igO White, Exfyediliun to Musgrave and Everard Ranges. [^^pApril 



lor so many years, is of great ornithological importance. John 

 Gould described it from a single specimen in 1871. Strange to say, 

 during our Central trip in 191 3 we did not see a trace of this bird, 

 although A. nigricincta was met with in numbers. Ornithologists 

 in South Australia have been on the look-out for this bird for many 

 years past without obtaining any trace of it. On this expedition we 

 met with this species in small flocks the third day out from Oodnadatta 

 in a westerly line. They were hopping about on the stony ground 

 in search of seeds. When alarmed they flew into a bush (if one was 

 near), then off to some little distance. Alighting upon the 

 ground, they moved about very quickly. On the wing they 

 generally kept up a twittering note. I have already (Trans- 

 actions Roy. Soc. of S.A., vol. xxxviii., 1914) mentioned that A. 

 nigricincta makes a weaker and more plaintive call than A. castanei- 

 ventris whitei ox A . I. leucopsis. I now find that this bird has a still 

 softer and weaker call in comparison with A. nigricincta. A good 

 series of these birds was collected — adult males and females as well 

 as immature birds. A few showers of rain fell on part of the country 

 several weeks previous to our visit, and these birds had nested and 

 brought up their young, for they had quite a number with them. 

 In some cases the young birds had a few dark spots appearing in the 

 faint buff baiid. which makes me think that this species and A. nigri- 

 cincta interbreed. It has been put forward that A. pectoralis is the 

 immature form of A. nigricincta * I am sure this is not the case, 

 because I am positive I skinned adult males and females and the 

 young birds, and, sti-ange to say, the younger the bird the more 

 numerous the dark spots are on the band. In 191 3, during our 

 Central Australian expedition, we found A. nigricincta nesting in 

 numbers, but never a sign of a bird with a chestnvit band. 



Aphelocephala n. nigricincta (A . nigricincta). Black-banded White- 

 face. — Fairly numerous on the table-land country, and often found 

 in company with A. pectoralis. 



Sphenostoma cristatum pallidum (5. cristatum). Pale Wedgebill. — 

 Thinly scattered over the country. Those found near the Musgrave 

 Ranges are of an exceptionally light colour. 



Neositta pileata tenuirostris (A^. tenuirostris). Slender-billed Tree- 

 runner. — Occasionally met with in the mulga. 



Climacteris erythrops superciliosa (C. superciliosa). White-browed 

 Tree-creeper. — Rather plentiful in some localities. 



Austrodicaeum h. \iix\xniiindiCQ\xm {Dic(simihirundinaceum\. Mistletoe- 

 Bird. — Not a common bird. 



Pardalotus rubricatus pallidus .? (P. pallidus). Pale Red-browed 

 Pardalote.— Met with in the big timber {Eucalyptus rosirata) along 

 the dry water-courses. 



Pardalotinus striatus finkei f {Pardalotus striatiis). Central Aus- 

 tralian Pardalote. — Not a common bird. 



Gliciphila albifrons incerta {Glyciphila albifrons). Eastern White- 

 fronted Honey-eater.— Quite numerous in some localities, especially 

 where the flowering Eremophila (sp. ?) grew. 



* A. A. Record, vol. ii., No. 7, p. 131. 

 '\ A. A. Record, vol. ii., No. 5. 



