iMX in l In' creek hear I lie camp, ami ’.vus 
easily idea! ifio l. 
"Next nit! ninn ! !ii* Ti -mniiiuii ..'mi'.' 
calcrs were very busy round I lie 
ramp, whilst a pair of Spnllt’i! 
i•iaiiiomi birds were engaged s:ek- 
inX i heir 11 n h i 1 1 11 x meal in ilie 
brunches nf a eucalyptus near by, tile 
male pausing runtimialv in his work to 
e'evale lii' crest, and niter hi- shrill pip¬ 
ing cry. A pair of Wattle bird* in soiui; 
ol the trees higher up the slopes of tile 
iiiIwere giving forth their peculiar 
harsli, till only n. A Her breakfast, a 
party of tis ascended the lulls lo the 
soiltii-cast of the ramp, called, 1 believe. 
The 11 Heards. These were found lo be 
very disappoint in;? in the bird-line, as 
only a few kind* were located, one being 
of special interest, namely, a fine male 
specimen of the Sparrow Hawk. The fol¬ 
lowing were also noted:—Spotted Ground 
Thrush, Hill Grow Sluike, Tasmanian 
Honey-eater, Rrown-Inil, Dusky and iied- 
breasted Robins. 
‘•Dur next trip wa* to Thouili, cr 'Aiu: 1 - 
glass Hay. and we were mote fortunate 
in the number of birds seen and recognis¬ 
ed by their note. On the way up to the 
top of the divide a nest of the Dusky 
Robin of lost reason was discovered con¬ 
taining the remains of three eggs, two ot 
which had two 'innll holes in the side, as 
if a snake had found out the nest, and 
sucked the eggs it was worthy of note 
that this nest was situate on the smith- 
east side of a hollow tree, and not in any 
wav sheltered trnin that direction, which 
I have been told is the weather quarter in 
that district. This is not generally the 
ease, as the birds seem to know Dom what 
quarter they may expect min, and to 
guard against it by plncing their msl on 
the ee-side of the tree or stump which 
thev have selected for building purposes. 
As soon as we began to descend the east¬ 
ern slopes of 1 lie divide, a fair number ot 
birds were seen. Tasmanian, New Hol¬ 
land and Yellow-throated lbmey-eaters 
made Hie gu'ly ring with their various 
notes, whilst on either side a pair ot 
Shrike Thrushes were calling and answer¬ 
ing one another anoss tile gull,', then 
beautiful liquid notes being heard to per¬ 
fection. As we approached the sea-shore 
(he notes of both Thickheads were haurd. 
and soon nftei wards the birds were both 
seen; Grevtail and Olivaceous, as well 
al-o a line specimen of Flame-breasted 
Robin, the only one noted during the 
trip. Here, too. the Serieornis ulid Fink- 
breasted Robin were seen. We then left 
the scrub, and went along the beach tor 
about a mile. I lie only bird not before 
seen being the Black-capped BoltreH. In 
the I my, the Ground Lark and Striated 
field Wien were seen, and in the reeds 
bordering on one of the lagoons a fine 
specimen of the Australian Hitieru was 
disturbed Dom hi- middnv meal. 
“Near the sea—In.re. ill O’le :>f I he gullies 
near the Lemon Ruck, we were looking 
ai a last year’- ne-t of the Hill Grow 
Shrike, alien I he alarum cry of n pan- 
of Grow- drew our iiilfiilim to a tini 
Sea Magic winging his flight round l lie 
hay. ami flu a ly disappeared amongst the 
high roek.v cliff- to the X.W.. w hose ino-l 
probably iii' eerie was situated. Oil the 
way bark lo camp some Green bal lots ami 
Rlnrk Go-kale: - were -ceil, I lie li Her giv¬ 
ing voi c lo l heir weird cry, which echoed 
back from the cliffs and rocks like the 
wai’iug of some lu-t -piiif. 
“The fid lowing day t he bii ds no! ed were . 
While-eye. Foriy-spotted Diamond bird, 
several Honey-eaters. Malimis. Sorieot- 
nis, and two i : el!guiii', the last-named be¬ 
ing too far oft io determine whether they 
were the Lilt c or Fairy. 
•'On Tiie-day morning several Black- 
eappeil Honey-eaters were seen in tic 
trees loiinil the camp, being the first time 
these bird- were seen during the trip. As 
the steamer was moving out of I lie hay 
the note of a Hotelier bird was heard from 
a group of trees some distance from where 
I lie camp had been. <!n the homeward 
trip the u-un. -en bin's weie again in 
evidence, as was al-o a fine Sooty Alba¬ 
tross, which was seen skimming over the 
" aye- to the noil ii of Maria Island, 
while nearer at hand a l*etre! was observ¬ 
ed, this most likelv being the Atlantic 
Petrel. I'pon nearing Maria island a 
huge lloek ol birds io-c from Rabbit Is¬ 
land, but a- they -oon a'ighted again, ii 
was ditfiru t to place them, but from their 
flight as seen through the field-gla-ses 
they appeared to lie H ue-Handed Gras- 
Pan a keet-. 
"The above contains a full list of biitls 
as observed by the writer, and, with the 
exception oi some Quail. Ruck, ami Swan, 
which were reported lo have been seen 
bv other inembers. forms a complete list 
of I lie birds of the Sehmiten Peninsula, 
which doe- not seem to he tlie home of 
many birds; blit, doubtless, a mine pro¬ 
longed "tny during the spring months of 
the year, and a fill er investigation of the 
swamps, lagoons, and islands woubl add 
many more birds to the list, which is only 
the record of a four dry-' stay.” 
Mr. Hut lev, however, does not mention 
a lies! of the Sea Eagle in the northern 
end of Wineglass Hay. It was in a eiicnl- 
vpt. mid between 60ft. and 70ft. ui>, not as 
high as these birds usually build. An 
excellent photo of this nest is shown. 
Later there will be a few words more to 
say about the Black Swan. 
