V °'i 9 X 25 1V - ] WOL,STENHOIyME —Birds of Camp-Out 243 
Notes on the Birds observed during the 
Queensland Congress and Camp-out, 
1924 
By H. WORSTENHORME, R.A.O.U., Wahroonga, Sydney. 
Part II.—Continued 
Baza subcristata. Crested Hawk.—Some of these birds were seen 
about Byfield; at Water Park Creek Mr. Sharland discovered a nest 
on which a bird was sitting:. Nearer the camp at the mouth of By¬ 
field Creek a tree was pointed out which contained four old nests of 
this hawk. 
Falco subniger. Black Falcon.—One of these falcons was seen by 
Mr. Alexander at Fitzroy Vale. 
leracidea berigora. Brown Hawk.—Seen a few times.—At Fitzroy 
Vale a pair had a nest in a tree on a small hill by The Goose Lagoon. 
Cerchneis cenchroides. Nankeen Kestrel.—Seen very occasionally. 
Pandion haliaetus. Osprey.—Several of these handsome birds were 
seen on North Keppel Island, where there was an old nest on an out¬ 
lying rock which was known as “Eagle Rock.” One or two were seen 
flying over the beach at Yeppoon. 
Ninox boobook. Boobook Owl.—Heard at night in camp. On North 
Keppel Island a bird was seen, and its nest discovered in a deep hole 
in a tree. 
Ninox rufa. Rufous Owl.—Messrs. Chenery, H. G. Barnard and 
Alexander flushed a large owl from a thick scrub tree on the bank 
of Water Park Creek. It settled for a moment or two in full view 
on the limb of another tree, and Mr. Alexander had a view of it 
through his field-glasses which left little doubt that it was of this 
species. It flew off into the thick scrub pursued by a,Grey Goshawk 
and was not seen again. A few days later Mr. Sharland saw a bird 
which he identified as of this species. 
Trichoglossus nioluccamis. Rainbow Lorikeet.— : Small flocks were 
seen flying over on several occasions. 
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet.—Observed 
in the trees about Rockhampton or their screeching heard as they 
flew over. 
Calyptorhynchus lathami. Glossy Black Cockatoo.—Messrs. Chis¬ 
holm and Alexander were in the forest country on the hills behind 
Yeppoon, when they heard loud notes quite unfamiliar to either of 
them. Shortly afterwards a flock of Black Cockatoos appeared and 
flew close overhead, uttering the strange notes as they flew. They 
might be described as prolonged squeaky caws, and were. quite dis¬ 
tinct from the well-known flight-calls of the Banksian and Funereal 
Cockatoos. Mr. II. G. Barnard was subsequently asked to imitate 
the call of the Glossy Cockatoo, and at once made sounds unmis¬ 
takably similar to those uttered by the birds seen earlier, thus placing 
the identity of the species beyond doubt. 
Cacatua galerita. White Cockatoo.—A few were seen and heard 
near the camp. Byfield residents stated that at times they were 
there in great numbers. 
Aprosmictus erythropterus. Redwing Parrot.—Mr. H. G. Barnard 
observed this bird between Yeppoon and Byfield. 
Aprosmictus scapularis. King Parrot.—A pair were nesting about 
a mile from the camp at the point where the road cros'sed Stony 
Creek. They were seen several times in this locality. 
Platycercus adscitus. Pale-headed Rosella.—Seen on several 
occasions about Rockhampton,' Yeppoon and Byfield. 
