Vol. XIV 

 1915 



■j White, Expedition lo Musgnive and Evcvard Ranges. I(S7 



Leptolophus a. auricomis (Calopsitta novcs-hollandice"). Cockatoo- 

 Parrot. — One or two small flocks were observed. 



Barnardius zonarius, sub-sp. ? {B. zonarius). Yellow-banded 

 Parrot.— This is the same sub-species which is found from Oodnadatta 

 to the Macdonnell Rantjes. 



Psephotus varius rosin ae (P. tnidticolov). Southern Many-coloured 

 Parrot. — A very common bird wherever water was found. 



Neopsephotus bourkii (Euphema bourkit). — Not plentiful. Came 

 in to water very late at night, up to q o'clock. 



Melopsittacus u. undulatus (M. undulaius). Warblinrz Grass-Parrot. 

 — Only met with on Tietkins Creek. 



Podargus strigoides, sub-sp. ? (P. slrigoides). Tawny Frogmouth.— 

 Not plentiful ; nesting 



^gotheles c. cristata {/Egotheles novc^-hollandia' . Owlet Nightjar. 

 — Only one bird was seen. 



Cyanalcyon p. pyrrhopygius (Halcyon pyrrhopygius). Red-backed 

 Kingfisher. — A common bird. 



Heteroscenes p. pallidus (Cuculus pallidiis). Pallid Cuckoo. — Not 

 plentiful. The specimens taken show a great deal of rufous colouration 

 on the backs of the females. 



Owenavis 0. osculans {MesocaHus osculans). Black-eared Cuckoo. — 

 Quite a number of these birds were met with. 



Neochalcites basalis, sub-sp. ? (Chalcococcyx basalis). Narrow-billed 

 Bronze-Cuckoo. — Only one bird came under notice. 



Hirundo n. neoxena [H. neoxena. Welcome Swallow. — Not 

 plentiful ; a few birds were seen in the ranges. 



Cheramceca leucosternum stonei (C. leucostemum). Black-and- 

 White Swallow. — Met with all through the trip. 



Whiteornis g. goodenovii (Petroica goodenovii). Southern Red- 

 capped Robin. — A very common bird all over the country. Just as 

 many specimens showed red feathers on the throat as there were 

 without them. 



Melanodryas cucullata vigorsi {M . bicolov). Southern Hooded Robin. 

 — A verv widelv distributed bird. 



Smicrornis brevirostris flavescens (S. fiavescens). Yellow-tinted 

 Tree-Tit. — A ^ery common bird along all the water-courses where 

 timber grew. 



Ethelornis culicivorus musgravi (Gerygone). — Mr. Mathews has just 

 described this bird as above.* The very sweet note of this bird was 

 heard in the thick mulga near the Musgrave Ranges. ]\Iore material 

 is required for comparison with specimens collected. 



Lewinornis rufiventris inornatus (Pachycephala rufiveniris). 



Southern Rufous-bi'eastcd Thickhead. — This bird is consistently very 

 light in colouration. 



Leucocirca t. tricolor (Rhipidura nwtaciUoides <. Black-and-White 

 Fantail. — Found everywhere, but not in numbers. 



Pteropodocys m. maxima (P. phasianella). Ground Cuckoo-Shrike. 

 — Only met with at water 80 miles west of Oodnadatta. 



* Austral Avian Record, vol. ii.. No. 7, p. 130. 



