Vol. X. 

 1910 



1 Broadbent, Birds of Cardwell and Herbert River. 239 



Philemon buceroides (Helmeted Friar-Bird). — Common at Card- 

 well September and October. 



AcANTHORHYNCHUs TENUiROSTRis (Spine-billcd Honcy-eater). — 

 September, mountains near Cardwell. This bird was common on 

 Bellenden-Ker, at 5,000 feet ; also common in the Herberton forest 

 country, called up there " tangle-foot," feeding on Banksia. Country 

 like the tops of the Gippsland mountains. 



Myzomela sanguinolenta (Sanguineous Honey-eater). — August, 

 Cardwell. 



Myzomela obscura (Dusky Honey-eater). — ^September, Herbert 

 River scrubs. 



Melithreptus gularis (Black-chinned Honey-eater). — August, 

 Herbert River, feeding in the large gums when in blossom. 



Melithreptus albigularis (White-throated Honey-eater). — Com- 

 mon in Cardwell district. 



Myzantha garrula (Noisy Miner). — Rare bird here ; Craig's, Herbert 

 River. 



Dictum hirundinaceum (Mistletoe-Bird). — August, Cardwell. 



CiNNYRis frenata (Sun-Bird). — -Common all the year, feeding on 

 the flowers in the gardens near the beach, Cardwell. 



Zosterops ccerulescens (White-eye). — Cardwell. Common. 



Ptilorhis victoria (Victoria Rifle-Bird). ^Found on islands, North 

 Barnard, Dunk, Hinchinbrook ; Clump Point, TuUy River, Gowrie 

 Creek Gorge, Herbert River Gorge, Sea view Range, south of the 

 Herbert River, and all the coast range to Herberton. 



Climacteris scandens (Brown Tree-creeper). — A few specimens 

 of this bird seen between Gowrie's Creek and Coldwater Station, on 

 the Herbert River, in the open forest. This is a rare bird in the Card- 

 well district. November. 



Climacteris leucoph^a (White-throated Tree-creeper). — Seaview 

 Range. 



Orthonyx spaldingi (Black-headed Log-runner). — All the hill 

 scrubs in the Cardwell district. 



Sittella leucoptera (Wliite-winged Tree-rimner). — Cardwell, in 

 forest country. 



Sittella striata (Striated Tree-runner). — Cardwell, in little flocks. 



Cacomantis pallida (Pallid Cuckoo). — -October, Craig's, Herbert 

 River. 



CucuLus saturatus (caxoroides) (Oriental Cuckoo). — This is a 

 summer visitant to Cardwell, arriving in November and leaving 

 end of February. A very solitar}^ bird. I have seldom seen two 

 together. It keeps near the beach, about Cardwell, in the low bushes. 

 I have never seen tlois bird inland more than 5 miles from the coast. 

 It utters a note not unlike CacomanHs paliidus, but seldom ; it is a 

 quiet bird, very Hawk-like in its flight, and shy to get a shot at. Very 

 early morning is the only time to get specimens. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed Cuckoo). — September, 

 Gowrie Creek. 



Cacomantis variolosus (tymbonomus) (Square-tailed Cuckoo). — 



