. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 132 THE BIRDS OF THE COBBORA DISTRICT. in an ironbark tree, in each case in flower. I know of no species building in a tree, the eggs of which are more difficult to secure. I have had to resort to means such as I have never used before. It is remarkable that the eggs or even the young birds remain in the nest during windy weather; it can only be by the birds sitting upon Nest and eggs of the Painted Honey-eater [Entomophila picta) in branch of an Ironbark Tree. Meliphaga phrygia (Warty-faced Honey-eater).—Being a nomadic species, it
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 132 THE BIRDS OF THE COBBORA DISTRICT. in an ironbark tree, in each case in flower. I know of no species building in a tree, the eggs of which are more difficult to secure. I have had to resort to means such as I have never used before. It is remarkable that the eggs or even the young birds remain in the nest during windy weather; it can only be by the birds sitting upon Nest and eggs of the Painted Honey-eater [Entomophila picta) in branch of an Ironbark Tree. Meliphaga phrygia (Warty-faced Honey-eater).—Being a nomadic species, it arrives some years towards the end of the winter ; as a rule most of them depart before the end of November. Some years, or even several years in succession, not a bird will be seen. Only once have I known them to remain here all through the winter. They breed here in great numbers, laying mostly two eggs for a sitting, but occasionally three, and they often become the foster parents of the Pallid Cuckoo. The nests are sometimes placed within a few feet of the ground, but it is no unusual thing to see them forty or fifty feet up. The earliest date on which I have taken their eggs is September 2nd, and the latest November 26th. The eggs vary considerably ; I have them from a very pale salmon pink all over, with practically no markings, to a very rich reddish-buff, very darkly spotted on the apex, being darker in colour than any other Honey-eaters' eggs I have seen. Ptilotis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honey-eater).—A very rare species in the whole district, and what few there are about are more often heard than seen. They live in the thick undergrowth on the ranges. I have only found two of their nests, one on November 16th, which contained an egg of the rightful owner, also an egg of the Pallid Cuckoo ; the other, on September 17th, contained two heavily incubated eggs. Ptilotis leucotis (White-eared Honey-eater).—Rather a common species on the ranges where there is thick und
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