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4. Grallina picata. Magpie-Lark. (Hall's Key, 
p. 10.) 
Sk. ad. and jav. 5.10.99. Katanning. 
One notices the fact that in western birds there is a 
lack of vivacity and a want of melody in the voice. The 
eastern and western representatives of this species shew a 
remarkable difference in this respect, for, while one pipes 
pleasantly, the other gives forth a broken and unpleasant 
series of jarring notes. The call is harsh and creaky, and so 
continuous as to resemble grinding. In the Denmark River 
and Albany districts I did not meet with a specimen, so that 
my first impressions were formed at Katanning, where young 
birds were es^saying their first flights in a tree in the town. 
5. CoLLYRiociNCLA RUFivENTRis. Rufous-bellicd Shrikc- 
Thrush. (Hall's Key, p. 11.) 
Sk. ad. ? . 28.9.99. Tor Bay, Albany. 
I met with this species breeding freely at Geraldton. 
Five clutches of eggs that I found varied in a similar way to 
those of C. harmonica. 
Like that eastern bird, it prefers to have the nest as well 
hidden as possible, and chooses a twiner (Cuscuta) where it 
can. I found the whole depth of a nest to be 3*75 inches 
and that of the bowl 2*25 inches ; diameter 5-5 inches x 4 
inches, making the structure ovate. One such had been 
used for two seasons, and was formed of Melaleuca bark, 
the lining being composed of rootlets of a wiry nature. 
6. Graucalus mentalis. Little Cuckoo-Shrike. (Hall's 
Key, p. 12.) 
Imm. sk. ? . 30.9.99. Tor Bay, Albany. 
Near the mouth of the Denmark River I noticed several 
individuals of what appeared to be this species on the wing. 
This skin agrees with the description in the key supplied 
for the species by Dr. Sharpe, but I quite believe that 
a good series of skins would allow of fuller keys with 
which to work. There is so wide a range of measurements 
between G. melanops, G. parvirostris, G. hypoleucus, and 
G. mentalis that the identification of a specimen is most 
