THE WOMBAT. 27 
11/9/99. Nest near Break o’ Day without eggs, but with two 
hairy caterpillars. 
Eopsaltria australis.—Pretty common. Breeding. 
26/9/96. Found a yellow robin’s nest in a small bunch of 
flood rubbish on Axe Creek, three eggs. After I had taken 
the eggs the bird came back and sat on the nest for a 
moment, got up and looked at it in a mystified way, gave it 
a touch or two with its feet, sat on it again, and went 
through the same performance several times. It appeared 
quite unable to understand the matter. 
Pachycephala gutturalis. | —Both fairly common in the scrub, 
Pachycephala rufiventris, \ Breeding. 
Climacteris leucophwa. 
Climacteris scandens. 
Climacteris erythrops.—I believe I have seen this species also, but 
I am not quite sure of it. 
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris.—Seems commoner in the town than 
in the bush. It makes its first appearance in town about 
March, and I think itclears out again before nesting. Have 
found its nest. : 
Zosterops cerulescens.—Pretty common. Breeding. 
Melithreptus lunulaius.—Used to be very abundant, but scarcer 
lately. 
31/8/95. Strathfieldsaye. Come across a great flock of lunu- 
lated honeyeaters, which must have been several hundred 
strong. : 
Melithreptus gularis——Have seen this bird once only here. 
Meliphaga phrygia.— Was yery common indeed in 1894 and 1895, 
but during the two following years I did not see it except in 
a solitary instance. Very plentiful again in 1898. Breed- 
ing, Also occurs in the town. 
Ptilotis leucotis.—Have observed a single individual. 
Ptilotis auricomis.— Remarkably abundant, both in the town and 
in the bush. Breeding. Seems to like an occasional vine- 
moth (Agarista). 
24/5/97. Axe Creek. A few yellow-tufted honeyeaters in the 
saplings; every now and then one makes a short excursion 
in the air after an insect, dodging as it dodges, and you can 
plainly hear the sharp click of the mandibles as it snaps at 
its victim. ees 
16/10/97. Nest with two unfledged young in hakea, Bird 
does not leaye till I am looking right into nest, when it 
jumps hurriedly out and tries to draw me off by the old 
dodge of feigning to be hurt. 
Ptilotis ornata——Very abundant. Breeding. Sticks very close to 
the nest after the eggs are laid. Common in town at times. 
Manorhina garrula,—Common in most parts, but especially towards 
the Campaspe; at Sandy Creek it occurs in immense num- 
bers. Breeding. ‘ 
—Both common in parts. 
