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Family MEROPIDAE. 

 Cosmaerops ornatus, Latham (Australian Bee-eater). 

 These lovely birds were seen once or twice, but were not 

 numerous. Total length. Expanse of wings. 



October 2 ... 9 240 mm. 355 mm. 



October 3 ... tf 216 mm. (2) 355 mm. (?) 



Family CAPRIMULGIDAE. 

 Eurostopodus mystacalis, Temminck 

 (White-throated Nightjar). 

 The unmistakable call of this bird was heard upon several 

 occasions during the night-time. No specimens were taken. 



* Order COCCYGES. 

 Family CUCULIDAE. 

 Heteroscenes pallidus, Latham (Pallid Cuckoo). 

 Several birds seen and heard, but no specimens taken. 



Neochalcites basalis, Horsfield 

 (Narrow-billed Bronze Cuckoo). 

 Two or three came under notice, but no specimens having 

 been taken, it is impossible to say to which sub-species they 

 belonged. 



Order PASSERIFORMES. 



Family HIRUNDINIDAE. 

 Hirundo neoxena, Gould (Welcome Swallow). 

 Observed near human habitations. 



Cheramoeca leucosternum stone i, Mathews 



(Eastern White and Black Swallow). 



•These birds were fairly numerous in many parts of the 



oountry, and their nesting tunnels in the sides, of sand banks 



were often met with. During October they contained large 



young ones. 







Total length. 



Expanse of \vi 



October 5 



6 



108 mm. 



217 mm 



October 5 



9 



102 mm. 



208 mm 



Hylochelidon nigricans caleyi, Mathews (Tree Martin). 



These birds were in thousands in some localities They 

 clustered on the dead limbs of box trees till thev were 



(2)278 mm. to end of longest tail feathers. 



