Vol. VIII. 



J Ford, Bird Notes from Marong (Bendtgo District). 2Q 



November 25. — Pair of Hieracidea orientalis (Brown Hawk's) large 



nest in high tree ; sitting. 

 November 27. — Flocks Calopsittacus novce-hollandicB (Cockatoo-Parra- 



keets) going south. To be seen about every day after 



27/10/06. 



November 2. — Hieracidea orientalis (Brown Hawks) evidently have 

 young in nest. 



November 5. — Myzantha garrula (Miner's) nest ; young ones. 



November 12 and 18. — Melopsittacus undiilatus (Warbling Grass- 



Parrakeet) in flocks. 

 November 21. — Rhipidura tricolor (Black-and- White Fantail), four 



eggs just laid in nest that had three young in on 17/10/06, 



and wliich left nest in due course. 

 November 21 .—Artamus sordidus (Wood-Swallow's) nest ; two young 



in. This nest was building on 22/10/06. 



November 30. — Ephthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat's) nest • 

 two eggs. 



December i. — Young Burhinus grallariiis (Curlew, Stone-Plover), a 



week old, seen. 

 December 5. — First Merops ornatus (Bee-eater) seen. 

 December 5. — Cacatua roseicapilla (Galah) feeding young in nest ; nest 



seen four weeks ago. 

 December 13. — Flock black and white Ibis going south. 

 December 21. — Cerchneis cenchroides {K.esire\),ieedmg young in hollow 



tree. 



1907. 



January 26.—Chcetura caudacuta (Spine-tailed Swifts) going north-west 

 and hawking; February ist, scattered, going north-east, at 

 7.30 p.m.; February 6, two, at lo-minute interval, going 

 north-east, at 7 p.m. 



March 14. — Ephthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat) about in 

 hundreds ; never left all the year after. 



April 12. — Acanthochcsra carunculata (Red Wattle-Birds) going north- 

 east. 



April 12. — Calopsittacus novce-hollandice (Cockatoo-Parrakeets) about 

 in flocks. They never left the district this year ; a very 

 dry or droughty year. Last year they all left on or 

 about 28th February, after heavy rain. They were about in 

 thousands before the rain, and were all gone two days 

 after. Ephthianura albifrons (Chats) stopped in 1907 also. 



April 29. — Petrceca goodenovii (Red-capped Robin) seen. 



April 30. — First Petrceca phcenicea (Flame-breasted Robin) seen; 

 May 3, second seen. 



May 30. — Three male birds and plenty females; Petrceca leggii (Scsir]et- 

 breasted Robins) also seen. 



May 1 2. — Chalcococcyx plagosus (Bronze-Cuckoo) in garden ; flew away 

 north. 



May 13, 14, and 15. — Large flocks Acanthochcsra carunculata (Wattle- 

 Bird) going south. 



