456 

 Family CAMPOPHAGIDAE. 



CORACINA NOVAE-HOLLANDIAE MELANOPS, Latham. 



Seen in several localities. 



Lalage tricolor, Swainson 

 (White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater) . 

 These birds were very plentiful all through the country; 

 many in full breeding plumage, and seemed to be on the 

 move in a southerly direction. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



September 16 tf 183 mm. 310 mm. 



September 22 $ 173 mm. 310 mm. 



September 22 ^ 191 mm. 286 mm. 



October 7 ... <-? 177 mm. 304 mm. 



— 9 191 mm. 304 mm. 



October 19 ... $ 111 mm. 298 mm. 



Family TIMELIIDAE. 

 Samuela cinnamomea, Gould (Cinnamon Ground Bird). 

 These birds were not nearly so plentiful as met with 

 during my former trips into more central districts. They 

 show a great preference for stony country, and I have never 

 met with them in the sandhills. Fully-fledged young were in 

 company with the parent birds. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



September 25 9 220 mm. 343 mm. 



September 25 9 217 mm. 281 mm. 



September 26 3 215 mm. 278 mm. 



October 16 ... 9 202 mm. 278 mm. 



Pomatostomus ruficeps, Hartlaub 

 (Chestnut-crowned Babbler). 

 These birds were fairly plentiful along the Strzelecki 

 Creek, moving about in small parties of four or five up to a 

 dozen. Their favourite haunts were the thick lignum bushes, 

 growing on flooded ground. It was very difficult to flush them 

 from their bushes, for they would hop about in the middle 

 of the bush, uttering their scolding notes, and all at once 

 dart off from the other side, and by the time one rushed round 

 the flock would be just seen entering another bush, to go 

 through the same performance. Many fully-fledged young 



accompanied the adult birds. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



September 20 9 215 mm. 330 mm. 



September 22 j 220 mm. 278 mm. 



September 23 <j 202 mm. 278 mm. 



