WHITE— A Trip on the Cooromj. 



No. 2. $ , length, 265 m.in. ; spread of wing from body to 

 tip, 164 m.m.; spread of wings, 381 m.m. Iris, rich reddish- 

 brown ; bill and feet, black. 



Bulestes torquatus ethelae (Mathews). Southern Butcher 

 Bird. — A pair of these birds was so quiet in camp that they 

 would take food from the hand. 



Neositta pileata tcnuirostris (Gould). Slender-billed Tree- 

 runner. — A family of these charming little birds was met with 

 in the sheoak country. One bird, a $ taken, measured — 

 length, 126 m.m. Wing from body to tip, 70 m.m. ; spread of 

 wings, 158 num. 



Melithreptiis utricapillus (Latham). Brown-headed 



Honey-eater. Small parties were moving about from tree 

 top to tree top on the mainland. One bird taken, $ — length, 

 133 m.m.; wing from 'body to tip, 95 m.m.; spread of wings, 

 210 m.m. 



Meliphaga sonora (Gould). iSouhern Singing Honey-eater. 

 These birds were numerous on the mainland, and were occa- 

 sionally seen in the sand dunes, two male birds were taken, 

 which measured as follows. No. 1, — length, 203 m.m.; wing 

 from foody to tip, 127 m.m. ; spread of wings,, 298 m.m. No. 2 

 — Length, 203 m.m.; wing, 127 m.m.; spread of wings, 293 m.m. 



Meliomis novaeliollandiae subassimilis (Mathews). South 

 Australian White-bearded Honey-eater. — Numerous on the 

 mainland, a $ — length, 178 m.m.; wing, 105 m.m.; spread of 

 wings, 241 m.m. 



Myzantha melanocephala whiter (Mathews) Southern 

 Black-headed Minah. — Numbers of these noisy birds were met 

 with on the mainland, mostly in the scrub or open forest 

 country, two specimens taken. No. 1. $ — Length, 290 m.m.; 

 wing from body to tip, 178 m.m.; spread of wings, 412 m.m. 

 No. 2. $ — Length, 280 m.m.; wing, 190 m.m.; spread of 

 wings, 430 m.m. 



Acanthagenys rufogularis cygnus (Mathews). Southern 

 ISpiny-Checked Honey-eater. — Fairly plentiful on the main- 

 land, not seen on the sandhills between the Coorong and the 

 sea. The specimen taken was a very dull bird, showing but 

 little rufous on the throat, it was a $ , and measured — length, 

 254 m.m.; wing from body to tip, 228 m.m.; spread of wings, 

 344 m.m. 



