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I Cheney, Birds of Wangaratta District, Victoria. 211 



and blue feathers mixed with grey on the breast. loth July. — The 

 same bird had his full plumage. 



Artamus superciliosus. White-browed Wood-Swallow.— In Novem- 

 ber and December. 191 4, these birds were nesting in one paddock on 

 every little stump in which they could fit a nest. The hillside was 

 dotted with these stumps, yet it was difficult to find the nests, as 

 they were so cleverly suspended in a crevice between the stringybark 

 and the sapwood,and the nestlings were covered with soft grey down 

 within a few hours of hatching. 



Artamus personatus. Masked Wood-Swallow.— The rarest of the 

 Wood-Swallows in the North-East. Usually they did not return 

 until November, and then they nested after the fashion of the White- 

 browed species, but chose loftier sites. 



Artamus sordidus. Wood-Swallow. — Usually stayed until the 

 winter had set in. Indeed, there were few months in which some 

 were not seen. 



Colluricincla harmonica. Grey Shrike-Thrush. — Thrushes frequently 

 used the tops of stumps. They were easily tamed, coming to be fed 

 by the children when thev called. 



Grallina picata. Magpie-Lark. — Did not nest freely this season. 



Corcorax melanorhamphus. White-winged Chough. — Both the 

 birds and their mud nests were common features. 



Aphelocephala leucopsis. Whiteface. — Until February, 1914, this 

 species had not been recorded. They nested very frequently in 

 hollows in trees, but the Sparrows apparently objected to them, and 

 were often seen pulling the nests to pieces. 



Neositta pileata. Black-capped Nuthatch. — One bird was seen in 

 November. 



Climacteris leucophsea. Brown Tree-creeper. — Very common. 

 Young ones were observed in June. 



Climacteris scandens. White-throated Tree-creeper. — Not so 

 widely spread as the former species. 



Zosterops dorsalis. White-eye. — Not very common. It seemed to 

 be confined to certain orchards. There is a difference in opinion as 

 to their value, but I think that the balance is in their favour. 



Dicaeum hirundinaceum. Australian Flower-pecker (Mistletoe 

 Bird). — I noticed these birds eating the pepper-tree berries. 



Pardalotus striatus. Red-tipped Pardalote. — Frequently the prey of 

 Butcher-Birds. 



Pardalotus assimilis. Orange-tipped Pardalote. — Fairly common. 



Pardalotus aflinis. Yellow-tipped Pardalote — Found nesting in 

 hollows in dry trees. 



Pardalotus punctatus. Spotted Pardalote. — 1 know of only one 

 locality where Spotted Pardalotes nested. 



Melithreptus lunulatus. White-naped Honey-eater.— Frequently 

 met with in the gullies. 



Myzomela sanguineolenta. Sanguineous Honey-eater.— One or two 

 specimens seen about the hills near Eldorado. 



Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. Spinebill. — Around Wangaratta I 

 often heard the clear call of this species. 



