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australis — the former has been rather more plentiful this year 

 than usual, and seems to prefer the open forest country, or the 

 rocky slopes and ridges near the coast. 



Snipe (Scolopax australis) are sometimes obtainable, but, 

 although the rare painted snipe is sometimes found near Sydney, 

 but more often on the swampy flats about Lake George, I have 

 not met with an instance of its finding its way to the Sydney 

 markets, but I have seen specimens, said to have been obtained 

 in the Melbourne markets. 



In addition to the species already enumerated, I may mention 

 the following, which are occasionally found with the poulterers : 

 The Australian Crane, or Native Companion, Grus australasianus ; 

 the Plain Turkey, or Bustard, Ewpodotis australis ; the Bittern, 

 Botav.rus poieiloptilus, and Green-shanks, Glottis glottoides. I 

 heard of a bittern being sold yesterday as a " Bustard," or 

 " Turkey," for the sum of 8s. 



The following is a list of the game birds which have been offered 

 for sale in Sydney during the last month, with the prices : — 



Black Duck, Anas sv/p&rciliosa, 4s. to 8s. per pair. 



Teal, Anas punctata , 3s. 6d. to 6s. per pair. 



Freckled duck, Anas nervosa, 4s. to 8s. per pair. 



Shovel-bills, Spatula rhynchotis, 4s. to 6s. per pair. 



Brown duck, Nyroca cmstralis, 4s. to 6s. per pair. 



Pink-eared Shovel-bill, Malacorhynchus membranaceus, 4s. to 5s. 



per pair. 

 Black Swan, Cygrms at rat us, Us. to 8s. each. 

 Mountain Duck, Gasa/rca tetdornoides, 6s. to 8s. per pair. 

 Musk Duck, Biziura lobataj 4s. per pair. 

 Semipalmated Goose, Auseraaas melanoleiica, 8s. each. 

 Red-bill, Porphyrio melcmotus, 3s. per pair. 

 Galinules, Galinida tenebrosa, 3s. per pair. 

 Coot, Fulica australis, 3s. per pair. 

 Native Companion, Grus australasianus, 8s. each. 

 Bittern, Botaurus australis, sold as a "turkey" or bustard 8s. 



per pair. 

 Stilted Plover, Himantopus lencocc.p1w.lns, 3s. per pair. 

 Banded Stilt, Chladorhynchus pectoralis, 3s. per pair. 



