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several other plants, including Angophora cordata, Tris- 
tania neritfolia, and many others. Quite a number of 
plants of the Gigantic Lily (Doryanthes excelsa) were 
seen, but the flowering season was past. 
—E.C. 
NOTES AND COMMENTS. 
ARTAMUS SUPERCILIOSUS.—Last evening, 20th Novem- 
ber, 1914, during a passing thunder storm at Strathfield, 
a large number of ants and other insects were swarming, 
and the air was full of the winged individuals, particu- 
larly of the large sugar ants (Camponotus sp.). The feast 
in the air thus offered attracted a large number of in- 
sectivorous birds, the majority of which were white-eye- 
browed wood-swallows (Artamus superciliosus), which 
suddenly appeared in vast numbers, capturing the large- 
winged ants in the air, and generally alighting to devour 
their prizes. There was no mistaking the species of wood- 
swallow, as the white-eyebrow was very conspicuous. In 
half an hour’s time there was not a wood swallow to be 
_ seen, and it would appear that the birds were migrating, 
and merely stayed for half an hour to refresh themselves 
“fen passant.”’ 
Each year another wood-swallow (A. sordidus) ar- 
riveg in this district and breeds, but I have not noticed 
Artamus superciliosus nesting here, though about Wagga 
numbers of the latter species arrive each year and hur- 
riedly build their nests in tops of stumps and holes in 
posts, merely staying long enough to rear their nestlings 
and then passing on. 
J. R. GARLAND. 
Strathfield, 21st November, 1914. 
P.S. (4th December).—I observe that many of the 
wood-swallows are still with us, but now in pairs, pre- 
sumably, therefore, they mean to nest. 
—J.R.G, 
