26 Ford, Bird Notes from Marong (Bendigo District). I ist^"juiy 



Bird Notes from Marong (Bendigo District) from 

 1904 to 1907. 



By H. W. Ford. 



1904. 

 May. — Pomatorhinus superciliosiis (Babbler) and Myzantha garrula 

 (Mirier) were nest-building. I got young Miners in June. 



1905. 



March 23 and 24. — Chcetura caudacuta (Spine-tailed Swifts) going 

 north. 



April 5 and 12. — Acanthochcrra cariinciilata (Wattled Honey-eater, 



Red Wattle or Gill-Bird) in flocks, going north. 

 April 12 and 13. — Ptilotis leucotis (White-eared Honey-eater) in flocks, 



going north; May i, 3, and 5, going east; July 18, going 



south. 

 July 23. — First Cuciilus pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) heard; August 8, 



second heard. 

 August II and 15. — Plenty Cuckoos about — Cuculus pallidus (P?dlid) 



and Chalcococcyx plagosus (Bronze). 

 August 3. — Zonifer tricolor (Black-breasted Plover) sitting on four 



eggs about a week. 

 August 20. — First Rhipidtira albiscapa (White-shafted Fantail) seen ; 



August 26, second seen ; September 15, third seen. 

 August 20. — Staganopleura guttata (Spotted-sided Finch) seen in two 



flocks of nine and twelve respectively. 

 August 21. — Zosterops ccerulescens (Zosterops or White-eye) seen. 

 August 26. — Pardalotus assimilis (Pardalotes or Diamond-Birds ; 



Wit-00, local name) seen. 

 August 15 and 28. — A pair of Ephthianura albifrons (White-fronted 



Chat ; local name, Tang) seen. 

 September i and 16. — Flocks of Graucalus melanops (Summer-Bird, 



Cuckoo-Shrike), a slate-coloured bird with black head, about 



as big as Pallid Cuckoo. 

 September 9. — Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy Martin), a flock seen. 

 September 16. — Flock of Carphibis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis) 



going south. 

 September 15. — Burhinus grallarius (Curlew, Stone-Plover's) nest, two 



eggs. 

 September 18. — Pair Mgialitis ruficapilla (Red-capped Dottrel) seen. 

 September 22. — Artamus sordidus (Wood-Swallow), flock seen. 

 October 5 and 6. — ^y/awws /?eysona/Ms (Masked Wood-Swallows), very 



high, going south, at i p.m. and 1 1 a.m. 

 October 22. — Ephthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat, Tang), a 



flock. 

 October 26. — Flock of Graucalus melanops (Summer-Bird, Cuckoo- 

 Shrike), going south. 

 October 26. — Rhipidura albiscapa (White-shafted Fantail) seen. 

 October 27. — Ephthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chats, Tangs) 



going south. 



