71^ Mr. T. Carter on some [Ibis, 



Sauropatis sancta westralasiana. 



Only one Western Siicred Kingfisher wiis seen in the mid- 

 north-west, and that was shot at the mouth ot" the Yardie 

 Creek on 29 August, 1913, as it looked unusually large. 

 It was a male and measured 230 mm. total length. These 

 birds are scarce in the mid-west area, where pyrrlwpygius is 

 common. S. sancta is the common Kingfisher of the south- 

 west, where it was frequently observed in many localities. 



Cosmaerops ornatus shortridgei. 



Many AV'estern Bee-eaters were seen feeding on the 

 rugged ranges at the Yardie Creek on 29 August, 1913, 

 but I could not find out what insect had attracted them 

 there. These birds seem migratory to some extent, as they 

 are common about Carnarvon and the mid-west in the 

 winter months, and are rarely seen in the south at that 

 season. The reverse of this occurs in the summer. 



Heteroscenes pallidus occidentalis. 



Western Pallid Cuckoos were scarce in mid-west districts 

 in 1911, owing to its being a dry season, but were plentiful 

 in August and September in 1913 and 1916. None were 

 seen by me in 1919 (when I only visited the south-west 

 area) from the l)eginning of February to the end of April, 

 when these birds are usually absent. I wonder what becomes 

 of these Cuckoos from, say, November to May, when they 

 are practically absent from both the mid-west and south- 

 west areas. I have records of having seen occasional single 

 birds in December about Broome Hill and Albany, and a 

 few at Lake Muir on 20 January, 19] 6 ; but none were ever 

 observed in February or March, and only once was one 

 recorded for April during nine years' observation and resi- 

 dence in that district. These Cuckoos usually arrive in the 

 Gascoyne and mid-west districts about May, or with the first 

 winter rains, and remain until about September ; this period 

 coincides very nearly with the months in whicb they were 

 common about Broome Hill, which were from about the end 

 of May to the end of October. 



