Vol. VIII, 

 1909 



J Stray Feathers 223 



(Malurus cyaneus), White-shafted Fantail {Rhipiduva albiscapa), 

 Black-and-White Fantail {R. tricolor), Brown Tit {Acanthiza pusilla), 

 Yellow-rumped Tit {A. chrysorrhoa), Buff-rumped Tit {A. reguloides), 

 White-browed Scrub-Wren (Sericornis frontalis), Coachwhip-Bird 

 (Psophodes crepitans). Rufous Song-Lark {Cinclorhamphus rufescens), 

 Striated Field-Wren (Calamanthus fuliginosus), Rufous-breasted Thick- 

 head {Pachycephala rufiventris), White-throated Tree-creeper {Climac- 

 teris leucophcBa), Orange-winged Tree-runner {Sittella chrysoptera), 

 White-fronted Chat {Ephthianura albifrons), White-backed Magpie 

 {Gymnorhina leuconota), Butcher- Bird {Cracticus destructor). Yellow- 

 breasted Shrike-Robin {Eopsaltria ausiralis), White-eye (Zosierops 

 coeriilescens), Yellow-faced Honey-eater (Ptilotis chrysops), Red 

 Wattle-Bird (Acanihochcera carunculata), Brush Wattle-Bird {A. 

 mellivora), Orange-tipped Pardalote (Pardalotus assimilis) (?), Swallow 

 {Hirundo neoxena), Fairy Martin {Petrochelidon ariel). Pipit (Anthus 

 australis), Wood-Swallow (Artamus sordidus), Sacred Kingfisher 

 {Halcyon sanctus), Laughing Jackass {Dacelo gigas). Pallid Cuckoo 

 (Cucuhts pallidus), Bronze-Cuckoo {Chalcococcyx plagosus), Fan-tailed 

 Cuckoo {Cacomantis flabelliformis). Crimson Parrakeet {Platycercus 

 elegans), Rosella (P. eximius), Bronze-\ving (Phaps chalcoptera), Stubble 

 Quail (Coturnix pectoralis), Bald-Coo t (Porphyrio melanonotus), Coot 

 (Fulica australis). Pied Oyster-catcher {Hcematopus longirostris), 

 Hooded Dottrel {jEgialitis cucullata), Red-capped Dottrel {M. rufi- 

 capilla), Curlew {Numenius cyanopus), Snipe {Gallinago australis), 

 Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis), Silver Gull (Larus novcB-hollandice), 

 Pacific Gull (Gabianus pacificus), White-fronted Heron (Notophoyx 

 novce-hollandicB) , White-necked Heron (A^. paciftca). Black Cormorant 

 (Phalacrocorax carbo). Little Cormorant (P. melanoleucus), Little Black 

 Cormorant (P. sulcirostris), Gannet (Sula serrator). Pelican (Pelecanus 

 conspicillatiis), Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor). Black Swan (Chen- 

 opis atrata). Cape Barren Goose {Cereopsis novcB-hollandicB) , Wood- 

 Duck {Chenonetta jubata), Mountain-Duck {Casarca tadornoides), 

 Shoveller (Spatula rhynchotis), Grey Teal (Nettion gibberifrons). 



— G. F. Hill. 17/ 1/09. 



From Magazines, &c. 



In T/ie Avicidtural Magazine in the issues of August, Sep- 

 tember, November, and December of last year, Mr. D. Seth- 

 Smith, F.Z.S., the editor, gives the first instalments of a series of 

 Australian field notes and bird observations. It will be 

 remembered that Mr. Seth-Smith visited Australia ■ in the 

 interests of the Zoological Society of London, and that he 

 returned to England with a splendid collection of live stock for 

 the Gardens. The field notes above mentioned, which are 

 written in an extremely entertaining manner, refer to his brief 

 sojourn in Western Australia, and were made chiefly in the 

 company of Messrs. E. A. and L. Le Souef, of the Perth Zoo. 

 Mr. Seth-Smith enjoys the reputation of being a successful 

 aviculturist. He now proves himself expert in the art of field 

 observation. Readers will look forward to the balance of Mr. 

 Seth-Smith's notes as they appear from time to time. 



