THE WOMBAT. 



27. Butcher Bird. An occasional visitor. 



28. Magpie Lark. Very plentiful and very useful. 



29. Black-faced Graucalus. Poorly represented. 



30. Rufous-breasted Thickhead. Plentiful. Its beautiful 



song may be heard all day. 



31. Gilbert's Thickhead. Very rare, and only found in 



thickly-timbered country. 



32. Harmonious Thrush. Well represented. Very tame 



and a good singer. 



33. Crested Shrike. Rarely met with. 



34. Crested Oresica. Represented through the whole district. 



It travels long distances in search of food. At times 

 uses a ventriloquist note, which makes its position 

 uncertain. 



35. White-shafted Fantail. Very rarely seen here. 



36. Black Fantail. Plentiful. 



37. Restless Flycatcher. Fairly plentiful and very useful in 



destroying moths, &c. 



38. Brown Flycatcher. Very plentiful and very useful. 



39. Short-billed Smicrornis. Usually goes in mobs of about 



a dozen. Feeds on small insects. Builds a beautiful 

 little nest of grass, the hole being on the side. 



40. Red-capped Robin. This beautiful little bird is fairly 



plentiful throughout the district, and is one of the best 

 friends the farmer has. It feeds principally on the 

 larva? of small moths. 



41. Flame Robin. Only occasional. I have not seen it 



breeding here. 



42. Hooded Robin. All over the district, breeding in secluded 



parts. 



43. Blue Wren. Of rare occurrence. Found it breeding on 



one occasion. 



44. White-winged Superb Warbler. Of rare occurrence, 



breeding here. 



45. Red-rumped Acanthiza. Fairly common. Breeds here, 



making its nest in the hollow of a tree. 



46. Little Acanthiza. Rather rare. Breeds here, making a 



beautiful hanging nest of grass in the leaves of gum 

 trees. 



47. Yellow-rumped Geobasileus. Fairly common throughout 



the district. . 



48. White-fronted Ephthianura. Plentiful throughout the 



district. A great caterpillar eater. 



