BY KENDAL BROAD FOOT, ESQ. 



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C. cantillans, Gld. The Black-breasted Cincloramphus, was 

 very common on open downs at Springsure. 



Sphenosacus galactotes, Temm. I obtained specimens of 

 this tawny grass-bird in August in the long grass 

 which occurs at the junction of Louisa Creek with 

 the Fitzroy River. I also saw numerous examples of 

 what 1 took to be the same bird on the grassy islands of the 

 same river, also at Springsure. 



Mirafra Horsfieliiii, Gld., Horsfield's Bush Lark. This bird, 

 which sings the life-long night, I met with on the plains 

 at Springsure, but did not see it at Barcdtline. 



Fixches — Estrelda ( Stictoptera) Bichenon'i, Vig. and Hors. 



Bicheno's Finch This was met with both in the valley 

 of the Fitzroy and as far west as Barcaldine. 



E. (/Egintha) temporal s), Lath. The Red-bill Finch. This 

 was a common bird at Black Gin Creek, Rockhampton, 

 in July, but I did not meet with it further inland. 



E. (Aidemosyw) modesta% Gld. The Plain-coloured Finch. 

 Barcaldine, November ; Upper Fitzroy. 



E. (Xeochmia) phaeton, Homb. and Jacq. The Crimson 

 Finch. This bird I saw amongst the long grass growing 

 near the Upper Fitzroy, beyond Yaamba. It occurred in 

 flocks of ten or twelve. It has also been noticed to 

 frequent the islands in the river. 



E. {Stagonopleura) guttata, Shaw. The Spotted-sided Finch. 

 Was met with at Springsure. 



E. {Tccniopygia) castanotis, Gld. The Chestnut-eared or Zebra 

 Finch. This I observed at Barc°ldine, but nowhere else 

 in the district. 



Poephila ctncta, Gld. The Banded Finch. Upper Fitzroy. 

 This is a common bird at BarcaLline. During my stay 

 there in November I observed that it occurred in com- 

 panies near the edges of gidya scrubs. 



Donacola castaneotltora.v, Gld. The Chestnut-breasted Finch. 

 Upper Fitzroy. 



