56 MATHEWS — Birds of the ('aims District, Queensland. 



Gheramoeca leucosternum stonei (Eastern black-and-white 

 swallow) — This bird nests in a burrow about three feet long; 

 if available seaweed is always used for the nest. The tunnel 

 is often enlarged up to nine inches or more at the inner end. 

 Dr. Morgan considers this is made by the birds to shelter in, 

 several birds often roosting in the same burrow. 



Hylochelidon nigricans (Tree martin) — A long series avail- 

 able from all parts of Australia. These could not be split up 

 into valid sub-species, except that a single specimen from the 

 Northern Territory, apparently H. nigricans rogersi, seemed 

 possibly to be justified. A specimen from North-west of Wes- 

 tern Australia was identical with an Adelaide bird. 



Birds of the Cairns District, Queensland. 



From Notes and Skins made by the late Capt. T. H. 

 Bowyer-Bower. 



No. 3. 



[By Gregory M. Mathews, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., M.B.O.U.] 



No. 54— Male.— Cairns, June 23, 1884. 



Irides bright red. Rare. Length 7.12 inches. 



191. Symposiachrus trivirgatus medius. Intermediate Spec- 



tacled Flycatcher. 

 No. 59— Male.— Peterson's Pocket, December 27, 1884. 

 Common. 



192. Monarcha melanopsis melanopsis. Black-faced Fly- 



catcher. 

 No. 58 — Male. — Peterson's Pocket, December 27, 1884. 

 Length 7.25 inches. Irides brown. Common. 



193. Coracina NoviEHOLLANDi^E connectens. Queensland 



Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike. 

 No. 21 — Female. — Barron River. August 22, 1884. 

 No. 22 — Male (immature). — Scrubby Creek, Januarv 12, 



1885. 

 Length 13 inches. Irides brown. Common. 



