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The Queensland Naturalist. 
Nov., 1925 
X^lacida.) Those two familiar birds the Black-and-White 
Fantail or Willie AVag^tail (Khi})idura leitcophrys) and 
the Magpie-lark or Peewee (Grallina picata) seemed to 
be commoner in the clear area tlian further inland. Tliere 
is little doubt that the clearing of bush-land for cultiva- 
tion has led to a great increase in the numbers of these 
two species in Australia generally. They did not ai>])ear 
to be specially common on this islandj where clearing 
has not been attempted. 
On the banks of fresh-water swamps in the cleared 
area I saw a Black-fronted Dotterel (Charadrius 
melanops) and a White-fronted Heron or Blue (’rane 
(Notophoyx novaehollandiae), birds which T did not see 
elsewhere. 
Just south of the creek mangroves begin to fringe 
the coast and extend thence soutlnvards. I did not 
explore the mangrove belt, which doubtless shelters the 
four s])ecies characteristic of the mangrove formation in 
Moreton Bay, viz., the Mangrove Bittern (Butorides 
striata), Mangrove Kingfisiier (Halcyon chloris), Man- 
grove AVarbler (Geiygone eantator) and Pasciated 
Honey-eater (Meliphaga faseiogularis). 
Penetrating inland from the o])en grassy dunes at 
the north end of the island one comes to higher sand- 
hills covered with trees, amongst which banksias pre- 
dominate. Tn this belt the White-cheeked Honey-eater 
(Meliornis sericea) was very abundant, but it was also 
found sparingly further inland. 
The central part of the north of the island appeared 
to consist of ridges clothed with a variety of trees and 
an undergrowth of bracken, alternating with swamps 
surrounded with tea-trees. Here T met with a considerable 
variety of perching birds on the timbered ridges or in Fhe 
tea-trees, but the swamps and reed-beds seemed to be 
entirely destitute of bird-life. 
Everywhere in this countrv the Brown Honey-eater 
(Stigmatops ocularis) was by far the commonest bird, 
and its varied notes, some of them very harmonious, were 
heard on all sides. Other nectar-lovers present were the 
Leatherhead (Tropidorhynehus cornieulatus), Little 
Friai*-bird (Philemon citreogularis), Sanguineous Honey- 
eater or Bloodbird (Myzomela sanguineolenta), AYhite- 
ehinned Honey-eater (Melithreptus albogularis) and 
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet or Greenie (Trichoglossus 
chlorolepidotus.) The insect-eaters included the Grey 
