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CORACINA NOV^E-HOLLANDIjE MELANOPS (Black-faced 



Cuckoo-Shrike). 

 A very common bird throughout the country. Met with 

 in almost every situation, but did not see any signs of nesting. 



Lalage tricolor (White-shouldered Caterpillar-eater). 



These birds were fairly numerous, and scattered over all 

 the central regions. 



Family TIMELIID^E. 



Samtjela cinnamomea (Cinnamon Ground Bird). 



Plentiful in the sandhill country, and in the early morn- 

 ings could be heard calling to one another in their faint little 

 whistle. They can pass over the ground amongst the spinifex 

 bushes with great rapidity, and once lost sight of are seldom 

 seen again, for their colouration so harmonizes with the 

 country they inhabit. We found these birds a great distance 

 from any water, and it is my belief they can go the longest 

 without water of any of the ground birds. 



Pomatostomus temporalis rubeculus (Red-breasted 



Babbler). 



A common bird north of Qrown Point. They build large 

 stick nests in tall trees 40 to 50 feet from the ground. All 

 nests contained large young. Their habits are very like other 

 members of the genus. They move about in small parties, 

 hopping over the ground in a very nimble fashion, turning 

 over small stones, bark, etc., in search of insects, uttering 

 strange, harsh cries all the time. 



Morganornis superciliosus (White-browed Babbler). 



These birds were fairly plentiful till we reached the lati- 

 tude of Charlotte Waters, when P. rubeculus took their place, 

 and were seldom met with in the Northern Territory. 



Family TURDID^. 

 Parepthianura tricolor (Tricoloured Chat). 

 Fairly plentiful round Oodnadatta and was met with, at 

 times, up to the MacDonnell Ranges, but not in numbers. 

 This bird prefers the open scrub land to the plains. I have 

 noted this before, especially west of Port Augusta. Specimens 

 collected show very dark-red on head. 



Aurepthianura aurifrons (Orange-fronted Chat). 



Met with round Oodnadatta, but does not seem to go far 

 north as we did not see it in the Northern Territory. 



