28 ZIETZ — Current Observations. 



July 25th. — The Yellow Wings (Meliornis novw holla ndiw 

 subassimilis) Hew out of nest in the garden fully fledged. 



August 5th. — Found nest in the orchard of Ephthiwvum 

 albifrons with one egg of FJphthianura, and one egg of Neochal- 

 cites basilis melloH. The nest was on the ground, and the cock 

 Ephthianura was sitting closely. 



Early in August the Pallid Cuckoo [Hetcroscenes pallidas) 

 was whistling freely. 



August 11th. — Found nest of Warty -faced Honey-eater 

 (Zanthomiza pJiri/yia tregelldsi) just completed, situated in the 

 fork of a Peppermint (E. odorata) about 10 feet from the 

 ground. The outside of nest composed of bark and grass 

 stems: the infide well lined with soft vegetable fibre and cot- 

 ton. On the 17th (six days later) there were two eggs slightly 

 incubated. 



August 21st. — Grey Shrike-Thrush (Colluricincla harmo- 

 nica victoria') fledged and left the nest. 



Warty-faced Honey-eaters are exceedingly numerous in 

 our district this year, much more so than is usual. 



August . — On this date we examined a Southern Little 



Wattle Bird {Anthoeluera chri/soptera intermedia) nest. This 

 was built in a loquat in my garden. Although the bird had 

 been sitting for several days there was only one egg. On 

 the 23rd August the chick was a fair size, covered with black 

 down. Is the laying of only one egg due to the exceptionally 

 dry season, or is one a full clutch in many cases? I have 

 found usually two eggs to form a clutch of this species. 



[Clutch of one egg not uncommon. — Eds.] 



Birds observed in our Garden at Kingswood. 



From F. R. Zietz. 

 During the past week a small flock of Waxbills or Red 

 eye-browed Finches (Aegintha temporalis loftyi) paid us several 

 visits. In the early days of this State these birds were plenti- 

 ful on the Adelaide plains, but since the land has been cleared 

 and built upon they have retreated to the moist gullies of the 

 Mount Lofty Ranges, where they seek shelter in the braken 

 fern and dense shrubs. Their appearance is nrobably due to 

 the dryness of the season. The Southern Black-headed Minahs 

 (Myzaniha melanocephala, wMtei) are again in evidence, and fre- 



