcB-hollmidice 



