April. 1931 
The Queensland N'aturalist. 
Flyeatpher are visitors to the island which we did not see 
recently. 
Odd Black-t'aced Cuckoo-Shrikes C'Blue Jays'") were 
noted not far from Myora, and in the same locality we 
again saw several Pied Caterpillar-eaters. The latter hand- 
some bird is one of the ‘'permanents," and its queer 
“Kar-r-r" can usually be heard about the semi-scrub near 
the coast. Tt is a larger bird than the White-shouldered 
( 'aterpillar-eater (a visitor to the island), but has none 
of the small relative's merry voice. We did not see any 
Wrens, but on an earlier occasion (last spring) a Maluru;^ 
suggesting the somewhat rare M. cyanocMam]js was seen 
at the south end of the island. A few Grass- Warblers- 
{Visiic(Aa') inhabit the same swampy areas. 
Quite a small contingent of the graceful White-rumped 
Wood-Swallows frequently Hew about our camp. No other 
Artamus has such a predilection for coastal areas. Another 
weakness of the White-rump is to take possession of old 
nests of the Mud-lark i(iralUna) . We saw no less than 
five of these birds clamouring over such a nest, placed high: 
in a eucalypt. Three of the birds were insicle and two- 
outside. and the whole purport of the discussion appeared 
to be regrets that the discovtuy had been made at the wrong 
tiiiK' of the year. AH five Wood-Swallows hew away 
subsequently. 
A solitary Tree-Creeper {VUwacterus) noted far inland 
is probably the first record of this genus for tlie island. 
Previously it had appeared that this bird’s place was taken 
by the sweet-voiced Rufous Thrush, which often climbs 
trees after the manner of the Tree-Creepers. We saw no' 
Rufous Thrush this time, however : only a few of the 
(‘ommon Grey Thrushes were noted. Another interesting 
solitary individual was the handsome fish-tailed Drongo. 
Passing by the ^Fi.stletoe-Bird {Dicmnn)^ whieh breeds^ 
on the i.sland, and one or two other common species, we 
come to those typical, merry Australians, the Honeyeaters. 
Including three species of Hcney-Parrots. at least ten 
s[>ecies of these birds eame under notice. Some, indeed, 
forced themselv( s under notice by their sustained shouts: 
and chuckles. Tliere seemed to be something of a noise- 
eompetition in progress between tlie large Leather- 
head {Tropidorlnfnchuii^ and the small Stigmotops. 
('ommeiisiirate with its size, this little Brown (loney- 
eater has one of the biggest of bird-voices. Among the- 
other nectar-lovers were the dainty Scarlet Iloneyeater 
(M yzomeJa) ^ a Melithreptus, FtiloHs chry<iopHy the White-* 
cheeked Iloneyeater {Meliorn is sericea ) — which pretty 
study in black, white, and gold seems to differ in voice* 
