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Show 1875.] BIRDS F R O M QUEENSLAND. 585 66. COLLURICINCLA PARVULA. I noticed that individuals of this species are much more highly coloured and deeper in tint than those I obtained from the Richmond and Clarence rivers in New South Wales. It is one of the most common birds on the Herbert river, and has a very pleasing and varied note, imitating and mocking almost every bird it hears. It is lively and graceful in all its actions, the first up in the morning and the last to roost at night; the scrubs resound with its pleasing song. The nest is composed of shreds of bark, grasses, and skeletons of leaves, &c. ; it is cup-shaped, similar but smaller than that of C. harmonica. The eggs, 4 in number, white, with black and slaty-brown dots and spots. 67. OREOICA GUTTURALIS. Found only in the open forest-land about 25 miles inland. 68. CHIBIA BRACTEATA. A very common species ; I frequently observed them taking their food on the wing at dusk. They appear always to be noisy and pugnacious. 69. RHIPIDURA ALBISCAPA. 70. RHIPIDURA RUFIFRONS. These species were only met with on one or two occasions in the bushes on the Herbert river; they appear to be rare in these parts. 71. RHIPIDURA ISURA. Not finding any notice of the superciliary stripe in Mr. Gould's description of this bird, I was induced to consider it distinct, and described it under the name of B. superciliosa in P. Z. S. 1874, p. 604. Since, however, having had access to the folio edition of Mr. Gould's work, I find they are identical. This species has more of the habits of Sauloprocta motacilloides. It frequents the open parts of the forest and margins of the scrubs. 72. SAULOPROCTA MOTACILLOIDES. Common everywhere on the margins of scrubs near dwellings and on the open plain. 73. SEISURA INQUIETA. Not plentiful, met with occasionally. 74. PIEZORHYNCHUS NITIDUS. Plentifully distributed over the whole district; frequents mangroves and thick brushes on the margins of creeks and rivers. A very pleasing and active bird. 75. ARSES KAUPII. On a better acquaintance with this species, I find its habits closely |
