8 Order Passeriformes, Family Bicaeidie, Genus Pardalotinus. 



rostra novaclwllandiae) were met with upon the swamps. Cranes 

 of several species were seen, including- the fine "Native" com- 

 panion or Australian Crane (Mathewsia rubicunda). Ducks 

 were scarce. The common grey teal, the pink-eared duck, 

 and Tennant's maned goose, were all of this family met with, 

 The wedge-tailed eagle (the largest in the world) was unfor- 

 tunately being destroyed very fast by poison, and very few 

 living examples were seen. Little eagles and whistling eagles 

 were numerous, besides other members of the hawk family. 

 Boobook, winking and masked owls, were met with, the pink 

 cockatoo was only met with once, but the bare-eyed and rose- 

 breasted variety were very plentiful, parrots were not nume- 

 rous with the exception of shell parrots, which were in thou- 

 sands, swallows of three or four species were plentiful. The 

 rare desert-chat (Aslibyia lovensis) was taken as well as its 

 eggs, which are new to science. It was stated that there 

 were several items new to the science of ornithology to be 

 described. The chairman congratulated the speaker upon the 

 work accomplished, and upon his safe return. 



Order Passeriformes, Family Dicaeidae, Genus 

 Pardalotinus. 



Pardalotinus striatus subaffinis — Striped Diamond bird. 



Description — Upper Surface. — Forehead and crown of the 

 head deep black, nape black, each feather with a narrow stripe 

 <of white down the centre; lores black bordered above by a 

 broad stripe of orange yellow passing to the centre of the brflw 

 followed by a broad streak of white; ear coverts black stip- 

 pled with white; back, grey gradually changing to buff on the 

 rump and upper tail coverts. 



Under Surface — Chin, throat and upper breast bright yel- 

 low, bordered on the sides of the neck by white; breast and 

 abdomen white; flanks greenish yellow fading upwards and 

 backwards to buff; thighs buff; under tail coverts pale buff. 



Wing — Primaries black, all except the second with the 

 outer webs margined with white, the white margins becom- 

 ing broader and shorter towards the carpus, all are lightly tip- 

 ped with white, the inner webs of all are broadly margined 

 with greyish white. Secondaries black broadly tipped with 



