Sept, 1924 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
99 
leaves of a similar tree, Avhile 011 the common fern was 
obtained a sin^'le specimen of Cissois marmoratus. Fron' 
a collector of the party I am indebted for a specimen ot 
Cerambyeidae (liesthesis ornata), a curious ]onj>-icorn 
of transparent wings, which to the uninitiated could 
easily be mistaken for a Avasp. 
From one of those who made the trip to Tangalooma 
I Avas kindly giA'^en a pair of (bcindelidac, or AAdia.t is 
commonly knoAvn as a tiger beetle. Mr. Illidge tells me 
that to his knoAvledge this is the first time 1 his beetle has 
been found so far north, its usual habitation being the 
coast of NeAV South Wales. 
Though the collecting proved so poor T am quite of 
the opinion that during tlie hotter months in a good season 
Coleoptera should be fairly plentiful on this Avonderful 
island, as doAvering shrubs seem to be abundant. 
List of Beetles. 
Cicindela upsilon (Tangalooma *'sand lake.’' the 
usual Queensland coast s])ecies is C. albicans), Cyelojio- 
turn mastersi, Hololcpta sidnensis, Telephorus nobilitatus, 
<Edemeridae sp. (?), ('hromomoea fusca, Syraphyletes 
compos, (Jisseis duodecim maeulata, Fisseis marmorata, 
Automolus Si)., Edusa sp.. Paro])sis brunnea, Paropsis 
variolosa, Paropsis species, Hesthesis ornata, Leptops 
fasciatus, Mylocerus species (?), PolAqAhrades species, 
Belus semi-punctatus, Orthorrhinus cylindrirostris Khin- 
aria signifera. 0 
BIRD LIFE AT COWAN COWAN, MORETON ISLAND, 
EASTER, 1924. 
By Miss Hilda Geissmann. 
Bird life at CoAvan FoAvan during the recent Caiiii)- 
Out Avas on the AAdiole disappointing. Though many bird 
notes could be heard, nearly all Avere from the noisy Avee 
throats of the little BroAvn Honey-eaters. These lively 
birds Avere numberless, and made a delightful and melod- 
ious clatter, as they feasted among the Banksia blooms. 
Bathing time in the pools beneath the tea trees aa^s also 
a time of riotous Avhistling and singing A\nth these brown 
sprites. Flashing in and out of the Avater, they Avere 
almost too quick for the eye to folloAV, but the whirring 
vAungs made a pleasing accompaniment to the gay whistles 
and tuneful trills of the bathers. 
The AAdiite-cheeked honey-eaters Avere fairly numerous 
also; their clear, double note could easily be distinguished 
among the many calls of the BroAAm Honey-eater. 
