62 Order Passiformes, Family Zoster&pidae, Genus Zosterops. 



A young bird was seen feeding quite close, about three 

 yards off. It took off the bark from a palm-tree and devoured 

 the insects. Frequently it could be seen hanging head down- 

 wards and climbing about in all positions. 



315. Strepera graculina robinsoni. Northern Pied Crow- 

 Shrike. 

 Common and generally to be seen round the gardens 

 where there is Indian corn growing. One bird was picked 

 up covered with sticky seeds one and a half inches long and 

 of an elongated shape ; they had stuck the feathers together in 

 such a wav that the bird was unable to fly. 



Order Passiformes, Family Zosteropidae, 

 Genus Zosterops. 



Zosterops lateralis westemensis — Southern White Eye (Silver 



Eye). 



Description. — Forehead, crown, sides of head and neck 

 bright olive-green, eyes surrounded by a ring of silvery-white 

 feathers, a black line below the eye and extending from the 

 anterior margin of the eye to the gape, back ashy-grey, rump 

 and upper tail coverts bright olive green. Tail feathers brown, 

 their outer webs narrowly margined with olive green, throat 

 greyish white, washed with yellowish green, breast pale ashy 

 grey, abdomen greyish white, under tail coverts greyish white, 

 washed with yellow, sides of body and flanks olive brown. 

 Primaries and secondaries dark brown, all except the first pri- 

 mary margined with bright olive green on their outer webs, 

 inner web of primaries and secondaries margined with buffy 

 white, in the former this does not extend to the apical fourth 

 of the feather. Upper wing coverts brown, washed with olive 

 green. Iris brown, bill, legs and feet slaty brown. The female 

 is similar to the male. 



Total length, 116 m.m.; wing, 58 m.mi; tail, 47 m.m.; tar- 

 sus, 58 m.m.; bill, 10 m.m. 



Distribution. — All the southern parts of South Australia 

 and Victoria, extending north about as far as Port Augusta. 



