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crowded out; then they would fly off with one impulse in a 

 cloud to again assemble as before. In one or two places they 

 were nesting in the hollow spouts of the box trees. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



October 6 ... J 127 mm. 286 mm. 



Lagenoplastes ariel, Gould (Fairy Martin). 



Upon more than one occasion these birds were found 

 nesting on the underside of leaning box trees, on the banks 

 of the Cooper. At Mungeranie great numbers of the strange 

 retort-shaped nests were clustered under the verandah of the 

 police station. 



October 4 ... 9 127 mm. 256 mm. 



Family MTJSCICAPIDAE. 

 Microeca fascinans, sub sp. (?) (Brown Flycatcher). 



This bird is of exceptionally light colouration. I can- 

 not say if it is M. f. pallida, De Vis, not having seen 

 that bird. Have compared it with skins from the Northern 

 Territory but found it a much paler bird. Should it not be 

 M. f. pallida, would suggest the specific name of ba/rcoo. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



September 30 <$ 140 mm. 262 mm. 



September 30 9 140 mm. 259 mm. 



October 3 ... g 140 mm. 269 mm.(?) 



Whiteornis goodenovii, Vigors and Horsfield 

 (Southern Red-capped Robin). 



One or two examples came under notice during the early 

 part of our journey. 



Pachycephala. sp.(?) (Thickhead). 



The unmistakable note of a bird of this genus was heard 

 several times, but in spite of all efforts no specimen could be 

 secured. 



Rhipidura flabellifera whitei, Mathews 



(South Australian Fantail). 



One bird taken on the Cooper below Cuttapirie Corner. 



Leucocirca tricolor, Vieillot (Black and White Fantail). 



This very familiar bird was met with not only around 

 stations, but hundreds of miles from any habitation. Only 

 a pair or a single bird seen in any one localitv. 



