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14. Steepera aeguta, Gould. 

 Observed near the settlement (L). 



It is probable that both species of Black Magpie are found 

 on the island The Hill Crow-shrike is an early breeder in the 

 South, where I have found full-grown young at the end of 

 November. 



15. Geaucalus paevieosteiSj Gould. 



A visitant to Maria Island, departing in March (B). 



My son did not observe this species in April ; it probably 

 leaves the East Coast early in the autumn, though I have 

 seen it in the Domain at Hobart as late as the first week 

 in May. 



16. CoLLYEiociNCLA EECTiEOSTEis, Jard. and Selby. 

 Observed in the scrub about Bernacchi's Creek, near the 



settlement (L). 



17. Pachycephala glaijcuea, Gould. 



Found on the West Coast ; a specimen procured in pepper- 

 mint bush on the hills south of the settlement (L). 



18. Ehipidtjea sattjeata, Sharpe. 



The Tasmanian Fantail was observed in numbers near the 

 settlement, frequenting briar bushes and scrub near the creek 

 with the same tame habits which always characterise it (L). 



This interesting genus of fly-catchers has an almost exclusive 

 oceanic distribution and numbers a great many species (53), 

 some of which are peculiar to small islands in the Pacific. The 

 most northerly species are the two " Pan tails " of India, one 

 of which is the pretty little Ceylonese bird, H. Albifrontafa, 

 which extends to the N-W. Himalayas. Sharpe has recently 

 separated the Tasmanian bird from the Australian B. Alhiscapa, 

 on account of its larger size, darker head and throat-collar, and 

 richer under surface. He gives the wing of two specimens as 

 2*9 against 2'75 in the Australian bird. An example in my 

 collection in the adolescent stage measures only 2"7. The 

 back is dark olive-brown, with broad rufescent tips to the back 

 feathers, and narrower margins of the same on the hind neck 

 and nape ; the tippings of the lesser wing coverts are also 

 fulvous. A series of these birds from the North Coast, 

 King's and Flinders Islands would be valuable, in order to 

 determine the question of the gradation or otherwise of OTir 

 species into the Australian form. 



19. Petececa Leggii, Sharpe. 



The Scarlet-breasted Eobin was not uncommon along the 

 West Coast, and observed near the settlement (L). 



