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Eurystomus pacificus (£. orientalis bravi). — First seen on 15th 

 October. Evidently these were the first arrivals from New Guinea, 

 but in a few days they were plentiful. They commenced breeding in 

 December. 



Alcyone pulchra (A. azurea pulchra). — Fairly common along the 

 rivers and creeks. 



Dacelo cervina {D. leachii cervina). — Common right to the table- 

 land watershed ; they bred freely in November and December. 



Halcyon pyrrhopygius (Cyanalcyon p. ohscurus). — Fairly common, 

 and very noisy during the breeding season. The nest is a tunnel in 

 the bank of a creek or a hollow spout of a tree. 



Halcyon sanctus {Sauropatis sancta ramsayi). — Fairly common along 

 the river-flats. They were breeding in tunnels in termites' nests in 

 trees and in hollow spouts. 



Merops ornatus (Cosmcprops 0. shortridgei). — Very plentiful. They 

 remained all the winter, and do not appear to migrate. 



Eurostopodus guttatus {E. argus hartevti). — These birds were 

 plentiful about the sandstone ranges, where they were found 

 breeding. 



Chaetura caudacuta. — Observed flying low over the trees after rain; 



Cuculus pallidus (Heteroscenes p. occidentalis). — These birds were 

 first seen on 14th November, and were never numerous. 



Caeomantis variolosus (C. pyrrophanus dumetorum). — Were very 

 numerous, and their mournful whistle was often heard Eggs of this 

 species were taken from nests of the following birds : — Amytornis 

 woodwardi, Malurus coronafus (Rnsina c. macgillivrayi), Glyciphila 

 fasciata (Ramsayornis f. fascia*us), Conopophila rufogularis (C. r. queens- 

 landica), Rhipidura alhiscapa (R. flabellifera buchanani), and RMpidura 

 tricolor (Leticocirca t. picata). 



Mesocalius osculans. — Fairly common in the brush along the river. 



Chalcococcyx basalts {Neochalcites b. modesta). — Only seen about 

 low sandstone ridges. Eggs were taken from nests of Malurus 

 cruentatus (Ryania melanocephala cruentata), and Malurus dulcis 

 (Leggeornis amabilis dulcis). 



Chalcococcyx minutillus {Lamprococcyx m. minutillus). — Only a 

 few birds noticed. An egg was found in the nest of Gerygone albo- 

 gularis (G. olivacea flavigasta ?) 



Eudynamys cyanocephala {E. orientalis subcyanocephalus). — These 

 birds first arrived on 28th October, IQ13, and soon were very plentiful. 

 Their loud whistling call was frequently heard, both day and night. 

 Eggs were taken from nests of Philemon sordidus (Microphilemon 

 orientalis sordidus) and Grallina picata (G. cyanoleuca neglecta). 



Scythrops novse-hollandise {S. n. neglecfus). — A few birds were seen 

 and heard after the rains in December and January. 



Centropus phasianus (Polophihis p. macrourus). — Plentiful in the 

 long grass and shrubs along the river and creeks. One nest, built 

 in the top of a pandanus palm, about 20 feet from the ground, 

 contained five eggs. 



Petrochelidon ariel {Lagenoplastes a. conigravi). — Plentiful about 

 the high sandstone ranges, and numbers of their nests were seen in 



