Collection of Birds from Western Australia . G89 
c-e. d $ . Dale Fiver, 30th Dec.-4th Jan. 
/. Ad. Carnarvon, 5th Aug. 
g-i. A • Clifton Downs, 7th & 9th Oct. 
Iris dark brown ; bill dusky-black, yellowish at the gape; 
legs brown. 
[The Tree-Swallow was very plentiful in the southern and 
north-western districts, but did not extend very far inland. 
It nests in small hollow branches at the tops of trees and, 
very rarely, in clefts among the cliffs. I once noticed it 
breeding inside a ventilator under the roof of a house.— 
g . a s.] 
Petrochelidon ariel Gould. 
Petrochelidon ariel Math. p. 61. 
a-c. A $ • Waggon Hill, 14th Sept. 
Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs dark brown. 
[The Fairy-Martin was local, but was fairly plentiful 
in some localities on the Gascoyne Fiver. It makes its 
curious retort-shaped nests against sand-banks or cliffs.— 
G. C. &.] 
Cheramceca leucosternum Gould. 
Cheramoeca leucosternum Math. p. 61. 
a. ? . Parker's Fange, 10th Aug. 
b-g. d $ et $ imm. Hawksnest, 2nd-6th Nov. 
h. $ . Carnarvon. 5th Aug. 
Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs brown. 
[The White-backed Swallow was fairly plentiful in the 
north-western and central districts, nesting in holes in cliffs 
and sand-banks.— G. C. £.] 
Hirundo neoxena Gould. 
Hirundo neoxena , Math. p. 60. 
a, b. ? . King Fiver, 22nd Dec. & 21st Jan. 
c-k. d ? • Bernier Island, 19th June-4th July. 
Iris dark brown; bill and legs black or dark brown. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 6‘2-6‘75 inches. 
[The Welcome Swallow was very plentiful : it was not 
observed further inland than Southern Cross.—G. C. $.] 
[To be continued.] 
