Part 29 (1/2)

This creeper ith another Climacteris Picumnus, common in the pine forests and on the open box-tree flats all over the interior It is not a showy bird in any way, but is very active and indefatigable in its search for insects It is remarkable that no Picus has been found in Australia

56 ACROCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS--The reed singing Bird

This beautiful warbler is common in south-eastern Australia, wherever there are reeds by the banks of the rivers or creeks, but where they anting its voice was silent On the banks of the Murray and the Darling its note was to be heard during the greater part of the night, alhtful bird, its pluer, and although its general shade is brown, it has a light shade of yellow in the breast that ster

57 HYLACOLA PYRHOPYGIA

A co scrubs

58 HYLACOLA CAUTA, GOULD

A small bush bird, common to the belts of the Murray and other similar localities

59 CYSTICOLA EXILIS, GOULD--Exile Warbler

This little bird has a varied note, indeed it is not a bad songster It inhabits grass beds and scrubby lands, but its range does not extend beyond the 32 degrees parallel The Barrier Range appearing to fors of many of the smaller birds

60 ACANTHIZA PYRRHOPYGIA--Red-rue on the back, with a reddish spot over the rump

61 ACANTHIZA CHRYSORRHAEA--Yellow rumped Acanthiza

This bird is si but the colour of the feathers over the rump, which in the present specilades of woods

62 XEROPHILA LEUCOPSIS, GOULD--White-faced Xerophila

It is singular, as Mr Gould relates in his work, that this bird should not have been known or procured until he shot it, almost on the steps of Government house in Adelaide It was occasionally seen in the interior, but not to the ard of the Barrier Range It keeps generally on the ground Mr Gould has distinguished it in consequence its having a front of white It is short and coood deal on the ground

63 CALAMANTHUS CAMPESTRIS, GOULD--Field Reed Lark

This bird is sular lark, and differs from it in many respects: indeed it ether wants theof the latter It is a very common bird all over such parts of Australia as I have visited; frequenting open ground

64 CINCLORAMPHUS CANTILLANS, GOULD Great singing Lark

This bird, both in its habits and song, rese like it fro with tree, is right across the continent, since we fell in with it at our er than the above, has a stronger bill, and a dark breast This bird is good eating

65 CINCLORAMPHUS RUFESCENS--Singing Lark

This is also a good songster

66 CORCORX LEUCOPTERUS--White-winged Chough

This bird has a dirty black pluenerally seen in groups of six or seven, flying from tree to tree, and is widely distributed all over the continent

67 CORVUS CORONOIDES, VIG AND HORSF White-eyed Crow

This bird approaches solossy, its neck feathers like a cock's hackle, and the iris white, the latter peculiarity giving it a singular appearance Many of these birds remained with us at the Depot after we had been deserted by most of the other kinds, and served to fatten an old native who had visited the camp, on whose condition they worked a perfect miracle I suppose indeed that there never was such an instance of an individual beco absolutely fat in so short a time, froular savage, fro the crows that were shot for hiht say, his only food

68 POMATORHINUS SUPERCILIOSUS