298 5/my Feathers. [,,f-/,„. 



25th September. — Noted fledged young of Calamanthus mon- 

 tanellus and CUmacteris rufa (Rufous Tree-creeper). Mr. Hassell 

 presented me with a skin of the Black-cheeked Falcon {Falco 

 melanogenys), which he had shot in order to identify a species of 

 Hawk that he said was in habit of killing the Mallee-Fowl 

 {Lipoa). 



Saw nest of Western Fantail [Rhipidura preissi), containing 

 three eggs, built about 8 feet from the ground on a pendent 

 bough of the river casuarina (sheoak), 



Notophoyx novcB-hollandicB (White-fronted Herons) have fledged 

 young birds. 



PorphyrocepJialus spuriiis (Red-capped Parrakeet) and Bar- 

 nardius zonarius have young in nests. 



2nd October. — Climbed to a nest of Cracticus leiicopterus 

 [destructor ?) (White-winged Butcher-Bird), which was built in 

 the small twigs of a dead jam-tree, about 15 feet from the 

 ground. It contained four eggs. 



Found a nest of Ptzlotz's cratt'tm (Wdittle-cheeked Honey-eater) 

 that contained two fresh eggs. It was about 3^ feet from the 

 ground, in a low bush. Most of this species had young birds at 

 this date. 



4th October. — Observed well-grown young of the Black Duck 

 that could fly a short distance, and on 22nd October saw a 

 brood of twelve young, newly hatched, on one of my tanks. 



5th October. — Many young Magpies in the nests. 



8th October. — Fresh eggs of the Little Penguin [Eudyptula 

 minor) sent to me from the south coast. 



Found nest of Oreoica cristata (Bell-Bird) built in the hollow 

 of a charred sheoak stump, about 4 feet from the ground. The 

 male bird was sitting on three eggs, and the usual complement 

 of hairy caterpillars, alive. 



9th October. — Noted nest of Podargus strigoides containing 

 two eggs. 



nth October. — Observed young of GlycypJiila melanops 

 (Tawny-crowned Honey-eater) in the nest. Here we have one 

 of the disadvantages to students of the extreme " law of 

 priority." Why should the very appropriate, well-known name 

 of fidvifrons, which has stood for 70 years, be altered to that of 

 melanops ? 



1 2th October. — Young Leaden Crow-Shrikes {Strepera 

 phtmbed) fledged from the nest. 



2 1st October. — While at work with one of my men a jam-tree 

 {Acacia acuminata) was felled. I noticed before the tree fell 

 that there was an old nest of the PomatorJiinus superciliosus 

 (White-browed Babbler) about 25 feet from the ground in the 

 small, upper twigs, and that a Collyriocincla rufiventris (Buff- 

 bellied Shrike-Thrush) was moving about it in an agitated 

 manner, but never thought it could have its eggs there. How- 



