590 MR. E. P. RAMSAY ON [Nov. 16, 
grasses all matted closely and thickly together, and having the ad- 
jacent leaves of the plant in which it is placed neatly sewed on to the 
side of the nest ; sometimes two or three broad leaves are sewed to- 
gether with cobweb, and the nest made between them. The eggs 
are about the size of those of Sericornis brevirostris, of a delicate 
blue, spotted rather largely with reddish brown; they are three in 
number. The nest is always placed near the ground where the 
grass growing through some broad-leaved plant affords it conceal- 
ment. 
100. SERICORNIS CITREOGULARIS. 
10]. S—ERICORNIS MAGNIROSTRIS. 
Both species plentiful in the dense scrubs; their large pendent 
nests hang like masses of moss-grown débris from almost every tree 
in certain parts. 
102. GEOBASILEUS CHRYSORRHOUS. 
I met with this species about 50 miles inland from Cardwell. 
There were also several Acanthize twittering in the scrub close by ; 
but I had no opportunity of determiniig the species. 
103. ANTHUS AUSTRALIS. 
Always abundant in similar situations to those it frequents in 
New South Wales. 
104. SPHENGACUS GALACTOTES. 
This species is one of the most common grass-birds ; universally 
dispersed ever the whole of Queensland. 
105. CALAMOHERPE AUSTRALIS. 
Found only on one occasion in tall reeds while we were shooting 
wild Geese (Anseranas melanoleucus); the note being exactly the 
same as that of the New-South-Wales bird, I presume it was the 
same species. Did not shoot any specimens. 
105*. MrrarrA HORSFIELDII. 
I found this species frequenting the dry parts of the grass beds 
all over the district of the Herbert river. 
106. AXGINTHA TEMPORALIS. 
This species appears to be very rare about Cardwell. I met with 
only one small troop at Dalrymple’s Gap, on the road to the Lower 
Herbert river. 
107. NEOCHMIA PHAETON. 
The most common species from Rockhampton north to Card- 
well. 
108. DonacoLa CASTANEOTHORAX. 
This and the preceding two species are the only ones I met with near 
