to be seen climbing the trunks searching for insects ; they are 
both best located by their shrill whistles. Of the Wood-Swallows 
the Dusky is always in the Park but the Masked and White- 
browed Wood Swallows come together in large numbers at 
irregular intervals, usually in later spring, and then breed in 
numbers. 
The Superb Blue- Wren, the male well earning the name by 
his wondrous pale blue and deep blue colouring, may often be 
seen in a company of sombre-hued hen birds or immature males. 
Of larger birds, the Magpie-Lark in black and white, with its 
peculiar call and nest made of mud, is a characteristically Austra- 
lian species. The Black- faced Cuckoo-shrike, grey with a black 
head, may be heard calling as it passes with undulating flight from 
tree to tree. A rarer bird, silently running through the under- 
growth, is the Ground Thrush. 
Passing to the Honeyeaters, the genus Melithreptus is 
represented by three species. The White-naped Honeyeater, 
often called by boys the “Black-cap,” is present in the Park 
throughout the year ; not only does it take its toll of honey when 
the gum trees are in flower, but it is also a most industrious 
insect-feeder, working both in the saplings and in the tops of 
gum trees. The Black-chinned Honeyeater is almost as common 
and, owing to its extremely loud call-note, is more in evidence 
than its smaller relative, the “White-naped/ The Brown-headed 
is more of an irregular visitor, although coming to the Park in 
numbers when the red gums are in flower. 
Probably the Yellow-winged Honeyeater is more numerous 
or, at any rate, more noticeable, than any of the genus 
Melithreptus. The brilliant yellow in its wings, the streaked chin 
markings and long curved black bill make this friendly bird 
more conspicuous. Its near relative, the Crescent Honeyeater, 
although occurring in the Park, keeps almost entirely to the 
stringybark zone ; its loud liquid notes quickly make its presence 
known in the spring season, but it is never numerous, and keeps 
to the highest levels. It also has the conspicuous yellow coloura- 
tion in its wings, but is easily distinguished from the preceding 
by the dark crescent mark on its breast. The Noisy Miner, even 
when not seen, can be heard amongst the big red gums in the 
more open parts of the Park. 
The largest of our South Australian Honeyeaters, the Red 
Wattle-Bird, and its smaller relative, the Little Wattle-Bird, 
both pay periodic visits to the Park in large numbers, although 
they do not arrive at exactly the same time. The loud, guttural 
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