38 THE WOMBAT. 



Mylitta tasmanica, Ten. -Woods. 

 Mysella donaciformis, Angas. 

 Mytilicardia aviculina, Lamarck. 

 Carditella pectinata, Tate and May. 

 Micula antipodum, Hanley. 

 Philobrya crenatuliiera, Tate. 

 Pteria zebra, Reeves. 

 Pecten asperrimus, Lamarck. 



A FEW BIRDS FROM THE GEELONG 

 DISTRICT. 



Mr. W. Shaw has the following birds among others in his 

 collection from this district. It will be noticed that they are all 

 unusual (for this part of the State), and some of them are very 

 rare. 



White-throated Thickhead — Pachycephala gutturalis. 



Crested Shrike — Falcunculus frontalus. 



Shining Flycatcher — Myiagra nitidau. 



Fire-tailed Finch — Zonceginthus bells. 



Spotted Ground -thrush — Cincelosoma punctatum. 



Satin Bowerbird — Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. 



From Steiglitz and Freshwater Creek. 

 Oriole — Oriolus vividis. 

 Apostle — Struthidea cinerea. 

 Yellow-tufted Honey eater — Ptilotis auricomis. 

 Leatherhead — Philemon corniculatus. 



From Steiglitz. 

 Black-chinned Honeyeater — Meltthreptus gularis. 

 Greenleek Parrakeet — -Poljtelis barrabandi. 



From the Brisbane Rsnges. 

 Orange-bellied Grass Parrakeet — Neophema chrysogastra. 

 Ground Parrakeet — Pezoporus formosus. 

 Swift Lorikeet — N anodes discolor. 



Purple-crowned Lorikeet — Glossopsittacus porphyrocephalus 

 Little Lorikeet — Glossopsittacus pusUlus. 

 Pacific Heron (Connewarre) — Ardea pacifica. 

 Little Bittern (Connewarre) — Ardetta minuta. 

 Darter (Connewarre) — Plotus nova hollandiee. 



He also has a fine swan (chenopis atrata) from Connewarre. 

 Instead of the usual black, this bird is of a soft fawn color. There 

 is one of a similar colour in the National Museum. 



