MORGAN— Birds on the River Murray. -1-07 



Climacteris erythrops superciliosa (White-browed Tree 



Creeper) Fairly common in the mallee near Renmark. A 



bird shot measured:— Total length, 14.5 cm.; spread, 25.5 

 cm.; bill, 1.3 cm.; wing-, 8.1 cm.; tarsus, 2 cm. Bex, $. 

 Iris, dark brown; legs and feet, black; inside of mouth, grey- 

 ish black. Stomach contents, insect remains. ' The speci- 

 men is somewhat darker in general coloration than birds from 

 the north-west of Port Augusta. 



NeocMmia picunma (Brown Tree Creeper).— Fairly common 

 in the big timber near the river. 



Pardalotus punctatus xanthopygius (Yellow-.rumped Dia- 

 mond Bird). — Fairly common near Renmark, both in the big 

 timber and the mallee. A specimen measured :— Total 

 length, 8.80 cm.; spread, 16.50 cm.; wing, 4.7 cm.; bill 

 broken; tarsus, 1.60 cm. Sex, $. Iris, brown; feet, brown; 

 inside of mouth, flesh colour. Stomach contents, .insect re- 

 mains. 



Pardalotus striatus subaffinis (Striped Diamond Bird).— 

 Common throughout the trip in big gums and mallee. A 

 specimen measured :— Total length, 10 cm.; spread, 19 cm.; 

 bill, .60 cm.; wing, 5 cm.; tarsus, 1.60 cm. Sex, $ . Iris, 

 greyish black; bill, black; base of lower jaw, light horn colour; 

 inside of mouth, white; feet, blackish grey. Stomach con- 

 tents, insect remains and a large green catjferpillar. 



Melithreptus atricapillus mallee (Brown-headed Honey 

 Eater).— Seen occasionally near Renmark on the box flats, and 

 in the mallee. Two specimens were shot. The first measured: 

 — Total length, 13 cm. ; spread, 18 cm. ; wing, 6 cm. ; bill, 1.20 

 cm.; tarsus, 1.50 cm. Sex, $. Iris, dark brown; bill, 

 black ; legs and feet, brown ; inside of mouth, yellow . Stomach 

 contents, insect remains. The second measured: — Total 

 length, 12 cm.; spread, 16 cm.; wing, 6.10 cm.; bill, 1 cm.; 

 tarsus, 1.40 cm. Sex, 2. Iris, brown; bill, black; bare 

 skin around eye, dull yellow; feet, brown. Stomach con- 

 tents, insect remains and a small green caterpillar. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata (Striped Honey Eater). — A small 

 flock seen feeding in the large red gums on Goat Island. One 

 specimen shot measured: — Total length, 21 cm.; spread, 31.5 

 cm. ; wing, 9 cm. ; bill, 1.60 cm. ; tarsus, 2.20 cm. Sex, $ . 

 Iris, dark brown; bill, upper jaw, dark horn, lower jaw, light 

 horn at the base, tip darker; feet, blue grey; inside of mouth, 

 light horn colour. Stomach contents, beetles and some 

 triturated vegetable matter. 



