Vol. X. 



IQII 



] Hill, Field Notes on Birds of Kimberley, N.-W. Aust. 287 



outside with spider egg cases, web, and a white downy vegetable substance. 

 Contents — One egg of P.Jiavcsccns, and one egg of Cacomnntis flabelli- 

 foriiiis^ both in advanced state of incubation (17/1/10). 



{b) Built in small eucalypt tree, 7 feet from the ground, of bark and spider 

 web, thickly lined with rootlets. Contents — Two eggs (i 8/5/10). 



{c) Built in a small tree, 7 feet 6 inches from the ground, of bark and 

 spider web, without lining. Contents — One egg^ slightly incubated 

 (25/5/10). 



{d) Built in acacia tree {Acacia tuiiiida), 8 feet from the ground, of iDark, 

 spider wel), caterpdlar silk, and grass, lined with fine pieces of bark. 



Dimensions of the above nests in inches : — {a) Outside — length 2.3, breadth 

 2.1, depth 1.8 ; inside— length 1.7, breadth 1.4, depth 1.3. {b) Outside — 

 length 2.5, breadth 1.7, depth 1.9 ; inside — length 1.9, breadth 1.3, depth 

 1.7. {c) Outside — length 2.4, breadth 1.8, depth 1.4; inside — length 1.6, 

 breadth 1.2, depth 1.3. {d) Outside — length 2.4, breadth 2.1, depth 1.7 ; 

 inside — length 1.7, breadth 1.5, depth 1.4. 



Measurements of birds in mm. : — 



Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



. 60 



• 55 

 . 62 

 . 65 

 . 61 

 . 60 



• 58 



• 56 



• 57-5 



Ptilotis unicolor (White-gaped Honey-eater). 



A rather uncommon species in all localities, from Parry Harbour to the 

 Drysdale River. A nest conmienced on 2nd January was ready for eggs on 

 9th, and contained two eggs on 17th. On 20th a new nest was commenced 

 by the same pair of birds at a height of 40 feet in a tall, slender tree. This 

 nest was built of bark and spider web, and lined with grass. Dimensions in 

 inches :— Outside— length, 4 ; breadth, 2.5 ; depth, 3.2. Inside— length, 

 2.5 ; breadth, 1.8 ; depth, 2.1. 



Another nest, containing one young bird about a week old (28/11/09), "'^s 

 built 50 feet from the ground in a very tall tree, principally of grass, flower- 

 heads, and a small quantity of bark and spider web. Dimensions of nest in 

 inches :— Outside— length, 4.2; breadth, 3.8; depth, 2.8. Inside— length, 

 2.7 ; breadth, 2.7 ; depth, 2. 



Measurements of birds in mm. : — 



I mm. 



Ptilotis planasi (Yellow-necked Honey-eater). 



(Campbell, Evm, vol. x., p. 168.) 



I shot two of these birds on 75 10 in the sandstone plateau country, 5 

 miles north-east of the station, which proved on exaniination to be males 

 (type and co-type specimens). Subsequent visits were paid to this locality 

 without success, but in June, when passing through similar country 10 miles 

 south-east of the station, 1 saw many pairs, and one nest from which the 



