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 Family PRION OPIDAE. 



COLLURICINCLA RUFIVENTRIS WHITEI, MatliewS 



(Southern Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush). 

 Fairly plentiful near water. There seems little or no 

 difference between this and the southern bird. A nest was 

 observed in course of construction ; it was composed of strips 

 of bark and placed in a stump five feet from the ground. 



Grallina cyanoleuca, Latham (Magpie Lark). 



Observed once or twice at water-holes while travelling 

 along the Alberga River, but did not again appear in the dry 

 country. 



Family LANIIDAE. 



Cracticus nigrogularis mellori, Mathews 



(Southern Black-throated Butcher-Bird). 



A few met with along the dry water-courses. Their 



beautiful carol was heard night and morning. A very early 



bird, and at times very noisy. Skins collected and compared 



with those from the central districts show no variation. 



Bulestes torquatus ethelae, Mathews 

 (Southern Butcher-Bird). 

 Very rare ; only one or two seen. 



Oreoica cristata clelandi, Mathews (Crested Bell-Bird). 

 Found all through the country, but one could not say 

 they were plentiful. One of their notes resembles the camel 

 bell most wonderfully. Often to be seen searching over the 

 ground for food, when they hop along rapidly, but when 

 alarmed stand motionless, and are difficult to detect amidst 

 their grey surroundings. They are wonderful ventriloquists. 



Family PARIDAE. 

 Aphelocephala castaneiventrts whitei, C^) Mathews 



(Whiteface). 

 This subspecies, which we discovered the year previous to 

 this expedition, was plentiful all through the country. Took 

 a nest in the Everard Range, on August 8, 1914 ; it was com- 

 posed of grass and twigs, lined with animal fur, and placed 

 in a hollow mulga. The eggs were three in number, almost 

 round, the ground-colour greyish-white, spotted all over with 

 dark-red or purple markings. These are the first eggs taken of 

 this subspecies, and were described by H. L. White, ''Emu,'* 

 vol. XV., part 1, p. 36. 



(7) A. A. Record, vol. ii., No. 5. 



