Annotated List of Birds Observed at Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, during October, 1974.

Abstract

Birds observed at Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland during October 1974, are listed and brief field notes given for each species. The authors visited the district to study two species of parrots so their observations were confined mainly to a stand of riverine rainforest where the parrots occurred. The records complement a comprehensive list of observations made by members of the Bird Observers' Club during a campout at Iron Range in early August 1970. The authors point out that in October 1974 some species were nesting and some summer migrants were arriving despite abnormally dry conditions, which appeared to have brought about unusual habitat associations on the part of some birds.