112 Grossman, Birds Seen around Broome, N .W . Aust. r,sf'"oct 



Little Falcon {Falco hmulatus). — I have identified this species on 

 one or two occasions. 



BooBOOK Owl (Ninox boobook). — I saw an old bird which had been 

 shot, and some young birds which had been taken from a nest, in the 

 Pindan country, a few miles from Broome. 



Masked Owl {Strix noves-hollandice'). — One seen in timber country 

 in broad daylight. 



Great-billed Cockatoo {Caly ptorhynchus macrorhynchus) — I saw 

 two birds apparently referable to this species about 20 miles from 

 Broome. 



Red-winged Lory {Ptistes erythropterus). — Not uncommon at times. 



Roller (Eurystomus pacificus). — Common about October, and 

 apparently remaining to nest, as I saw a pair of young birds in a cage 

 at Broome. 



Forest Kingfisher {Halcyon macleayi). — Seen on several 

 occasions in the Pindan country. 



White-rumped Swift {Cypselus pacifictts). — Plentiful at intervals 

 during the summer. 



Coucal {Centropus phasianus). — This bird, locally known as the 

 North-west Pheasant, is not uncommon in the scrub country. It can 

 often be seen in the early morning and just before dusk sitting on a 

 tree uttering a sort of booming note. 



Hooded Robin {Petvoeca bicolor). — Common. 



Yellow-tinted Tree-Tit (Smicrornis flavescens). — -This bird may 

 often be heard uttering its small, but not unpleasing, song in the 

 timbered country. 



Restless Flycatcher (Sisura inquieta). — Not uncommon. 



Brown Song-Lark {Cinclorhamphus cruralis). — Common on the 

 plains. 



Grass-Warbler {Cisticola exilis). — 1 have seen a bird on several 

 occasions on the plains apparently referable to tliis species. 



Red-backed Wren {Malurus cruentatus).— Common. 



Magpie-Lark {Grallina picata). — Not uncommon. 



Northern Thickhead {Pachycephala falcata). — Not uncommon in 

 the timbered country. 



Black-capped Tree-runner {Neositta pileata). — Common in Pindan 

 country. 



Black-tailed Tree-creeper (Climacieris melanura). — Common. 



Banded Honey-eater (Myzomela pectoralis). — Identified on one 

 occasion at least. 



Golden-backed Honey-eater {Melithreptus Icetior). — Seen on 

 several occasions in the scrub country. It utters a somewhat loud 

 note. 



Red-throated Honey-eater (Conopophila rufigularis). — Cominon. 



Pipit {Anthus australis). — Common. 



MiLLiGAN Bush-Lark {Mirafra milligani). — Very common on the 

 plains. This species sings at night, and has a peculiar soaring flight 

 when flushed suddenly. 



