Vol. VIII. 



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1 Ford, Bird Notes from Marong (Bendigo District^. 27 



October lo. — First Cinclorhamphus cruralis (Brown Song-Lark). 

 October lO. — First Calopsittacus novce-hollandice (Cockatoo-Parrakeets), 



going north. 

 October 14 and 16. — Artamus sordidus (Wood-Swallows) about, plenty ; 



none after till 9/1 1/05. 

 October 16. — Second Calopsittacus novcs-hollandicB (Cockatoo-Parra- 

 keets), going north. 

 November 2. — Melopsittacus undulatus (Warbling Grass-Parrakeet) 



going north. 

 November 6. — Cacatua gymnopis (Corellas, small), going south. 

 November 6. — Melopsittacus undulatus (Warbling Grass-Parrakeet), 



going south-west. 

 November 4. — Calopsittacus novcp-hollandia? (Cockatoo-Parrakeets) 



going south-west. 

 November 16. — Artamus personatus (Wood-Swallows) gomg north. 

 December i and 2. — Carphibis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis), seven 



flocks going north. 



December i. — Acanthiza ? (Grey Tit's) nest, three eggs. 



April 23. — Two Mgialitis melanops (Black-fronted Dottrel) at mine 



dam at 7am.; not there in evening. 



1906. 



February 22. — Chcetura caudacuta (Spine-tailed Swift), flock going 

 north ; March i , going north-east and hawking ; March 



6 and 7, going north ; January 26, 1907, flock going north- 

 west and hawking; February i, 1907, scattered birds going 

 north-east at 7.30 p.m. ; February 6, 1907, two birds at 



7 p.m., ten minutes between or interval, going north-east 

 Note. — I never saw Swifts going south, and up to end March 

 1908, I had not seen any going north since 6/2/07. 



April 21. — Acanthochcera carvmculata (Red Wattle-Bird) going north 



April 23, going west and north ; April 24 and 27, going 



north-west. 

 April 21. — Myzantha garrula (Miner's) nest, two young, week old 



July 10, building. 

 July 14. — Acanthochcera carunculata (Red Wattle or Gill-Bird). 

 July 16. — Pardalotus assimilis (Pardalote) seen. 

 July 18. — First Chalcococcyx plagosus (Bronze-Cuckoo) seen. 

 July 24. — First Cuculus pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) seen. 

 July 24. — Gymnorhina leuconota (White-backed Magpie) breaking 



sticks off dry sapling and taking to nest-building ; seen doing 



it three times. Ground was very wet, and all sticks on it 



sodden. 

 July 30. — Second Cuculus pallidus (Pallid Cuckoo) seen ; July 31, 



third seen. 

 August I . — Second Chalcococcyx plagosus (Bronze-Cuckoo) seen. 

 August I. — Myzantha garrula (Miner) sitting, eggs. 

 August 2. — Chalcococcyx plagosus (Bronze) and Cuculus pallidus 



(Pallid) Cuckoos about. 

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



eggs; just started to sit. 



